Happy Trails

Today was the day to say vaya con Dios to Grant the Republican. He's done, he's off, he's outta here. It's been a fun few years of lively debate and friendship. And here are a few of the things that he's taught me along the way:

1) You can take a week off right before the bar exam, go to Disneyworld, and pass with a couple of points to spare. (I still wouldn't recommend this course)

2) It takes more than two people to a pitcher of margaritas if you're going to make it through a criminal law lecture. First year of law school, our class had an hour break between contracts and crim law on Fridays so we'd go to lunch across the street at a little mexican restaurant. That hour was never long enough for us to get our food before we would have to leave, but it took us the better part of the year to determine what the proper person/margarita ratio was. I figured we had missed the day Grant kept poking me and giggling in class. In fact, I was worried about him driving home afterward. But yes, at least 3 people to a pitcher.

3) It's not what you know, it's who you know. I was better academically, but who got us jobs? Definitely who you know.

4) The City of Dallas does not like it when you put toilets on your front yard as a political statement (wow is his wife understanding!). I got to fight that particular battle for him with the mayor and the city attorney's office, leading to what Grant claims is one of my best lines ever: "The First Amendment's a b!&%*, isn't is?" Although I didn't like what he was saying, I do support his right to say it. Come to think of it, that's how we're still friends although we're so different.

There's more, but I'm not sure the statute of limitations has run on some of these stories and lessons. Here's hoping for years more. Good luck, Grant!