JONATHAN TURLEY

26 Responses to “Goin’ Campin’”

1. 1 rafflaw 1, May 2, 2008 at 1:38 pm

   Have fun with your family and enjoy the great outdoors. I hope the weather is better for camping by you than it is here in northern Illinois.
2. 2 Patty C 1, May 2, 2008 at 2:21 pm

   Head ‘em up, moooove’ em out…

   See ya when you get back!

   Have a blast!
3. 3 deeply worried 1, May 2, 2008 at 2:40 pm

   “If you do not hear from me by Sunday, send the dogs.”

   Yes, we will send Puddles along.
4. 4 whooliebacon 1, May 2, 2008 at 3:43 pm

   Hardest working man in Law business.
5. 5 mespo727272 1, May 2, 2008 at 4:22 pm

   Better yet we’ll get Tommy Lee Jones involved. Here’s the recovery plan in TLJ words, more or less:

   “Our [leader] has been on the run for [two days]. Average foot speed over uneven ground barring injuries is 4 miles-per-hour. That gives us a radius of six miles. What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area.”

   No country for old men indeed!
6. 6 Jill 1, May 2, 2008 at 4:23 pm

   Rawhide!
7. 7 Susan 1, May 2, 2008 at 6:36 pm

   Have a great time with your family, JT! And go easy on the s’mores.
8. 8 gf 1, May 3, 2008 at 6:01 pm

   looks like some people will be getting there conlaw exams back a little late. JK!
9. 9 jonathanturley 1, May 4, 2008 at 4:24 pm

   Thanks, everyone. We have returned, though I am afraid Susan that the cautionary note on s’mores came too late. Yet, despite some impressive scratches and bruises, the little livestock survived!
10. 10 Susan 1, May 4, 2008 at 11:37 pm

    Oh well JT, I see you survived, so the worst you may have “suffered” was a slight stomachache. Glad you and the family had a great time!
11. 11 deeply worried 1, May 5, 2008 at 1:40 pm

    Better weekend than I had.

    Saturday: breakfast and then garden shopping w/wife. Noon, strapped to gurney & ambulance ride to emergency room, disembodied voices asking me my name repeatedly, admittance to hospital for stabilization/observation. Horrid cardiac menu with clear liquids and jello and chicken soup broth, weak coffee.
    No s’mores! No campfire! No scenery!

    Sunday late: release from hospital.

    Ah well.
12. 12 Patty C 1, May 5, 2008 at 3:49 pm

    Oh dear! And on a weekend…

    Several possible explanations for such events. Hopefully, it won’t take to long for you, and your treatment physicians, to get it sorted out-stay ‘cool’.
13. 13 deeply worried 1, May 7, 2008 at 2:50 pm

    Thanks Patty C!

    Although not given a clean bill of health, at least I am free to wander about and terrorize the populace again!

    So much news to catch up on…Yoo going to testify (or not!), Addington will be likely to get a subpoena (and he is the keeper of the secrets) and maybe a surprise intervention by the VP. This stuff was all plotted out months ago by lawyers on both sides. It is a railroad track leading straight to DC Appeals.
14. 14 Jill 1, May 7, 2008 at 3:12 pm

    D.W.,

    I just read your earlier post now. I am so sorry. How scary for you and your wife. DO NOT DIE! While I’m certain you would terrorize the populace as a “haint” I would prefere you terrorize everyone in person.

    You are in my thoughts.

    Jill
15. 15 jonathanturley 1, May 7, 2008 at 3:28 pm

    D.W.:

    I also missed your post. I am very happy that you are recovering, even with the disappointing menu. It sounds dreadful but of course the alternative is worse. I hope you take it easy (except for your postings on this site!)

    Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

    Jonathan
16. 16 mespo727272 1, May 7, 2008 at 4:03 pm

    DW:

    I missed your post also. Best wishes for a speedy recovery and continued posting.
17. 17 deeply worried 1, May 7, 2008 at 5:18 pm

    Thanks Jill, and JT and Mespo!

    Actually its inappropriate for me to plaster this salon with the news of my various run-ins with the medical establishment!

    I promise to cease and desist from such posts!

    All is well and my wife had me up on the ladder hanging up a painting she purchased from the UU’s “Art Wall”, so I guess she’s not too worried!!
18. 18 Jill 1, May 7, 2008 at 6:23 pm

    D.W.

    I disagree. If Zagat is taking on Beijing’s restaurants then you should write the D.W. Ergot guide to hospital phood! Glad to hear you’re much better.

    Jill
19. 19 deeply worried 1, May 7, 2008 at 6:52 pm

    Ok!

    THE DW GUIDE TO YOUR LOCAL AREA HOSPITAL CUISINE

    Providence Hospital
    3 stars

    Red Jello Cubes: very tasty and tangy, nice aftertaste, easy swallowing

    Chicken Broth: good aroma, impertinent, zesty and filling!

    Coffee-in-a-little-brown-cup: savory, but lacking character.

    Apple Drink: easy tear-off lid, very apple-like!

    Service: acceptable, food delivered promptly on schedule

    Presentation: trays nicely laid out. Cunning cutlery-in-plastic-bags
20. 20 binx101 1, May 7, 2008 at 7:02 pm

    Hey DW:

    I like your review. Hope I don’t need it though. Welcome back and fond wishes. If you come on over to my place there’s a short story there you might enjoy – look for the short story tab. It’s a preview a greater work. The story is true but with the names changed .. you know.

    Warmest regards
21. 21 Patty C 1, May 7, 2008 at 7:32 pm

    Welcome back!

    I, for one fully expect you to keep me briefed.

    p.s. I’ve been waiting to wooohooo over yoo know whooo nooos…
22. 22 Jill 1, May 7, 2008 at 7:35 pm

    So, the unfortunately named Providence (kind of like the Sunset Manor nursing home here) sneaks in alternative medicine at feeding time. That apple juice was apple prepared as a homeopathic remedy. (I bet the apple like smell came from a factory in NJ though!).

    Loved your review. Those jello cubes sound divine!

    Jill
23. 23 deeply worried 1, May 8, 2008 at 7:22 pm

    Thanks kindly Binx. I went up to your delightful site and read the short story..would love to know “Art Carney’s” real name! Best wishes.

    Patty C, I hope we get to do the wooooo hoooos w/Yoo! I can’t believe he’s not fighting the subpoena. As for Addington–if he appears (and that’s a big if) I would guess he will pull the executive privilege blanket, or the lawyer-client confidentiality coverlet over his testimony, or less likely, plead the Fifth. He probably won’t do the latter as Congress may lack a legal theory on any criminality he might be guilty of.

    My theory is misprision of felony, but that’s just me….

    Jill, they actually were very tasty! If I am really lucky I won’t be tasting them again any time soon!
24. 24 binx101 1, May 8, 2008 at 7:34 pm

    LOL … Art Carney was really Art Carney and his brother Ned was really Ned; but you were pulling my leg right?
25. 25 deeply worried 1, May 10, 2008 at 10:29 am

    Hi Binx,

    Oh, that makes more sense! I thought you had cautioned me that you had changed the names so I was kind of puzzled.

    The light dawns. If this is just the story, I can’t wait for the book!
26. 26 binx101 1, May 10, 2008 at 11:26 am

    DW, Thanks for the kind words.