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Posted on June 15, 2008

Vanity Fair's Blogoticon

Posted on June 14, 2008
First, I was over looked (read, ignored) by the ABA Blawg 100, and now Vanity Fair has left me out of its Blogoticon. I am not legal enough, opinionated enough, and now not even scurrilous enough to get on the Blogoticon. WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!! My mother must be so ashamed...

This Pretty Much Describes My Morning

Posted on June 14, 2008
My wife and daughters headed out this morning to Austin, Texas for a confab and gabfest of sorts in an all girl day among the mothers and daughters on her side of the family. Last night I had big plans for today. Catch up on work, do a little work in the back yard, and/or work on some of my ideas...

Grand Theft Election

Posted on June 14, 2008
. . . Or, maybe she just wants to be the John Madden of the court world. Whatever, but according to Multiplayer and other sources, Sandra Day O'Connor is not just sitting on her laurels as the grand dame of the United States Supreme Court, she is entering the high stakes digital gaming world with the introduction of the game Our Courts...

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Virginia Law Schools

Posted on June 12, 2008
Virginia has a lot of history and landmarks. It is known as the "Mother of Presidents", and it traces is founding back to the Virginia Colony in 1607, it was the first permanent New World English colony and was one of the original 13 colonies that took part in the American Revolution...

Maybe Your Next Employer Should Be You

Posted on June 12, 2008
Not all that long ago I sat with recent law school graduate in court and just shot the bull while we waited for our case to be called. She was on her second job in 18 months, and she was working for a bankruptcy and consumer law litigation boutique. It represented an area of law with which she had no interest and it showed...

You Tell Them Katy!

Posted on June 11, 2008
I tend to think, as Katy Couric indicates, that we have come a lot further in this country, and especially in regard to the Democratic Party, in resolving racism than in sexism. I have a wife who is a lawyer, and went to law school well before entering law school admissions were anything but equal...

John McCain Does Not Know How To Use A Computer

Posted on June 11, 2008
. . . And he is campaigning to work from home. How is that going to work?

The Truth About Working From Home Laid Bare

Posted on June 11, 2008

Internet Sabbath? NO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted on June 10, 2008
When my youngest son was very young he was such a TV junkie that during the day the only way the sitter could get him to turn off the set without a fight was to tell him that it was time for the TV to take its nap. Now, come forward 14 years and I am afraid his father treats the computer with the same regard, only I know the computer does not have to take a nap...

Law Schools Of Indianna

Posted on June 08, 2008
If you are looking for a good law school to attend in the Midwest, you might want to consider Indiana. The state is known for its sports teams and athletic events, such as the Colts, the Pacers and the Indianapolis 500. Bound by Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky the state is centrally located...

Making Going It Alone Easier

Posted on June 08, 2008
I advocate for lawyers and law graduates going out on their own. But, I never said it was easy. Nothing is and going it alone is no exception. You need a certain minimum number of set skills to make it easier. Here are a few things that I suggest will make going it alone more pleasurable: 1...

Governor's Mansion In Austin, Texas Destroyed

Posted on June 08, 2008
This is just terrible news. The Texas Governor's Mansion was destroyed by fire. The 150-year-old mansion was undergoing renovations. The damage is being reported as "bordering on catastrophic". From the time I was just a child visiting Austin for the first time, I have always loved that house...

You Must Be Proactive!

Posted on June 08, 2008
Susan Cartier Liebel of Build A Solo Practice has written a great post on the need for those who want to enter into a solo practice to be proactive. She rights, "If you want to open your own solo practice and are waiting for the 'perfect' time to do so, when all the stars align, you have enough money in the bank, your child is in school full days, your spouse gets their promotion, when the world will be sunshine, lollipops and rainbows ...

Listening And Remembering Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and Pearl Bailey This Saturday Morning

Posted on June 07, 2008

June Year's Resolution

Posted on June 07, 2008
Or, better yet, do you pay a fat tax? A fat tax is when you, like me, joint the YMCA or gym in your area in December because in anticipation of fulfilling your New Year's resolution of getting off of your home office butt, get yourself in better shape and losing some weight, only to look up and it is June and you have never been to the place...

Digital Disaster Or Soft Serve Distress? You Be The Judge.

Posted on June 07, 2008
On the one hand I think this is shocking like most Americans, but at the same time I am not sure why it should be considered all that unusual. But, as we all have heard, Amazon.Com's Website went down for 2 hours. Apparently, the company's retail Web site shut down, giving an error code to anyone visiting it...

What???

Posted on June 06, 2008
I get this message over the Internet asking me "Are Your Affairs In Order"? My first reaction is what businesses is it of anybodies and I am sick and tired of these risque, salty, suggestive, and provocative things being sent to me via email, the Internet, blogs, and now my instant messenger...

Man, I Knew I Was Feeling Poorly

Posted on June 06, 2008
You would think that our economy is going to hell in a handbag. We are burning through fuel, money and jobs at an astonishing rate. According to CNNMoney we Americans saw our net worth decline by $1.7 trillion (that is with a 'T') in just the first quarter of the year...

Is Box Wine Greener?

Posted on June 05, 2008
You know I do not drink wine daily, but I do like wine tastings and like to visit Texas wineries. My wife and I have fun with the taste, the process followed to make wine a particular wine, the bottles, the labels, and even the name chosen. By the way, we did not much care for Joe Blow Red that we tried recently...

Hybrid SUVs Are Bombing

Posted on June 05, 2008
Do you commute to work? I have a carpet commute so transportation in that sense is not that concerning to me. But, if you are trying to decide in the future what you might drive to work, you might wish to follow the public's lead on green. According to The New York Times the public is rejecting the American automaker's sales job of the hybrid SUVs...

Bloggers Are Upset And Rightfully So

Posted on June 04, 2008
When you think that Beaumont, Texas of all places, the heart of cancer ally of the petro-chemical trade, and the town that was flattened by the last hurricane that hit the gulf coast, and an area made up of very moderate blue collar workers is going to be the place for the showdown between Time Warner Cable and the concept of the open Internet is a bid strang...

Oh Ed, I Am So Very Sorry To Hear This

Posted on June 04, 2008
You know, I grew up with Ed McMahon. Almost every night of my childhood and young adult life I would watch The Tonight Show Staring Johnny Carson and think that Ed McMahon was the fun loving uncle that most people wish they had. He was the ultimate "second fiddle" and I think most of us can identify with being the second fiddle in this World...

The States Are About To Rain On The Internet's Parade

Posted on June 03, 2008
The dreaded sales tax. It is costly for consumers, but more importantly it would be difficult for small Internet outlets to comply with every state collecting sales tax on products or services sold. In the past there has been a ban on taxing Internet sales...

Scrap The Magazines

Posted on June 02, 2008
Gretchen Rubin, a writer working on The Happiness Project, writes in HuffPo that if you feel overwhelmed because of the huge stack of magazines you have cluttering your house, to throw them out right now! With the exception that you should recycle them, I agreed...

Notebook Computers In The Law School Classroom

Posted on June 02, 2008
TaxProf Blog and Future Lawyer, as well as others over time, have blog in support and in opposition to pulling or banning notebook computers from the classroom. I somehow find the concept of banning notebooks from a law school classroom a medieval, feudal, antiquated, and something from the dark ages of the 80s and 90s...

The Future Home Office?

Posted on June 01, 2008
Is this the future? Homes so green, so organized, so tech, you can operate enjoyably, functionally, and efficiently from where you are, both in your personal life and your business life. Why do you need to leave for anything other than entertainment and socialization?

Do You Flaunt Your Fatigue?

Posted on May 31, 2008
"Man am I tired". "I've got so much work, I'll be up all night". "I can't seem to catch up". Deep breaths taken. A slight moan or wheeze for others to hear. How about just letting your head fall a little too quickly to the desk in front of you. Better yet, leaving to go get a caffeine-hyped power drink...

Reliving The 70s Today And Listening To The Bee Gees

Posted on May 31, 2008
For some reason Stayin' Alive has some meaning today as I do some work on this Saturday. But, I am afraid that I cannot wear tight pants anymore, and my hair is a lot shorter. And, I shaved my beard when my babies kept pulling on it to get my attention.

A Perfect Reflection Of Third Wave Lawyers As Compared To Lawyers Who Have Vision Of Building An Empire

Posted on May 31, 2008

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