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Name: Mike
Gender: Male
Interests: Playing classical piano, reading biblically-based theology books, playing online chess, and hanging out with my two cats Tom and Blackie :)
Expertise: Theology, Music, Chess, and Law
Occupation: Legal Researchist & Piano Teac
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Member Since:
7/22/2006
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| life is blah Again not much is going on except law school. Right now I am studying freedom of speech in First Amendment. My other classes are going okay, even though half of them have already been canceled several times. We will be making up the material in two giant six hour class periods at the end of the semester. Other than that, this year is going smoothly, but I am very tired all the time. Thankfully, this is my last year in this school and then I can get on with my life.
In other news, I am teaching bass guitar lessons to a 15 year old who lives about 10 minutes away. I used to teach his older sister piano. When she lost interest in the lessons, I went a few years without seeing the family. A few months ago, I got a call from Mike (the bass student) and he wanted me to teach him bass guitar. It's good to be teaching music because while I am in law school, teaching is really the only contact I have with music. While law school is interesting because it allows to learn more about politics and the law, music is still important, even though I have no outlet for it at the moment besides teaching.
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| school, the bible, FrankenmuthAugust 29, 2006
Not much has been going on since I have written last. I started law school yesterday. Things went ok, except my federal jurisdiction teacher yelled at a student who was not prepared. What happened was that the teacher did not post the assignments on the school web site like we are used to. Instead, he posted the assignment at school on a bulletin board. While I was lucky to see the assignment when I went down to the school last week, other students were not so lucky. As a result, one student got yelled at.
I like my federal jurisdiction class and my first Amendment class. Right now in federal jurisdiction, we are talking about the ability of congress to limit the U.S. Supreme Court's appellate jurisdiction and the ability of congress to grant jurisdiction to lower federal courts. This has political relevance today because if congress does not like the way a federal court is ruling, they can enact a statute limiting the federal court's jurisdiction. In First Amendment, we are talking about the free exercise of religion clause. If a law was enacted with the purpose of discriminating against a religion, strict scrutiny will be applied to protect the members of the religion. This means that the state's interest in enacting the law must be compelling, and the law enacted must be the least intrusive way to accomplish that interest. (I realize that my entries about law school may bore readers, but this blog site is for me, and if you don't like what I write, you have the right to not visit my blog. I have the right to write what I want to write when I want to write it.)
In other news, I was able to read a chapter of the Bible today. This is a big step for me because usually when I start law school, my mind shuts down and I cannot focus on anything. This year, I made a promise to continue my study of the bible, even during law school. This summer, I started a detailed analysis of the New Testament beginning with Mathew. While I had originally hoped to finish the N.T. by the end of the summer, I spent so much time analyzing certain passages that I was unable to complete my goal. I have to say that Bible is the deepest book I have ever read. I thank God for allowing me the time to read it! Right now, I justed finished reading Hebrews chapter 7.
On Sunday, Katy and I went up to Frankenmuth, MI. It was fun. We have made it a tradition to always go up there the day before my semester begins at U of D. This has been my fifth time doing this. Despite the steadily declining taste of the food throughout the years due to the over commercialization of the city, I still enjoy going there very much. | | |
| Hell and my vacationAugust 16, 2006
Summer is almost over. I can feel the sweaty arms of law school beating at my back as I try to escape the insanity that it breeds. I talked to my friend Eric about parking passes for the school lot. This year, it will cost me $320 to park in the broken down, bum-invested school parking lot. Eric and I are in the same classes this semester and he calculated out that books will cost $700 for one semester. Regarding criminal liability, this school should be tried and convicted for rape. Regarding civil liability, this institution should be charged with intentional infliction of emotional distress. I am completely convinced that this school tries every way possible to screw with the student body. (I am prepared to offer my proof, and the opinions of other law school students that agree with me to support this belief if needed). The good thing about this year though, is that it is my last year in law school. Next year, I will hopefully be gainfully employed. Regarding this semester, I am taking First Amendment, Federal Jurisdiction, Trial Practice, Bankruptcy, and Sales. Out of these courses, I am really looking forward to taking First Amendment. I plan on arguing (constructively of course) with everyone!
In other news, I came back from my vacation up north last week. It was great. One of my favorite things about the trip, believe it or not, was the drive up. I enjoyed seeing the buildings of the metro Detroit area melt away as their darkened shape was overtaken by the beauty of God's creation-the trees. I also enjoyed looking at potential homes around the Petoskey area for next year should I suceed in getting a law job up north. I can get a beautiful house with 10 acres for a very reasonable price. Very cool.
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| internet, bald mechanics, and sincerelyAugust 3, 2006
This day sucks. Right now I am typing this entry from my parents place. I am twenty seven years old and my mom still creeps upstairs to "moniter" my computer usage. This stinks. I am using the internet at their place rather than at a library because I have no car at the moment and needed mom to pick me up. (see paragraph three for the reason as to why I have no car)
Speaking of the internet, right now I do not have the internet at my apartment on account that my computer is practically dead. It is an old hand-me-down mac that my dad used back in the mid 1990's. This year, he promised he will help me pay for a new computer. As a result, I should hopefully have my own internet. This is important because for lawschool, I must have internet access in a regular basis. We get last minute assignments to read all the time. Last year, I had to rely on my friend Eric to tell me, as I could only check the internet when I was near a library, or at my parents place. Thankfully, in one year, I will hopefully be employed as a lawyer somewhere so I do not have to rely on people buy things for me anymore.
I took my car into the car dealership today. The guy who worked with me was a jerk. A nice lady on the phone, when I had made the appointment, had told me that the car would be ready in a few hours as I had made the appointment in advance. This bald bozo basically told me that the work would take all day. No other cars were in the shop and all they needed to do was an oil change and tire rotation. Plus, I asked the guy if the display car in the corner was a 1958 vette, and the guy got all snide and told me it was a '59. He then glared me down. I could see the wheels in his bald head churning: "He has hair and he thinks he knows the dates of the cars that came out when I was 18."
Next week I am going up north to St. Ignance. I am looking forward to getting out of this blasted, people-infested city. With the trees and the water, I feel much closer to God!
Other than that, did you know that the word "sincerely" originated from the Greek words that meant "without wax?" Apparently, according to John MacArthur in his study bible, potters in 1st century Rome used to hide cracks in their potter with wax. The only way to tell was to hold the pottery up to the sun. To show their honesty, potters began writing "sine cera," Meaning "without wax."
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| Introduction: part 2July 28, 2006
I finally have the time to actually type an entry myself! This past week was very stressful. I had two papers to write for my law school class. One paper was about the First Amendment Establishment Clause and the whole "separation of church and state" controversy. Specifically, I focused on the issue of teaching alternative positions to Darwinian Evolution in public school. This paper ended up being around 31 pages. The other paper was a short reflective paper regarding my overall opinions about my internship at the court. I wrote about some of the interesting defendants that I met. Anyway, now that I have finished this course, I only need 30 more credits until I graduate. Freedom is very close.
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