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49 so far in 2026:

1. Children of Ash and Elm, Neil Price
2. Team of Rivals, Dorothy Kearns Goodwin
3. No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy
4. Tom's Crossing, Mark Danielewski
5. Naked and the Dead, Norman Mailer
6. Grant, Ron Chernow
7. The Nightingale's Song, Robert Timberg
8. A Gathering of Old Men, Ernest J. Gaines
9. American Caesar, William Manchester
10. Stoner, John Williams
11. The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
12. Emperor of Gladness, Ocean Vuong
13. Annie Bott, Caragh O'Brien
14. Master of the Senate, Robert Caro
15. I Still Believe in Miracles, Lucas Jones
16. Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bugakov
17. Deep Cuts, Holly Brickley
18. The Secret Hours, Nick Herron
19. The Barracks Thief, Tobias Wolfe
20. A Separate Peace, John Knowles
21. Lane Being Lane by John Talty
22. Yesteryear, Caro Claire Burke
23. Echo Park, Michael Connelly
24. The Wager, David Grann
25. Angel Down, Daniel Kraus
26. Caught Stealing, Charlie Huston
27. A Violent Masterpiece, Jordan Harper
28. Idependent People, Halldor Laxness
29. Vigil, George Saunders
30. The Moon is Down, John Steinbeck
31. The Winter Soldier, Daniel Mason
32. Mad Mabel, Sally Heppworth
33. Glyph, Ali Smith
34. Sorry for Your Trouble, Richard Ford
35. The Long Walk, Stephen King
36. Our Kind of Traitor, John LeCarre
37. Night of the Grizzlies, Jack Olsen
38. Theo of Golden, Allen Levi
39. London Falling, Patrick Radden Keefe.
40. The Light Pirate, Lily Brooks-Dalton
41. John of John by Douglas Stuart.
42. Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid
43. Saltwash, Andrew Michael Hurley
44. The Climb Up to Hell, Jack Olsen
45. Orbital, Samantha Harvey
46. White River Crossing, Ian McGuire
47. Snow Leopard, Peter Matthiessen
48. No Way Home, TC Boyle
49. Departures, Julian Barnes

19,750 pages
Mean length 396 pages
Median length 320 pages
Average pages per day 71 pages

That list is more or less in the descending order of how much I liked the book. Most recent is highlighted.

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Anyone have access to the full pleading?

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It is still not up on ClerkConnect. Just checked.

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47 so far in 2026:

1. Children of Ash and Elm, Neil Price
2. Team of Rivals, Dorothy Kearns Goodwin
3. No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy
4. Tom's Crossing, Mark Danielewski
5. Naked and the Dead, Norman Mailer
6. Grant, Ron Chernow
7. The Nightingale's Song, Robert Timberg
8. A Gathering of Old Men, Ernest J. Gaines
9. American Caesar, William Manchester
10. Stoner, John Williams
11. The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
12. Emperor of Gladness, Ocean Vuong
13. Annie Bott, Caragh O'Brien
14. Master of the Senate, Robert Caro
15. I Still Believe in Miracles, Lucas Jones
16. Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bugakov
17. Deep Cuts, Holly Brickley
18. The Secret Hours, Nick Herron
19. The Barracks Thief, Tobias Wolfe
20. A Separate Peace, John Knowles
21. Lane Being Lane by John Talty
22. Yesteryear, Caro Claire Burke
23. Echo Park, Michael Connelly
24. Angel Down, Daniel Kraus
25. Caught Stealing, Charlie Huston
26. A Violent Masterpiece, Jordan Harper
27. Idependent People, Halldor Laxness
28. Vigil, George Saunders
29. The Moon is Down, John Steinbeck
30. The Winter Soldier, Daniel Mason
31. Glyph, Ali Smith
32. Sorry for Your Trouble, Richard Ford
33. The Long Walk, Stephen King
34. Our Kind of Traitor, John LeCarre
35. Night of the Grizzlies, Jack Olsen
36. Theo of Golden, Allen Levi
37. London Falling, Patrick Radden Keefe.
38. The Light Pirate, Lily Brooks-Dalton
39. John of John by Douglas Stuart.
40. Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid
41. Saltwash, Andrew Michael Hurley
42. The Climb Up to Hell, Jack Olsen
43. Orbital, Samantha Harvey
44. White River Crossing, Ian McGuire
45. Snow Leopard, Peter Matthiessen
46. No Way Home, TC Boyle
47. Departures, Julian Barnes

19,046 pages
Mean length 386 pages
Median length 320 pages
Average pages per day 68 pages

That list is more or less in the descending order of how much I liked the book. Most recent is highlighted.

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Sometimes you also have to do things before you feel motivated to do them. Depression has a way of telling you to wait until you feel better before doing the very things that might help you feel better.

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Absolutely true.

I have gone through some very bad depression.

To me, the only thing to do is to keep moving, even if it is tiny steps. I would make a list. Sometimes the first thing would be "turn on computer." Sometimes that is the only thing I could get done for an hour. It was that bad. But getting that done and scratching it off the list got me moving.

Do not stop moving, doing something, anything, if you are depressed.

That's my personal take.

It is done. Thank you all.

Here are the final numbers:



Receipts follow:









These numbers are final.

We are donating to the United Cajun Navy.



Although it should perhaps go without saying, neither I nor the Judge have any connection to the United Cajun Navy other than occasional donations.

You all are the absolute best fan base in the world. Loss hurts, but we will cheer on.

Geaux Tigers!

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Is there an Oxford billboard available game week?

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The Judge has checked with his Lamar contact but probably will not know until Monday.

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The SEC is a 501c3, not a public entity

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The SEC is an unincorporated assocation, as I recall.

15 members are state institutions. One is a private institution (Vandy).

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Wait that is live on I-59 right now!?

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Yes.

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Judge who “legal” do you have to send it through? Just curious.

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Lamar.

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Less than stellar effort from the corndogs.

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The man in the arena says hello.