December 5, 2011

• Honda Igloo

  We had a beautiful fluffy snow over the weekend, but of course this morning it was ice, hard ridges of snow, and lots of bullshit driving from other drivers.  (Really?  There are cars parked on both sides of the street, I am easing down the middle of the narrow side street on a sheet of ice and you think that's a good time to pull away from the curb in front of me?)  The main streets are fine, but the side streets that I use to get the kids to their schools sucked.  This is why I hate driving.

  I had a hearing this morning out of town, which rarely happens anymore.  So I headed North on the highway (not the Interstate) with the heat and radio cranked up.  The corn stalk stubs stuck through the snow as did the tops of the prairie grass on the sides of the road.  The bareness of it all appeals to me.  This is why I love driving.

  I don't do a lot of divorce cases anymore.  When I transfered to my office I became the "consumer law expert" and most of my cases are in federal court.  I am in charge of the homeless outreach and like getting out into the community, but it is rare for me to go to the little rural towns that my office also services.  This case was an exception because I did the client's bankruptcy and dealt with her estranged husband as part of that process and we of course talked about a divorce and I agreed to do it.  So I drove to Cute Town, USA that has a Main Street with a bakery and a historic courthouse and sweet, small town people.  This morning after her hearing she hugged me and cried as she thanked me for being with her through "two of the toughest times" in her life.  This is why I love what I do.

  I got back in my cozy van and came back to the office listening to Lil Wayne.  ("Today I went shopping, and talk is still cheap.")  This is why I love my life.

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