Don't Let It Bring You Down.

Well, that was some spectacular event at the Epic in honor of Chief Justice Quince tonight. I know I saw many of you there, including my friend Randy Kroner, because it was packed. And what a great speech she gave about helping those at-risk kids who emerge from foster homes and need caring, loving mentors to help shepard them into young adulthood.

Also, Melanie Damian looked and sounded awesome.

This is all good stuff.

Plus, tonight I wound up watching the great American Masters series episode on Neil Young from a few nights back, which was amazing.

Young plebes, please learn what it means to commit to and dedicate yourselves to something bigger, better, and more meaningful than anything you could hope to forge by just billing a bunch of hours for The Man.

Neil was there, folks, he felt it, lived it, and recorded about it.

Try to do the same, peoples.

Relive The Good Old Days At FAWL Judicial Reception

Remember the good old days of the Bush/Gore recount, when ill-informed, disingenuous hacks loudly denounced our own little Florida Supreme Court as a hotbed of liberal judicial activism?

Oh, what fun times we had back then, mispronouncing the names of Justices, confusing live judges with dead ones, all on a huge national stage where only the nation's future was at stake!

Well I for one plan to relive those happier times tonight at the FAWL cocktail reception honoring Chief Justice Quince.

Look for me cracking wise and acting foolish, camera-ready and dry Gin Gibson-equipped, summoning the energy to swap war stories head-on with my buddy Lew Freeman.

Wish me luck!

Off to the FAWL Judicial Luncheon

See you all there! If anyone snaps any David Markus-style action photos, please send them my way.