On Oct. 5 of last year, I spoke to the American Bar Association’s International Law Section in London. On Oct. 19, I spoke to the Nebraska State Bar Convention in Lincoln. In between, I spent a week in a decompression chamber to keep from getting the bends.

I had a great time in both venues. I officiated two National Hockey League games in London and took in the Nebraska-Texas A&M football game in Lincoln. I was a pig in slop.