My math teacher was right

My high school math teacher, Mrs. Hampton, always told us that no matter what we'd end up doing in life, we would use math. And particularly, algebra. She was right.

Real life example, from today:

I get a call: "If I have $10,000 to buy insurance and I know the rate is 55 cents per $1,000 of coverage, how much insurance can I buy?"

Oh you know I flashed back to a room full of chalkboards and flying erasers (she occasionally threw things at us if we started doing things wrong). And you bet I set up that equation and solved it in about thirty seconds flat. (With the assistance of a calculator, of course. After all, I'm a lawyer, not an accountant). It felt good. :)

Can you solve it?

The world just got prettier

Welcome to the world, Sweet Caroline Grace.

Oh how I wish you lived here in Boston. My heart is in Texas this week with you, your rockstar mama, your sweet daddy, and your precious brother.

Fascinating

Are there any happy lawyers?

I stumbled across this post at Corporette over my Chex this afternoon (yes, cereal for lunch - whatever, I love it!). I skimmed a few comments and it's really fascinating to see people's take on what they enjoy about their jobs. I've been thinking about this a lot lately, so it's very timely for me.

Anyone else have ideas? What do you love about your job?