"You mean there are people who will actually pay you to argue about things like that"
If only it weren't so damn cold, I'd have little to complain about right now. I never expected the Steelers to win the Super Bowl. I never expected to be there to see it when it happened. I never expected them to win two. I really never expected to go to both Super Bowls. I still can't believe it. Only 17 teams have won a Super Bowl. How many people have seen their team win it? And now I've been their twice? It's unreal.
I never expected to make more money when I was 24 than I could spend. I never expected to be lead counsel on so many cases. I never expected to be having such a good time going to appellate courts and arguing esoteric issues of first impression. This last one was terrific: "Must the court consider river access in determining whether a private road is strictly necessary to provide access to a landlocked landowner". I love it. The judges love it. Who else cares? I explained the issue to a non-lawyer and got the subject matter of this post in response. That's when you know you're fortunate in certain ways. I not only get paid to argue about such things...I get paid WELL.
So that's a lot of good. But I also never expected to be in Pittsburgh until I retire, which is how it's starting to look like it's going to turn out. I figured I'd move in a few years and never expected it would be hard to get a job somewhere else and that it would mean giving up client and colleague relationships and familiarity with local law and procedures that are starting to bolster my practice. And I never expected that I'd never get married or have a family, which is also where it's headed. When I was growing up, I always assumed that was a given. Everyone got married and had kids, right? The weird thing about it is that it's become pretty much a given that I WON'T get married or have children. I never had well-defined plans for what my life would be like. I had no idea what I even wanted to do for a living until I was in law school. When I was in law school, I didn't know what city I wanted to live in, interviewing in 8 different ones. I still don't know where I want to live or what I want to do with the rest of my life. I just didn't forsee much of my current life, and still don't forsee much about what the future will be like. Hopefully it will include more Super Bowls for the Steelers.
I never expected to make more money when I was 24 than I could spend. I never expected to be lead counsel on so many cases. I never expected to be having such a good time going to appellate courts and arguing esoteric issues of first impression. This last one was terrific: "Must the court consider river access in determining whether a private road is strictly necessary to provide access to a landlocked landowner". I love it. The judges love it. Who else cares? I explained the issue to a non-lawyer and got the subject matter of this post in response. That's when you know you're fortunate in certain ways. I not only get paid to argue about such things...I get paid WELL.
So that's a lot of good. But I also never expected to be in Pittsburgh until I retire, which is how it's starting to look like it's going to turn out. I figured I'd move in a few years and never expected it would be hard to get a job somewhere else and that it would mean giving up client and colleague relationships and familiarity with local law and procedures that are starting to bolster my practice. And I never expected that I'd never get married or have a family, which is also where it's headed. When I was growing up, I always assumed that was a given. Everyone got married and had kids, right? The weird thing about it is that it's become pretty much a given that I WON'T get married or have children. I never had well-defined plans for what my life would be like. I had no idea what I even wanted to do for a living until I was in law school. When I was in law school, I didn't know what city I wanted to live in, interviewing in 8 different ones. I still don't know where I want to live or what I want to do with the rest of my life. I just didn't forsee much of my current life, and still don't forsee much about what the future will be like. Hopefully it will include more Super Bowls for the Steelers.