tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post2451393435790510903..comments2023-11-28T22:47:40.465-05:00Comments on Tales from FAR Manor: TB02, On Vacation (of course)Larry Kollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-73359253800327964042007-09-11T20:38:00.000-04:002007-09-11T20:38:00.000-04:00Hey hey all...Thanks, Beth. If I had my druthers, ...Hey hey all...<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Beth. If I had my druthers, I'd be on a beach somewhere right now, but the mountains are good too. <I>Vacatious interruptus</I> is officially over now that we've gotten away again. One middle school football game (our side lost), and we bailed.<BR/><BR/>Nancy, that's scary but I've suspected as much. We've been around that road with him before — I guess you saw me writing about how the judge wanted to nail him, but didn't want to throw out the only plea agreement on the whole freeking docket. I pointed out that if he keeps the hair in a ponytail & just shaves the beard, and gets into a graphics arts career, he'd probably be OK since "they" expect creatives to look like that.<BR/><BR/>Solar, I said long ago I was afraid he'd end up in sales or politics!<BR/><BR/>Boran, it turned out that he didn't have to go. They probably would have subpoenaed him if they could have found him; but we couldn't have helped with that at the time, either. Boran-boy probably won't give you much grief until he's at least 12 or so.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-29528735993695939702007-09-11T12:06:00.000-04:002007-09-11T12:06:00.000-04:00Sounds like you have your hands full, far. The bo...Sounds like you have your hands full, far. The boran boy is only 8 so we have a little time before we'll deal with the issues that you are facing now. Good luck with the boy's court appearance and have a good vacation.boran2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10483728578007756485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-72009890480009328672007-09-11T09:54:00.000-04:002007-09-11T09:54:00.000-04:00TB should be come a salesman, he seems to sell you...TB should be come a salesman, he seems to sell you guys a load everytime he comes home. :)<BR/><BR/>SolarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-36423365005437384782007-09-11T09:31:00.000-04:002007-09-11T09:31:00.000-04:00I just read your TB history, and it made me want t...I just read your TB history, and it made me want to pass this along, far. This may impress TB not at all, but for what it's worth. . .I had dinner with three judges a few years ago and they got to talking about the appearance of defendants. I was appalled as ALL THREE judges said they made up their minds about defendants the minute they saw them if the people were dressed in a way that seemed disrespectful to the court. No leeway for poverty, none for ignorance or inexperience, or just youth. If a woman came in with a short skirt and a low-cut blouse, they assumed she was guilty as charged. Ditto for a man in baggy blue jeans and a t-shirt, etc. The judges seemed quite proud of their "ability" to make snap judgments. This is why lawyers insist on male defendants getting a haircut and wearing a suit and female defendants looking like schoolmarms. That kind of judicial attitude isn't right or fair, but it is the way it is, and if TB goes to court stubbornly insisting on "expressing himself" in his clothing, etc., he will be arguing with reality, and as somebody wise once said, "When you argue with reality, reality only wins 100% of the time."Nancy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-47934473584286427152007-09-11T07:21:00.000-04:002007-09-11T07:21:00.000-04:00Sending you relaxing thoughts, far! Hope the rest ...Sending you relaxing thoughts, far! Hope the rest of your vaca goes smoothly, and you don't have to go home again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com