bowlinger qua bowlinger

at the A2 farmer’s market, January through April: Saturdays Only, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Knife Sharpening while you shop!

Bring your knives, scissors, tools, or anything else that could need sharpening to market with you, and have it sharpened while you shop by a third-generation knife sharpener!

i’ve always wanted to shop in the vicinity of a 3rd generation knife sharpener. this is big news for me.

I love slogans that tourist bureaus make up for cities (Yes, Baltimore, I will “get in on it” and my post-graduation town Carson City tells its residents to “Get Down!”). So I AMsterdam as well…Although, the symbol for the city, appropriately enough is XXX. You can see the triple Xs everywhere, on the city flag, on the grates that cover the sewers, on the manhole covers. I think it’s awesome that Amsterdam is triple X.

Biking is treacherous and should be done very carefully. My old beat-up granny bike (called The Pointer) cost me over 100 euros. It’s definitely and workout, going up and down the canal bridges. I rode on the back of our mutual friend’s bike and it was scary. JL almost planted my face into a brick wall while going around a corner. Funniest was when we were wobbling along and JL yelled out “Wo!!!”and this Dutch lady that we almost careened into yelled out “Wo!!!” too. JL and another classmate (LV) both experienced the mishap of getting their tires stuck in the tram tracks. Bike tires, oddly enough, are the exact width to get stuck in the tram tracks. This causes you to fly over the handlebars or come to a dead stop and tip over. I think they both tipped over.

I love Vlaame’s Fritehuis. The frites are sold in this hole in the wall place down kind of a shady alley. They are only 1.70 for a small cone and then you can get tons of sauces. I got the obligatory mayo on day 1. But today I indulged in something that ended up being garlic sauce. Delicious!

The law school is constantly crowded. There are over 1400 students here, most of them undergrads. And although our school has 900 or so students at least, they’re not all in classes at the same time. There are queues for the bathroom here. The snack line isn’t even worth getting into. And unlike in the US, no one has a laptop, so the computer lab is always packed. Students just plop down with their books and sit in front of the computer and ACT like it’s their laptop. So they flip through a few pages of their book, and play some game on fbook…

But, despite the monsoon yesterday that almost blew me and my bike into the canal, the weather has been generally good. Last weekend was so beautiful, I just got lost biking around, seeing the different parts of the city and exploring the parks (which are super crowded). It’s supposed to be nice this weekend too, but I’m expecting it to be cold and rainy very very soon. If you have money for plane fare saved up from your hard-earned work this summer, consider visiting!

Since I won’t be able to enjoy any sightings this fall…

GS, driving down my street in a light blue Honda Odyssey mini-van, looking very annoyed with all the traffic and constructions on this particular road.

DH (the one married to EK, not the one with the really tight jeans), walking behind me as I left the pita and kabob grilling place, talking animatedly to two people I’ve never seen before, probably about some hoity-toity European stuff, and looking like a model.

JP (the one who judged the karaoke show, as opposed to JJP, the one who looks like he is 12), walking in the arb wearing a big white brimmed hat with a black ribbon, he said “hi” which was nice.

GS and RP, bursting out of the doors of the RR as I came up the steps, looking like Starsky and Hutch or something. RP wore shorts and socks that were pulled up dangerously high.

Feel free to expunge this post after a few days if you think my information will be discovered by those it shouldn’t be discovered by. I was just really excited, particularly by Starsky and Hutch.

The Wisconsin supreme court denied cert in State v. Hathaway last Friday, August 1. It’s a real shame that the crummy appellate opinion (previously) is going to be allowed to stand.

Aquaslide-N-Dive went bankrupt, and the Grzybowskis followed them to court with their claim:

On or about July 14, 1984, David Grzybowski, appellant, was severely injured as a result of sliding down a slide into his swimming pool. It is alleged that the slide in question was manufactured by the debtor, Aquaslide. Neither the briefs nor excerpts of record describe the accident, except to say that he hit his head on the bottom of the pool and was rendered quadriplegic. On or about October 7, 1985, David M. and Marjorie Grzybowski filed a personal injury and products liability claim in Milwaukee County in the state of Wisconsin against numerous parties, one of whom was Aquaslide. It was asserted that Aquaslide was negligent and designed, manufactured and sold an unreasonably dangerous product. Prior to that date, Aquaslide had filed a Chapter 11 petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court.

Mr. Grzybowski bought his slide in the spring of 1977 at the residential home of a man who had advertised his wares in the classified advertisements of Mr. Grzybowski’s local newspaper. The slide was in a box which Mr. Grzybowski had not saved. In his deposition, he testified that he thought the box said “Slide ‘N’ Dive.” He also testified that he can no longer find the home of the man from whom he purchased the slide.

The slide in question contained no identification, no serial number, no manufacturer’s name or other identifying marks which would designate a specific manufacturer. The Grzybowski’s filed a proof of claim against Aquaslide in the amount of $27,000,000. Carl Meyer, President of Aquaslide and designer of the Aquaslide Duke Curve Slide, inspected the slide in question and compared it in minute detail to the slide manufactured by Aquaslide. In his declaration he states unequivocably that Aquaslide did not design, manufacture, sell, or distribute the slide in question.

Aquaslide filed an objection to the allowance of the claim of the Grzybowskis contending that there was no basis in law or fact for the claim. After reading the affidavits submitted by the parties and deposition of Mr. Grzybowski, the court disallowed the claim. The Grzybowskis appealed.
In re Aquaslide ‘N’ Dive Corp., 85 B.R. 545, 546 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. Cal. 1987)

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SCOTUS denied cert. today in Cavel International, Inc., v. Madigan (previously, Posner). The civil right to slaughter horses for human consumption continues to be denied in Illinois.

Tucked into the comments section of a Crooked Timber post on book indexes is a great idea:

I know of a group of people who used to bowl together. In the first book each one of them wrote, there is an index entry for each of the other people in the group. The page reference provided in each case is that person’s bowling average.

I strongly feel that something similar should be worked up here, Bowlingers.

Appellant transferred an automobile to appellee in exchange for her promise to pay him $100 and a specified number of sexual favors. In his complaint, appellant alleges breach of contract and asks for money damages. The justice of the peace court dismissed the action, ruling that the contract was illegal and unenforceable. The district court affirmed the dismissal. The issue is whether or not appellant is entitled to any relief under the contract.We will affirm.

The essence of the agreement between the parties was that appellant would transfer a 1970 Pontiac automobile to appellee in consideration for her paying $100 and additionally bestowing upon him 100 sexual favors. The agreement was in writing and undated. It contained some ambiguous and unfamiliar terms which were sufficiently clarified at trial. Appellant brought an action against appellee in the small claims court and in his complaint alleged breach of contract and demanded money damages.

The uncontroverted testimony at trial was that appellee had not paid the $100 and had only partially otherwise performed. The agreement provided that appellee would get the car when she had performed 50 sexual acts; however, for some reason not disclosed, there was a premature transfer of the automobile.

Hamburg v. Hansen, 683 P.2d 662 (Wyo. 1984)

Turns out that contracts like this are void for being against public policy. At least in Wyoming.

This lack of substantive distinction is more clearly seen in the light of the following hypothetical situation. Assuming, for instance, that an individual stops at a neighborhood tavern to purchase a six-pack of beer to take out and, while there, also decides to purchase a 12-ounce bottle of beer to drink at the bar. Under the provisions of the ordinance before us, when he receives his total bill, he will be charged no tax for the six cans of beer but will be required to pay 6 cents tax for the bottle of beer.

North Sheffield, Inc. v. Chicago, 144 Ill. App. 3d 913, 919-920 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. 1986)