Yesterday Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas came to the UMN law school. Well, actually he's been there a few days speaking and stuff. But yesterday they opened it up to the public and law student spouses got to come, which meant I was something like 25 feet from the guy.
Can I tell you how nice it was to go on a field trip? Jane stayed home with a sitter for a few hours and I drove downtown (without getting lost and successfully managing parking and everything) and met Eric at the auditorium. The event was set up like a Q and A, and there was a surprising amount of sports discussed as well as the obvious topics of the constitution and of course the commerce clause. What I liked best about the whole thing was how candid, down to earth, and humble Justice Thomas was. Politics aside, the guy was very real, committed, and honestly cared about doing the best he could. He kept saying that over and over, that he just tries to do the best he can at the time and not worry if he's in the majority or popular or even right as long as he's done the best can at the time. In addition to that approach, he emphasized the need to "keep thinking." That should have been my mantra in grad school.
Anyway, just wanted to share. 'twas really cool.
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