‘Life’ Decisions.
1. ‘Good’ Life Decisions v. 2. ‘Bad’ Life Decisions v. 3. Not Really Making Any ‘Life’ Decisions At All? How many of […]
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Paternity Leave: Do we really want it?
Paternity leave is silly. Seriously. It goes way too far. It hurts the entire human race. Degrades women and men. Let’s celebrate […]
The Problem Now.
My 3 cents? The problem is Americans don’t know each other anymore. We’ve been making assumptions about our co-citizens on coasts/cities versus […]
International Women’s Day.
Why? And why oh why does the Women’s Movement keep degrading all Humankind by insisting Women are veritable gimps, misfits & retards […]
2017 Edition: 107 Wild Men. And Wild Women.
Wild Men. Wild Women. The Rankings 1 through 106 as this blog sees them in 2017. Wild Men and Wild Women are […]
Appropriate This.
All American language and culture is a mass appropriation. Always has been. And a strong suit too. The cross-appropriation around and inside […]
Dan Hull: Lobbying Congress, TRTCLE.
https://www.trtcle.com/State/teleconference_details/858/27
Russians.
I went home with the waitress. Like I always do. How was I to know She was with the Russians, too? — […]
Jack London on Inspiration.
You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. —Jack London (1876-1916) John Griffith “Jack” London in […]
Trump in Florida on Saturday.
Donald John Tump certainly has some rough edges. A proven salesman, he still exaggerates too much for even a POTUS. He gets […]
39 Things Long-Divorced American Lawyers Know
Paris 1952: Willy Maywald, Mannequin en tailleur quai Saint-Michel. 1. Never swive anyone named Zoe, Brigit or Natasha. 2. Let no one […]
Want Client Service Smarts? Find a Local Store or Restaurant with Lines Out the Door.
Because at those shops and eateries, they are doing something very right. They have either (1) products or food that are excellent […]
Philip Klein: The New “Opposition to Wussiness” in American Politics.
In the new weekly magazine edition of the Washington Examiner, managing editor Philip Klein notes–correctly, I think–that Opposition to wussiness is the […]
Best Monday Startup Song Ever.
1995 Buenos Aires
New TRTCLE: “Lobbying Congress:
In 2017, as last year, I will again be teaching three times a month for treaching be teaching once a month (third […]
cv 1
What’s on your political CV? What is meant by being “conservative” or “liberal”–politically or culturally–these days? I, for one, do not know […]
For everyone who wanted to leave Maggie’s Farm but never did.
RATM’s 2000 version of Bob Dylan’s Maggie’s Farm, first recorded in January 1965. I ain’t gonna work on Maggie’s farm no more […]
Washington Examiner: “Burning Obama’s energy regs.”
With the unexpected election of a GOP POTUS, the Washington Examiner–a kind of thinking man’s Fox News website and weekly magazine I’ve […]
Confused about my “politics”? It’s not important–but….
Not that it’s important. But this blog has been active for 12 years. We all change a bit. Anyway, this may make […]
John F. Lynch: “Sitting on the Wall.” How should outside counsel think about in-house counsel?
The client wants you on that wall looking after his problem and being mindful of his career. If the night is cold […]
Want to think like a Client? Great.Then think about controlling Client Costs.
Rule 8 is Think Like the Client–Help Control Costs. The 2006 Explanatory Note for Rule 8–we reluctantly decided that an Advisory Committee […]
Pantheon: Sarah Silverman.
“I don’t set out to offend or shock, but I also don’t do anything to avoid it.”
Havens
Freedom. What is Freedom, anyway? Are there different kinds? What would happen in the following fanciful world? Call it Freedomia. Everyone in […]
Unpopularity.
For five years, I’ve been active on Facebook.* My Facebook “friends” is a chronological collection people I knew and still know: growing […]
I’m an HRC voter. I wish our new POTUS Donald J. Trump well.
I wish our new POTUS well. A few things: 1. I’ve worked as an employee for Congress twice–a Democratic Senator and GOP […]
The Goal of the Women’s March?
Is there a reason for the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, January 21? Has a reason even been given yet? […]
Hermann Hesse: Deliverance.
It was at a concert of lovely old music. After two or three notes of the piano the door was opened…to the […]
Forbes on Good Client Hunting.
See this one at Forbes today: 10 Characteristics To Look For In Your Next Client.
Jeff Sessions
Good luck today, sir.