Hello Gang!
I am down in NZ where we had a huge Thanksgiving dinner for the whole family. It was terrific. Rob cooked the biggest turkey that ever lived and smoked schnapper (which is how we spell “snapper” Downunder). All the kids went swimming.
Thanks for the many kind words regarding the passing of my Uncle, Kevin Ryan. He was an amazing man, a defense lawyer who went to bat for the lowest on society's totem pole, the most impoverished --financially and spiritually. I have come to have the utmost respect for defense attorneys, whose job is not to get criminals off the hook, but to protect the rights of ALL citizens to a righteous defense, no matter what circumstances you were born into. An aggressive defense is not merely the domain of the wealthy. He was a champion of the underdog, a great husband and father.
Whether we realise it or not, defense lawyers are the bulwark that any of us have against overzealous and improper prosecution.
This week they are auctioning off the portraits of well-known New Zealanders painted by Marty Welch. I love that he has tried to get to the heart of people. These works are great pieces of Kiwiana.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE!!!
L