http://semanticdrift.com/television/i-have-decided-what-area-of-the-law-i-wish-to-practice/ Dogs Love Me Because I'm Crazy Sniffable Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:31:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://semanticdrift.com/television/i-have-decided-what-area-of-the-law-i-wish-to-practice/#comment-795 Angela Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:00:40 +0000 http://semanticdrift.com/television/i-have-decided-what-area-of-the-law-i-wish-to-practice/#comment-795 The mini is extremely accurate, and endorsed and promoted by the Massachusetts Historical Society (of which I am/was a member). Adams was not only a tedious overthinker, crappy statesman and excellent attorney, but like the mini shows, his practice suffered after his redcoat defense. (Most of that scene's dialogue is taken directly from court transcripts.) He *hated* Franklin. He tried to keep peace between the New Englanders and the powerful southern Virginians and Carolinians regarding slave ownership. John and Abigail spoke fluent Latin as a method of passing secrets in a crowd. His cousin Sam was a bit of a douchebag. All of which makes the city of Boston (especially the parts of it that are still pockmarked from musket balls) feel very alive with the Revolution. If there is an unseen curtain that divides the then from the now and makes history seem very distant, that curtain is gossamer-thin in Boston. I absolutely cannot wait to take you drinking there. On St. Pat's Day. In a few years. The mini is extremely accurate, and endorsed and promoted by the Massachusetts Historical Society (of which I am/was a member). Adams was not only a tedious overthinker, crappy statesman and excellent attorney, but like the mini shows, his practice suffered after his redcoat defense. (Most of that scene’s dialogue is taken directly from court transcripts.) He *hated* Franklin. He tried to keep peace between the New Englanders and the powerful southern Virginians and Carolinians regarding slave ownership. John and Abigail spoke fluent Latin as a method of passing secrets in a crowd. His cousin Sam was a bit of a douchebag. All of which makes the city of Boston (especially the parts of it that are still pockmarked from musket balls) feel very alive with the Revolution. If there is an unseen curtain that divides the then from the now and makes history seem very distant, that curtain is gossamer-thin in Boston. I absolutely cannot wait to take you drinking there. On St. Pat’s Day. In a few years.

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