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So it turns out Dothan AL is just another ... well it's far from cities but it's every-suburb-USA. Is it comforting, no...disturbing...to have to find there is no point to travel when all the country looks the same, hears the same music, and has the same stores.

Today I depose a fellow who starts off angry and then when anyone defends themselves against his lofty angry attitude tears into rants about MLK. I'm hoping this is entertaining.

There is a major military base near here, Ft. Rucker. The rental car person asked me if I needed directions there...I'm hoping rather than my gov credit card the reason for the question was my youthful appearance and shapely arms.

Last night I ran out of things to re-read and study for the depo, so I flipped channels to watch Ghost Rider and Auction Kings (hey, they had a giant train set that sold for way-too-little. Ghost RIder was pretty horrible, but I'm not sure why it stands out as any more horrible than the average movie today. I'm about to face an expiring groupon from the Arlington Drunkhouse because there hasn't been a single movie I thought I could put up with.

I'm in a Best Western, and it's not that different than a Hilton level hotel once you get inside the room. They have a better benefits program so i may consider ditching the ubiquitous Hilton Honors thing.

I'm in my usual pre-depo panic as I just don't know what I'm supposed to do. My mission is to ask him questions to lock in the damages claimed, make sure I know all his claim, and then use that information to try and summary judge this idiotic excuse of a case. If I win, I save the taxpayers money. If I lose, then I win at hearing unless the AJ is crazy racist too. I'm just always scared I'm going to forget something or that I suck - I've never worked with an attorney so I lack a basis for comparison.

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Speaking of fake disability issues, here is an unusual link from me to a Washington Times article about a man who playes diaper adult baby while he collects disability payments:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/oct/18/man-living-as-an-adult-baby-is-cleared-of-social-s/?page=all

Today I talked to a paranoid person all day, and while I picked each and every one of his stories apart until laid bare that their sole source was his everyone-is-racist-and-talking-about-me imagination and his racist friend who parrots those thoughts, with no supporting evidence whatsoever and in fact plenty of testimony the the supervisors treat everyone like shit...
legal hint - treating everyone poorly isn't discrimination if one of those shit-treatees happens to be af-amer
but ultimately I'm not necessarily any closer to a MSJ than I was when I started. I will be able to rip him in up hearing, but my god who cares.

I hate to ask, but I don't really - was Dr. MLK really a doctor? What degree is that which declares all preachers to have the title Dr? Do they have equivalent credentials, time of schooling, or research production as is found in the medical or doctoral level studies of other disciplines? Is there a dissertation?

I was stuck with the surprisingly attractive court reporter after finding late deponent attorney would be even later, and I made an offhand comment I wish I brought a book as she reads hers. She volunteers she has another in the car, but I wouldn't like it - women's bible study. I agree and thank her. She then explains the book she is reading now is also a bible study book and the author is just brillitant. Then I gazed at my papers wondering if toe-sucking while having sex is bible compliant if performed between married opposite sex couples in monogamous situations.

I hit the gym and got 7 reps on the DL when my goal was only 5, so across the board I seem to be getting stronger. The cake workout - what 'till I publish that book. As I tried to pick up a bit of milk from Winn Dixie at least 5 people said hello to me - it's the south, so everyone is really nice until they sneak out at night to burn a cross on your lawn or conversely accuse you of being a racist. It's nice to have manners but I'm all jebus'd out. I assume Jebus wasn't into the toe thing because back then everyone was dirty. Then again those pope robe weirdos do some foot wasthing thing, but they are old and nasty looking so I try to think it's not sexual.

Yes, this was one of my more helpful posts I'm sure.