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In my previous entry, I briefly mentioned, in the context of a complaint, the fact that Little Bush's current nomination for the Supreme Court has no experience as a judge. Having reread it, I believe it's a bit harsh to let that go without historical qualification. I'd just like to note that something like 35 of the 110-ish justices that have ever served on our highest court also had no experience as a judge prior to their terms. So, it's not unprecedented, but I still don't like it.

Now, I forget the other thing I was going to write. Hmmmph.

Oh, well, this isn't it, but it's something else that's sort of interesting. Debra wants me to meet her in Washington, D.C., from December 2 to December 4, as she'll be there for some anthropology thinger-or-other. I called Amtrak, and they have a Capitol Express from Pittsburgh that costs $39 and leaves here at 4:15 AM. The bad news is the train takes nearly eight freakin' hours to get there. If I go, I'll fly, but I need to think on this a bit more. That weekend is immediately before my final exams, after all.

Also, I bought new running shoes last Friday and have run twice since then. They've been reasonably short runs, though, as I don't want to kill my feet with new shoes. It feels quite good to stretch the old leg muscles again. It's refreshing to note how many other runners I see while I'm running, as well; I probably come across about one other runner per minute.

Kari says the 2005 Portland Marathon is this Sunday. Apparently, Pittsburgh had an annual marathon until a few years ago, when they decided they were too poor to fund it. Sad.

It's leftover pizza time.