Nothing Intelligent Here!

Ha, nothing but the end of the semester. I am pleased with myself that I just knocked out yet another final. Whether it is good enough always remains to be seen. I am just happy and am finally able to take a deep breath. The end of the semester is so frustrating. Anyway, have a great summer everyone and we'll see who keeps on blogging!

Breath of Fresh Air

For me, when my son spends his evening talking to me about his day and how much he adores being home is such an amazing feeling. I mean think about it, as adults we see the economy, stress, life in general as being so intense that when a child says how much he enjoys his day at school makes a person really appreciate the simple things. Not too many children are happy with their school and what they learn throughout the day. My son is really smart. He is in a science based school and in the 1st grade, he brought me home his homework which is all about the vertices. Hell, I think I just learned about that not too long ago at the college level. Boy do I feel inadequate. Regardless, this little boy said to me that he has decided that he wants to be a bio engineer when he grows up. He wants to discover the cure for cancer. Isn't that just crazy to hear from an 8 year old? He really makes me proud to be a part of his life, watch him grow and see him change into the person he is going to be. I really feel lucky to be able to be a part of it. I can truly only aspire to see things as clearly as he does at 8 years old. He is my inspiration to be better and more simple in my day to day life. To appreciate simple beauties and be fascinated by things that I take for granted during my day is a type of magic that I (as an adult) work for is something to learn from.

Bye Souter

I woke up this morning, turned on the news which is normal in my household and behold, the announcement came over the television (and of course was also in my morning paper waiting eargerly for me when I opened the door) Justice Souter is stepping down. Retirement. Souter is the Republican that was appointed that kept the block going on behalf of the controversial cases involving Roe v. Wade et al. This is Obama's chance to appoint and as we all know, this is one of the most telling legacies that a President can leave is an appointed Justice to the Supreme Court. This is going to be really interesting to follow even though it is said that the person appointed will not likely make a significant change but at least uphold the status quo. Souter is expected to end in June but will most likely be staying on until October when the next term takes over. As quoted in the NY Times, "Replacing Justice Souter with a liberal would not change the basic makeup of the court, where he and three other justices hold down the left wing against a conservative caucus of four justices. Justice Anthony Kennedy, a moderate Republican appointee, often provides the swing vote that controls important decisions."

Take a look at the article yourself. Good luck Souter, and Good luck to Obama and the rest of the Nation for the next pick.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/us/02souter.html?_r=1&hp