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lucky charm?

12/4/2019

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Beth’s first month at Stanford, she ran for and was elected to the Student Law Association (SLA).
            
“I was extremely nerdy at Harvard compared to Stanford,” Beth said. “Nerdy isn’t the right word though, because I’m still nerdy—I love to read—but I’m not as introverted and shy.”
            
Loving everything Stanford, Beth worked on the SLA social committee and planned party breaks on Thursday nights at local bars, facetiously called “bar review.” Her Facebook friends topped one thousand. Brittany visited and joined Beth and her friends for bar review. Brittany also recorded more videos to post online of Beth putting her hair up in a ponytail and inserting her contact lenses. 
            
In her kitchen, Beth burned her right thigh with hot chili, not as severe as her earlier coffee burn. She treated it promptly this time, thankful her Paralympic tattoo escaped damage. 
 
Even so, she acquired another scar.
            
As 2010 began, Beth emailed my parents. “I’m winding down on my winter quarter classes. I’ve loved Constitutional Law and the Regulation of Political Process, but I found Property to be a little boring. This semester we also took a writing and oral argument class where we get a fake case and actually go through bringing it to court. I’ve found that I really enjoy the oral arguments! Next quarter, I’ll be taking Constitutional Law 2, Evidence, Intellectual Property and the writing class. It should be fun!” 
 
I know that wouldn’t have been fun for me.
            
John, a sports fan, teased Beth about being a lucky charm. Her first autumn in Cambridge, she watched the revelry in Harvard Yard when the Boston Red Sox won the World Series for the first time in 86 years. A few months later, the New England Patriots earned the Super Bowl XXXIX title., Later when Beth started at Stanford, I called her on the morning of Super Bowl Sunday as she fried pounds of bacon to make bourbon bacon popcorn for a big party.
 
That day, the San Francisco Giants won the World Series for the first time.

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Amy Henry link
12/5/2019 10:14:41 am

Oh, I wish I'd known sooner that Beth is a good luck charm, I would have crowd-funded a seat for her in the Yankee stands of the AL play-offs!

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Cindy Kolbe link
12/12/2019 05:31:40 pm

The good luck charm bit just seemed to work when she moved to a city? Though wouldn't it be nice if it worked on demand! :-)

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