Thursday and Friday in January

Yesterday I attended a seminar on eminent domain at the Georgia State Bar Headquarters in Atlanta. The State Bar Headquarters is now in the old Federal Reserve Offices, next to the Atlanta Journal Constitution offices, and down from Phillips Arena and the old Omni building. I was a little bit out of field because I have only been involved in several eminent domain cases, and only from the standpoint of the condemnee. I seemed to be surrounded by people who worked almost exclusively in condemnations.

At around 10:00 we took a break and I called Cindy on my cellphone. She asked me if I was networking. I said I would as well as I could, but that I really didn't see anyone I knew. At lunch, the bar provided box lunches and I sat down to eat. The fellow next to me spoke to me and we started to converse. I ended up telling him how a part of my family got to North Augusta, South Carolina, and mentioned that we came from Halifax County, Virginia. He said he knew where that was, since he went to school in Rockbridge County. I asked him if he went to W&L, and he did. We immediately had connection.

I spent most of my off time talking to him, a lawyer from Augusta. He was about fourteen years older than me.

At the end of the seminar, I hopped in my car and began the drive south back to Griffin. I called Patti at the office and found out that my closing set for 7:00 had been taken away by the source because they got the package earlier and the borrower had wanted to close before 12:00. Fun, fun.

I went back home to Griffin, only to pull up behind our friend, Cissie, as she delivered chicken soup for Cindy. We sat down and talked. After Cissie left, Cindy told me she really wanted steak. So one more trip to the grocery and we were eating steak and fries and butter beans.

Today, I got into the office around 8:15. Patti pulled in around 10:00, but she was shivering and apparently running a fever. She was on her way to the doctor for diagnosis and treatment.

I am waiting for a funeral this afternoon. After that, I am supposed to have a witness only closing at 6:00. We shall see.

This weekend looks uneventful. Other than some possibility of snow tonight. I was supposed to have a poetry seminar this weekend, but apparently it has been canceled because of lack of participation. I was looking forward to that.

Well, snow tomorrow?