Busy, busy. Start with an early morning hearing in Eureka - which means I overnighted at the Townhouse and had dinner at the Ritz. I keep thinking I won't have katsu don, and I keep being wrong. I've been there so often they almost automatically bring me a glass of syrah now when I arrive. Tried to take some pix on the walk to the Ritz but not much luck.

After the morning, couple of afternoon things. One motion which I have been trying to get granted for months and months has such a confused history by now (since I started the judge has changed, and the DA assigned to the court has changed) that the confusion itself prevented a hearing because we didn't have time in court to sort it all out. Next time I appear on that motion it will be granted I hope - its a run of the mill motion and these repetative appearances that fail to get it granted take on the feeling of a nightmare where nothing works like you expect.

But, off to my Redway office to change clothes and work on the Preliminary Hearing that I'll do the next morning. Then dinner at the Mateel where they tempt me with a glass of Briceland Pinot Noir which was wonderful, and I have an Intrigue salad with it, which is a fave of mine. I get to KMUD in time for my talk show (7-8pm 4th Thursdays).

It's on Measure B in Mendocino County. I have gotten No on B to commit to call at 7:15 but no response from Yes on B. One minute prior to air time, Yes on B calls and they're ready to go. I have them hang on and give background until 7:15. No call from No on B. So I put Yes on B on air and we have an interesting (to me) discussion of the merits of this initative to overthrow Measure G and reduce presumptive limits on medical marijuana cultivation and possession. No on B calls in at 7:59 and gets the last minute.

Next morning I find that a court ruling the day of my show has mooted Measure G and B by saying that the only limit on medical patient cultivation and possession is the patient's medical needs and all legislative limits are out the window. If only I had known the night before it would have been a really interesting show.

Out the door at 8pm and ready to go to Santa Rosa. No such luck. I have a headlight out. So up the mountain to meet my sweetie with the other car. So I'm leaving Garberville at 9pm for the drive to Santa Rosa. I only have to pull over and catch 40 winks once, and by midnight I'm pulling into the Best Western Garden Inn at Santa Rosa. Nice place, but it has wi-fi and instead of sleep I get the new court ruling and spend some time determining what this means for the next morning's Preliminary Hearing - it's a marijuana case of course (most of my cases are). So bed at 2 up at 7, bit more work, and dash off to court.

The DA and I decide not to do the Preliminary Hearing because the DA wants to check out the medical claims with a eye towards a possible dismissal of charges. OK with me. I don't mind putting things off, each time I get ready I see another aspect of the defense. A new client comes to meet with me, then I'm off for Ukiah to file some papers and see another new client. Finally I go to the Ukiah hospital to see a neighbor who broke a leg. My neighbor is happy, and going home the next day, so I go to Garberville.

My sweetie is down with a heavy cold, so I pick up dinner at Calico's deli in Garberville, The clam chowder was really good, as was the salmon fetticcini. Watch some Tivo'd news, put my Saturday morning radio show together and, as Samuel Pepys said, and "so to bed."