[Magdalen] Heather Cook

[Jay Weigel]

Ewww. McKay's is probably better anyway, even if it is a chain. Remind me
not to go into the Black Swan next time I am in Richmond.

On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 11:05 PM, Suzie Buchanan <buchanan.suzie at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I had no idea.  The things you learn about your new hometown!
>
> On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 11:35 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > AFAIK, she and her husband Nick are still running the Black Swan, a very
> > high-end used bookstore in Richmond, VA
> >
> > > On Jun 7, 2015, at 9:24 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> > oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > My ADD or whatchamacallit makes me see only a fraction of a text and
> leap
> > > to some other meaning.  For instance, I saw this sub line and flashed
> on
> > > another person, as in:
> > >
> > > Riddle: What do you call the crook at the top of a bishop's staff?
> > >
> > > Answer: <scroll
> > >
> > >             down>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Ellen Cook
> > >
> > >
> > > I wonder what she's doing now.  Jim probably knows.
> > >
> > > ;=)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not
> preserved,
> > > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> > >
> > >> On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 9:00 AM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com>
> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >> From: Grace Cangialosi
> > >>
> > >> see why the trial would be especially long.  Seems to me she's just
> > trying
> > >>> to stay out of jail for as long as possible.
> > >>
> > >> Yes -- but not for the reason you think.
> > >>
> > >> A trial costs lots of money for all involved. A plea deal costs are
> > >> relatively tiny in comparison. That's why the state has an interest in
> > >> avoiding trial -- no matter the circumstances.
> > >>
> > >> So plea negotiations drag on with the defendant's attorney(s) fighting
> > to
> > >> minimize jail time or other punishments. The state will continue
> > >> negotiations to avoid a trial. And unless the defendant pleads guilty
> or
> > >> nolo contendre at the outset, even a trial where "everyone knows" what
> > >> happens can drag on for days or weeks. But no person in their right
> > mind or
> > >> with competent Counsel would ever do that without a plea deal first.
> > >>
> > >> And sometimes negotiating time gets drawn out -- especially once
> > vacation
> > >> seasons start at the beginning of summer.
> > >>
> > >> This is how the justice system in America works. I realize the Tea
> Party
> > >> set wants trials for all and no namby-pamby plea deals, though they
> want
> > >> the trials for free -- easy enough if they all end up in a few minutes
> > >> using Queen of Hearts justice.
> > >>
> > >> Plea deals and attendant negotiations are the way of the world.
> > >>
> > >> 'Cheers,
> > >> Jim
> > >>
> >
>