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So, its has been a while. Life goes on. It finally got cold here. Yes, yes G. not Fairbanks cold where it was -44 F this morning but it was a respectable -25 F last night. We are still heating with only wood and let me tell you if you don't get up to stoke the fire when it is 25 below outside, you sure feel it when you get up. Last night I got up twice and the house was still cold this morning. But, the biggest gas bill I have got is $35 so I can live with that. J gets up after I go and makes sure the living room is warm for Kadee. The rest of the house can take all day. Today sucked ass. Monday I was told by the DA that, in her opinion and in the opinion of her office, I was one of the best lawyers on the Kenai Peninsula. It is a long story but today, after a client changed his mind, I had to back out of deal with the DA. She was pissed and threw my earlier acceptance in my face. I wrote back and said that, as a defense attorney, I don't have the luxury of "feelings". I follow the instructions of my clients and always act in their best interests. Nevertheless it sucked. Work has been full of drama lately. I wil refrain from writing about it but let me just say this to anyone who has not lived in a small town in Alaska. Sometimes it sucks. Sun rises at 10:10 a.m. Sun sets at 3:53. Its -15 outside. So what do people do? Gossip. Make up shit. Speculate and spread rumors. Lawyers seem to be the worst at this. I'll write again at Christmas. My third Christmas blogging.

Full post as published by A Public Defender's Life in Alaska on December 21, 2007 (boomark / email).