Month: July 2010

Bad news for the Happysphere. And better news for serious lawyers and their clients. The down-markets do have a silver lining for […]

From a marketing e-mail I received today: “Are you frustrated by young workers who feel entitled to success, need constant praise, want […]

Here’s the Net at an infrequent good moment. And perhaps at its best. About people–and not about “alternate realities”, SEO, insular robot […]

Arbitration, and other forms of international ADR, are gaining acceptance. Many higher-end corporate clients, especially non-U.S. companies, do often “prefer” binding arbitration […]

Liberal” versus “conservative” are not labels that can be used or should be used to define anyone of quality. An original, an […]

But they do endure. The truly global Sir Eldon Griffiths–former MP, writer and diplomat who for decades has traveled extensively in the […]

One fine Saturday last July, London’s velvet-voiced politics pundit and broadcaster Charon QC–in his other life a well-regarded law professor and writer–interviewed […]

Yes, we know you dream in American. But you live in the world. Great clients know that. Do you? Apart from Mozart, […]

The Anti-Teacup. Papa wrote the book on cool quality-of-life ideas for Tubbies who just can’t take it anymore. Try them at home […]

Blue Lupines, wild roses, Moxie, fireweed. See A Public Defender’s Life in Alaska.

More unemployables. For polishing, looters head to expensive and wasteful 3-year incubation devices owned and operated by older unemployables. See Jane Genova’s […]

And the Humans grew mad. The summer. The economy. It’s not only tough times right now. It’s hot, and bloody hot in […]

Mr. Chicken: Ignore him. Note: Below is a June 8, 2009 post we like, to be honest, for its louder volume and […]

Yesterday’s $550 million settlement (in 3 months since fraud lawsuit was filed!) is more than a “nice result”. It is Magic. And […]

My Darling, we’ll come in low, out of the rising sun. Just you eight–and me. And the new Morning. About a mile […]

From a WAC/P? mainstay and 100% full-frontal blunt commenter and stand-up Irish guy (note: we are editing, enlarging and/or embellishing only parts […]

Because it’s Summer, it’s Slower, and we’re Slumming. It’s an experiment. And so far it’s a mixed neighborhood. Best part: good looking […]

Above: This bunch headed for law school? Hopefully not–but run one over if you see one just in case. Speed up a […]

No comment–but if Gingrich, 67, wanted to wait for a way-low American moment to “declare”, today’s probably that day: Monday, July 12, […]

You just haven’t been to London this week unless you’ve checked in with our friend Charon QC. Below Professor Charon wonders about […]

Good enough, smart enough, Senatorial enough. Alan Stuart Franken, love him or not, is smart, a player, still funny and still the […]

Gambling with an old, multi-layered and heavyweight sport. See “Japan’s Sumo Scandal: Caught Off-Balance“. Exceprt: The scandal says a lot about modern […]