By: Oakland Lawyer
If you are a loyal follower, you probably wondered where I went. If you just found me welcome!
The last post was published in 2019 and announced the publishing of my article statewide to the California Judicial Association. It seemed that there was nowhere to go but up….and I did. But I also dipped down, bumped along, and now it’s 2022.
Recently a friend, http://www.esker-dligon.com, in her blog, quoted Shonda Rhimes saying there is no writer’s block; one just isn’t writing. Well inspired by two great ladies…here I go, here I go,…here…I…go!
For those counting, that’s two separate hip-hop references.
The first year of the pandemic, 2020, was pretty fabulous. I worked out, almost excessively, and shed quite a bit of weight. I started working out and was able to get in some great weekend trips. Am I still working? Heck yes, in new ways and more hours, but the flexibility of working from home combined with the shutdown led to a 24-hour work clock. That wasn’t sustainable, but the results were fantastic.
In the second year of the pandemic, 2021, the cracks began to show. Never great at meal prepping, cooking three meals a day seemed to be a viable alternative. NOT! After about six months, I stopped wanting to cook all those meals every day. I found an excellent keto meal service that delivered, and after another 6 months tired of that. After Thanksgiving, I started planning for the new year, and it all came crashing to a halt, right about the time a guy ran a red light and t-boned me.
So in 2022, I’m working on not losing my fitness gains while rehabbing from the accident, making nutrition ever the more critical. I also have a list of personal (as in non-fitness) and professional goals. Here’s hoping the list is not too lofty.
Throughout all of the above, my love of the law remains steady. This month, I am participating in the Alameda County Mock Trial competition, open to middle schoolers and high school students in Alameda County. If past years and the first week this year are any indication, our County will be well represented at the State Competition.
Recently someone asked me about all the different ways I volunteer and contribute to my various communities. My reply was….to whom much is given……and the person responded by nodding and snapping. It was a moment of great fellowship, kinship, and recognition from someone who does a lot of community work.
In the meantime, I have found a fantastic resource for legal information that I want to share with you all. The San Diego Law Library (most counties in CA have well-equipped law libraries) has a YouTube Channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/SanDiegoLawLibrary. Their videos include past classes for attorneys (MCLE – Mandatory Continuing Legal Education), which attorneys can take for self-study credits but are also available to anyone wanting to watch. At this writing, there are 60 videos, which provide great information to lawyers and non-lawyers alike.
It’s such a cliche, but let’s keep in touch. I will write, you will read and comment, and I promise not to stay away so long.
p.s.: If you are new here, 510 is the Oakland Area Code.