Debt Ceiling Deal Done. Obama Tax Raise Bid Shut Down. Are We Yanks Short-Sighted Tools or What?
It’s not over yet. But see Washington strikes deal on debt ceiling, by David Espo, Associated Press. It begins: WASHINGTON “” Ending […]
It’s Saturday morning. Know where your wife or girlfriend is?
Willie Dixon: “I-YAM…”
Redux: “Liking” Your Clients.
I’m no Stephen Covey. I suspect that burning inside each employee is an overwhelming ambition to Get Home, Eat Twinkies and Watch […]
Mr. Franken of Minnesota: All Couples Good Enough, Smart Enough, Equitable Enough.
So far he’s been a good Senator for Minnesota, the Dispossessed and the Left. We don’t have to agree with him on […]
Today, Yesterday, Los Angeles: Pitches, Dreams, Log Lines, Drive & Money.
Alien, 1979, directed by Ridley Scott: “Jaws” in outer space. Stills, 1989, novel by Samuel Hazo: Years after a celebrated war photographer […]
Washington, DC: It Never Lost Its Glow For Me. Not Once.
Law is the ultimate backstage pass. It’s the new priesthood. Make fun of D.C. all you want; but if you’ve never spent […]
Picasso, Guernica and the German Officer: “Did you paint this?”
Here’s a WWII story I first heard in 1992 in Paris from a struggling young Irish painter named Richard hustling his drinks […]
John Herschel Glenn, Jr: Happy Birthday to a Crowdpleaser’s Crowdpleaser.
This, Willy Loman, is what well-liked looks like. Twelve years after his 1962 earth orbits, John Glenn began to represent Ohio in […]
Legal Intelligencer: “Exploring Early Settlements: Sign of Weakness or Ethical Duty?”
See this one in Philadelphia’s Legal Intelligencer by Charlotte Thomas of Duane Morris. And if you represent litigation-savvy corporations, think about advocating […]
Self-Shilling Done Right: The Necessity and Art of Tooting Your Horn.
Everyone from Donald Trump and Little Richard to Ralph Nader and Lance Armstrong does it–just differently–and you should, too. Only a few […]
“Scientific” Evidence at the Casey Anthony Trial: Come to think of it, it bothered us a little, too.
See at Deliberations “The Real Danger from Casey Anthony’s Trial: Scary Scientific Evidence“. Excerpt: A cause of death that cannot be determined […]
Hull McGuire’s Bennet Kelley: He’s First in the ‘Hood.
Bennet Kelley’s Cyber Report on internet law just won First Place at the Los Angeles Press Club’s Southern California Journalism Awards for […]
The Economist: Fiscal Angst and Agony in Greece.
The Economist/Eyevine So you think America has problems? Yesterday’s The Economist tries to make sense of the ongoing and painful debate in […]
Time Management Simplified: 6 Things. 11 Words.
1. Family, friends, customers first. 2. Espresso 3. Food 4. Plan Work 5. Work 6. Exercise 7. Sleep Questions? Serigraphy, “The important […]
The Furries: Woofstock in Pittsburgh for 6th straight year.
Wouldn’t date one, though. We applaud the return of The Furries here–and we are pleasantly surprised and curious. Has Pittsburgh finally become […]
Well done, New York. GOP-dominant NY state senate votes to legalize gay marriage.
Fresh pepper? Fresh pepper? Last night New York became the sixth state to legalize gay marriage. Governor Andrew Cuomo finally lead on […]
TV Dads, The Atlantic and “The End of Men”.
Ever wonder why young male employees type with a lisp? See in the July-August 2010 issue: “The End of Men“. And let’s […]
Say Cheese, Guys: Rep. Weiner, Close Friend Say Goodbye.
Good call, finally. See in yesterday’s The Economist “So Ends A Cocky Tale“. Excerpt: As his congressional colleagues distanced themselves and others […]
Real Fathers Day: Nature, Unreconstructed Men and The Wolf’s Mannish Boys.
Steve Winwood in 1967: “Well my pad is very messy and there’s whiskers on my chin.”
Sensitive Litigation Moment No. 26: Discovery and Leading Questions under Fed. R. Civ. P. 30.
Trial lawyer-writer Evan Schaeffer is always worth reading. See Rule 30 and then read “When Are Leading Questions Permitted During Federal Court […]
“Being in London is getting to me.”
From Duncan Campbell King at his soulful and introspective Wrath of a Sumo King.