Bruincoug
 

I am not an alum of BYU and I don't live in Utah -- but I live and die by BYU Football, the result somehow of parents who met at BYU but neither of whom care too much for football.

At some point, my family moved to Provo when I was growing up and we had season tickets. My mom would knit, my dad wore a hat with a flatbrim and occasionally got riled up about pass interference, my grandpa would tell people to sit down and my grandma would watch my mom knit. We had 4 tickets -- and I jockeyed with my siblings to take the place of any one the above four who couldn't make it to a game. Thank goodness for weddings and funerals. Despite the fact that none of the grown-ups were really passionate fans, I became a die-hard early.

I studied Philosophy, German and East Asian Studies as an undergraduate and then went to law school. Now I practice law in Southern California (although I've already made a few laps around the Asia Expat circuit). It's been a good life, I guess. I'm nearly 30, unmarried, and a recovering bloggernacle addict. Lately, I've become a bit more hopeless than usual at being Mormon, self-medicating with more work than ever and lots of poker-playing on the side.

I have a strong Libertarian streak and am theologically quite liberal -- probably far too liberal for my current Stake and Ward.

If Cormac McCarthy were a religion, I would probably convert. I don't read much philosophy anymore, but I have been reading a lot of history (currently, early England, Shackleton & Massacre at Mountain Meadows on the bedstand). Someday, I will run away to cabin in Montana a pound out books on a typewriter aided by copious amounts of whiskey. Or, maybe I'll find a Mormon girl to marry -- I'm back and forth on this.

I nearly never post on Cougarboard, but I've been a reader off and on for years. The MWCBoard is also a favorite. Recently referred here by another one-time Cougarboarder.

Welcome. It sounds like you will be right at home here.

Hi. Welcome. I'm glad you're not a Trojan.

Bruincoug, welcome.

What part of OC?

PS stfu, barbaragordon!

Eff you, DB, and your little Trojans, too.

Orange County lawyers are getting to be a dime a dozen around here.

Welcome, anyway. :)

What kind of law?

Irvine.

Thanks, anyway. American.

You are in the Ranch Branch?

I think Jennerstein is in that branch, too.

Not ignoring you -- but I prefer to preserve some sense of anonymity online. I have known Jennerstein for a while.

Ignore Tripletdaddy. He goes to more lengths to hide his identity than anyone on CB and CG.

welcome.
we're a little low on lawyers here, so we could use that viewpoint.
drinks are in the fridge, help yourself.

peace.

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Welcome Bruin Coug.

Your hairline is receding. How old is that pic?

Welcome. Nobody is anonymous.

Here is a future tip....if you want to preserve anonymity, don't reveal your occupation and city of residence in your first two posts.

You got an awful lot of product in your hair. Oh yeah, welcome Bruin. What's your whiskey of choice?

Bloody nice pic.

fortunately for me, lawyer + southern california (or orange county or even irvine) doesn't really narrow it down. in fact, I could add BYU to the mix -- and still be fairly anonymous. but, then again, i didn't. so, the universe is large indeed.

I don't understand what you just typed, but welcome indeed.

Was Gubernick your Branch Pres?

Why don't you wait a day or so before you start pestering?

I'm trying to magnify my calling.

Your forehead wants to magnify itself at the expense of your hair.

It will go forth boldly, nobly, and independent.

it looks like you hit the ctrl-B key on your right eyebrow.