2007 was a great year for me. I finally got grown up life underway, by which I mean I have a real job that doesn’t have a definitive end date, I no longer have homework to do, and I live in a house that I intend to live in for quite a while. And like every year, I can look back and think about what I’ve learned since 365 days ago when I was less wizened and experienced.
- I learned that a person can blog a lot more when they’re sitting in several dull lectures every day with a laptop open in front of him “taking notes” than when you have a real job.
- I learned that despite the more limited blogging time, it’s still way better to be a lawyer than a law student.
- I learned that you can fake your knowledge of Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code and still pass a bar exam.
- I learned that living in a house is WAY better than living in a condo or a temporary cheap apartment you’re staying in while you hunt for a real house.
- I learned that when you drug a cat for a long drive, she’ll still yowl regularly – it’ll just sound funnier.
- I learned that all that law they taught us in law school actually works in the courtroom – usually, anyway.
- I learned that Turducken makes a great Thanksgiving meal.
But mostly this year I re-discovered daily what I have known for a long time – that I’m incredibly blessed, that I’m surrounded by some of the best people in the world, and that life is fantastic in this greatest of all nations.
You didn’t learn nearly as well as I did about the cat and the drugging and the yowling, since your knowledge was second hand.