As you may have inferred from her recent silence, Article III Groupie has been busy beyond the blogosphere, as well as very stressed out. She is unfortunately short on time, energy, and wit. But she does have some long overdue corrections and additions to her prior post, Judicial SIGHT-ations: Halloween Special Issue.
1. After reading A3G's commentary on the Rascoff nuptials, one UTR correspondent offered the following suggestion: "When you include wedding announcements in your posts, why not point readers to the couple's registry on weddingchannel.com? I think the unwashed masses are curious about the china patterns of the Elect."
A3G couldn't agree more. Indeed, she has often wondered: If she had experienced a magically transformative year behind the doors of One First Street, would her taste in silverware be any different today? And so she thanks this reader for an excellent idea (as well for the link to the Rascoffian registry).
(A digression: Do you, like A3G, enjoy torturing yourself by reading the New York Times wedding announcements, so you can bemoan your unmarried state and manifest lack of accomplishment? If so, check out Veiled Conceit, a new blog offering "[a] glimpse into that haven of superficial, pretentious, pseudo-aristocratic vanity: The NY Times' Wedding & Celebration Announcements.")
2. David Starkoff of Inchoate -- who provided the sight-ation of Judge Randall R. Rader of the Federal Circuit, for which A3G thanked him, despite the dearth of detail about Judge Rader's non-robescent attire -- offered the following comments to supplement his prior post:
I wish to offer my unworthy apologies for not being more observant in my reportage. My reason--and it is never an excuse--is that I am male and thus prone to overlook critical details such as, well, fashion.
Although, if you want to be wantonly salacious, he did have a bottle of Diet Coke in front of him, and he endorsed its use. (*gasp*)
Does A3G want to be wantonly salacious? Of course she does! She pressed her Australian correspondent for even more detail about the judicial beverage peddling, which Mr. Starkoff kindly provided:
After it was revealed to the assembled throng that Judge Rader had, pretty much, just stepped off a trans-Pacific flight -- presumably, however, taken in the comfort of business or first class--a remark was made that (or to the effect that) it was an outstanding effort by Judge Rader to give the lecture in those circumstances.
Judge Rader credited his alertness and lucidity to "drugs, lots of
drugs," and held up an empty bottle of Diet Coke with Lime. General laughter ensued.
Like Judge Rader, A3G is also a devotee of Diet Coke with Lime.
3. Finally, Article III Groupie must discuss Justice Thomas's vehicular preferences. After stating her belief that CT drives a Corvette rather than a Saturn, she received several pieces of reader mail.
First, she received this letter from a student at the University of Kansas School of Law, who was present for Justice Thomas's remarks:
I am a student at KU law. While Justice Thomas was speaking to my Constitutional Law class, he mentioned that he drove a Saturn to work in an attempt to portray himself as an ordinary guy. While I did not have the pleasure of talking to him [one-on-one], he DOES seem to be a regular guy (the members of his U.S. Marshal security detail were dressed better than the Justice was), and he spent the better part of one morning sitting in the informal commons chatting with a small group of students.
Another reader offered this information:
I met Justice Thomas at Ted Olson's house this summer. I was leaving as he was, and I can report that he left in a beat-up SUV -- I think it was an Isuzu Trooper, but I'm not certain about that. It was definitely beat-up though, and he drove it himself. Maybe he's got a few rides.
A3G suspects that this reader is correct; Justice Thomas probably has multiple vehicles. After all, having pocketed a hefty $1.5 million advance for his memoirs, CT can certainly afford several cars.
If Justice Thomas does in fact own a Corvette, a beat-up SUV, and a Saturn, his three vehicles all reflect different facets of justice in our great republic. The Corvette embodies the speed and splendor of justice; the beat-up SUV demonstrates that justice must sometimes be tough; and the Saturn shows that justice should lie within the reach of the common man, the cherished ideal of "justice for all."
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And now, dear friends, Article III Groupie must take her leave of you for a while. Work has been very hectic for A3G as of late, and now she must go out of town on business, most likely for the rest of this week. She will probably be away from blogging and e-mail until at least Sunday, possibly later. She wishes her readers a wonderful week.
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