Oh Mexico. Sounds so simple. Never is.
See MSNBC on protests of the July 1 election results: “Tens of thousands protest in Mexico against president-elect, alleging vote fraud“. Excerpt: […]
If you can’t shimmy like Rufus Thomas, our firm can’t help you.
Try the law firm down the street, Jack.
Ermes Effron Borgnino (1917-2012).
In 1955, Ernest Borgnine won an Oscar for his title-role performance as the warm-hearted lonely butcher in “Marty”. He won it over […]
Got Proofreading?
Proofreading errors are avoidable, even under the gun–if you make ardor in proofreading a habit. Take invoices to clients. Invoices, if done […]
Congrats, Rep. Barney Frank. And thanks for showing us in all walks of life the 24/7 importance being who you are.
We do not share the same politics. But Barney’s unusually smart, tough, authentic. He gets lots done. And he’s got big ones. […]
These brutal Thursday summer nights are ruining my health.
The best thing about summer nights in the authentic American cities? All the girls walk by dressed up for each other, and […]
Herbert Lomas (1924-2011)
Recently, I learned that Herbert “Bertie” Lomas, a Suffolk-based poet, editor and translator, died on September 9, 2011 at the age of […]
The Economist: The start-up TechChange, mobile phones and “Geeks for Good” in Africa.
Query: Where Africa’s vast human and natural resources are concerned, why do many of us generally trust techies and NGOs more than […]
Dog Days: Humid, High 90s with Increasing Existential Dread by Monday.
And the Humans Grew Mad. Summer. The Economy. It’s not only tough times right now. It’s hot, and bloody hot in much […]
July 2012: Spread out the oil, the gasoline.
My eyes dilate, my lips go green. My hands are greasy, she’s a mean, mean machine.
Seattle’s Richard Chiem: “We Are a Gold Mine”.
Richard Chiem, 25, a friend and already a celebrated young American writer now based in Seattle, wrote this for his love, Frances […]
Neary’s Hawk.
A celebrated Hollywood polymath and award-winning author Brian Neary has written a spy novel that’s “not like all the others.” A tight […]
Paul Fussell (1924-2012): Wit. World View. Punditry. Courage. And His Enduring “Class”.
The Bible of American Social Strata. Do you dress up to ride on planes? Are your clothes always new? How about your […]
Radical Replevin: Secret Diaries, a Vampire-Hunting A. Lincoln and the Lawyer-Pol as The Anti-Wimp.
Preposterous but fun. A beloved leader and lawyer as the Anti-Wimp. But Confederate soldiers at Gettysburg as the Undead? Benjamin Walker plays […]
No matter what your politics are, National Review’s Dan Foster hands-down wins prize for best media quip on today’s SCOTUS ACA ruling.
The News Editor of the conservative National Review Online this morning on Twitter:* Daniel Foster “@DanFosterNRO “Kennedy is a pimp. He never […]
SCOTUS sidesteps the Commerce Clause, reaches to hang hat on Power to Tax–and upholds ACA. You wild man, John Roberts.
Fancy if surprising footwork there, John Roberts. And it was interesting to everyone to see how SCOTUS got there. Today by a […]
A Few Words About Nora Ephron (1941-2012).
We should have put her in our Pantheon long ago. In 1972, in her essay “A Few Words About Breasts”, she changed […]
Thank you, Frisby & Company, Solicitors, Stafford, England, for having me speak today.
Because all three–Harvard prof Alan Dershowitz, my friend trial lawyer Dave Boies and one of our U.S. Supreme Court justices I’ve met […]
Dee Briggs Studio: This Summer in Pittsburgh and New York.
Dee Briggs Studio Dee Briggs Intimate Friction The Mattress Factory Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Curated by Mary-Lou Arscott Now through September 1 www.mattress.org Group […]
We won’t be commenting on the Sandusky verdict. A man’s life is over. But June 22, 2012 was an even worse day for lawyering.
No one any time soon will likely write a book about Pennsylvania lawyering and subtitle it “A Passion for Excellence”. West of […]
Paradiso, Amsterdam, May 27, 1995.
The Singer-Dueler-Dancer-Diva is Lisa Fischer. Mad bulls do lose their way.
Using the complaint against your client: Confer right away–like now–with your shop’s dorky non-litigators on the 33rd Floor.
Litigation puts a spotlight on things you can fix. Things you can fix now. The opportunities are endless–for both GCs and outside […]
Rochester: New York versus Kent.
WTF. Someone has to go there. But why us? American Rochester, Genesee River. Preferred Rochester, River Medway.
In San Diego: Kreep v. Peed. Another Argument for Merit Selection of State Court Judges in America.
Get classy, state legislatures. We’ve made the argument from this blog for 6 years and out of our firm for 20 years. […]
In San Diego, Kreep v. Peed. A colorable argument for merit selection of state judges.
We’ve made the argument several times. Judges should not be elected. See the San Diego Union Tribune
A Few Good King-Hell Eccentrics: Do you think rank-and-file employees are boring? Well, we do, too, Jack.
And is there a market, too, for the well-rounded geek? Is that coming? We all love employees, payroll soldiers and others from […]