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Happy birthday, @carlcecere.bsky.social.

I’ve been a background actor (an extra) in two movies, one with Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart and Nicole Kidman, and the other with Chadwick Boseman.

Who among us?

I thought that was President Ford 50 years ago this month.

Happy 223rd anniversary to Marbury v. Madison.

Great. Now my octogenarian Jewish mother in Toledo won’t just ask me why I didn’t become a doctor, she’ll ask why I couldn’t be that nice Jewish boy who scored the gold-medal-winning hockey goal. Oy gevalt.

Great. Now my octogenarian Jewish mother in Toledo won’t just ask me why I didn’t become a doctor, she’ll ask why I couldn’t be that nice Jewish boy who scored the gold-medal-winning hockey goal. Oy gevalt.

This is Market Square in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 165 years ago today, Abraham Lincoln stopped here to offer some remarks on his way to Washington for his first inauguration. My office is in the building in the background with the top floors clad in gray. I so love the history of this area.

Got yourself out of a jamb, eh?

Nice. Have to keep potential employers guessing.

What name did you choose? I went with John Marshall on mine.

Why do you have to apply to graduate? Haven’t you already earned that right?

They sure are.

Thank you, Carl. Things are looking up.

Thank you.

Been dealing with a health crisis involving a loved one (which seems to be resolving well), and I am reminded how important and helpful nurses can be. I’m so grateful.

Authorities in text; record cites in footnotes.

What would your students say, JP?

Cover of “Tapestry” album.

Happy 55th anniversary to “Tapestry.” I wish I’d held up as well, but then I didn’t start out nearly as beautiful.

Good to hear.

Not sure matzo-ball soup works on lacerations.

Even mixed doubles curling?

It’ll help. Feel better.

Matzo ball soup is your friend.

(I should probably note that I'm not at the moment actually awaiting any decisions from the Pa. Supreme Court. My point had more to do with the idea that, under the Pa. Constitution, that court has supervisory authority over the entire Unified Judicial System.)

Professor, it’s the Supreme Court groundhog, which has supervisory authority over all Pennsylvania court groundhogs (Pa. Const. Art. V, section 10).

As any Pennsylvania appellate lawyer will tell you, if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow this morning it means I’ll have to wait six more weeks for a decision in that appeal I argued last year.

As any Pennsylvania appellate lawyer will tell you, if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow this morning it means I’ll have to wait six more weeks for a decision in that appeal I argued last year.

Thank you, Ellie. I’ve been seeing this “challenge” and feeling inadequate to the task for days.

Mazel tov.