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Who says I want to be the best of the second-class? — I grew up privileged, in a small, Massachusetts town compromised predominantly of Asians. Our fathers were doctors, our mothers stayed at home to cart us around for our cello lessons. We did well in high school, too. …

Who needs tacos on Tuesday when you can have empanadas on Thursday? — It’s golf season, the best time of year according to The Husband. He and his team of buddies like to go play on Thursday, and he generally returns to the house around 7:30-ish. This is too late for me to start dinner.* …

Sleep. It does a body good. — We have a three bedroom house, and the three of us (me, The Kid, and The Husband) each have our own rooms. Of course, I have the master bedroom.* So when my brother came to visit the other weekend, we were required to double up our sleeping arrangements. My brother…

You wouldn’t want to be named Sanderson this week. — Gwyneth Paltrow made some headlines … because of her $1 lawsuit win … but also because of what she said to Dr. Terry Sanderson right before she left the courtroom. …

I know we attorneys get a bad rep. I mean, have you ever met a divorce attorney? They are scary people. — One of the more interesting factoids that I learned in law school was that a Supreme Court justice does not need to be a lawyer, although the last justice with that distinction was James F. Byrnes (1941–1942).* One of the more interesting factoids that I learned last week was that…

The Kid discovered ChatGPT and how students are using it to cheat. — Last week, The Kid discovered ChatGPT. Rather, she got angry about ChatGPT because some of her classmates were using the AI platform to write their papers. The penalty of getting caught is being kicked out of school.* How would a teacher even know? I imagine that the chatbot would spew…

Prescriptions, and more prescriptions — I went to the doctor recently, approximately six months after I supposed to have my annual checkup. My health insurance requires us to do blood work every year, so I pair this event with going to the doctor. I am prescribed a lot of medications at this annual visit. …