Summer time

Supreme Court Sum Up

It definitely feels like summer now. With the Supreme Court wrapping up last friday, I can take a break from following the daily output of 9 old sedentary authorities and follow the turns and twists of 150 sweaty young men. Yes, the Tour de France started on Saturday, and with the top 5 riders from past years out of the race (Lance retired and the next four caught up the the Spanish doping scandal) it proves to be an interesting year for lesser known riders. For those who find watching bike racing to be an increadibly boring and worthless way to spend time, don't forget that following the Supreme Court holds comparitively less excitement, and yet there are those of us that wake up and check the docket like the sports pages to see what opinions have been released. If you are reading this and feeling hopelessly left out because you happened to have missed an entire year of legal opinions from the most important court in the country, there was a wonderful wrap up in this Sunday's Times, including a great many graphs, that summarizes the most important decisions of the year. Roberts is at Court's Helm, but he isn't. . .

As for the tour, because I don't have cable I have to watch it at a bar. Luckily, I just discoverd that the Summit Public House, which is only a couple of blocks from my appartment is legendary for showing the Tour and gathers quite a crowd of bike geeks for the replay at 5:00. It is actually the perfect place. It gets me out of the appartment and has the added bonus that they allow dogs. George has been on his best behavior sitting at the foot of my barstool quietly watching the door and steeling the attention of all of the girls as I watch the tour. He was even rewarded by the barkeep with some leftover bacon, so he probably won't mind going back.