Personal Injury Law

Saturday Night Jonson

Posted on December 23, 2007
Simplex Munditiisby Ben Jonson. 1573-1637STILL to be neat, still to be drest,As you were going to a feast;Still to be powder'd, still perfumed:Lady, it is to be presumed,Though art's hid causes are not found,All is not sweet, all is not sound.Give me a look, give me a faceThat makes simplicity a grace;Robes loosely flowing, hair as free:Such sweet neglect more taketh meThan all th' adulteries of art;They strike mine eyes, but not my heart.

Filthy Rich Trial Lawyer Watch

Posted on December 22, 2007
Ever wonder how filthy rich trial lawyers get that way? An important clue emerges from the Rocky Mountain news:Boy, 8, sued in ski crashAssociated PressOriginally published 12:21 p.m., December 20, 2007Updated 03:42 p.m., December 20, 2007VAIL ? A 60-year-old man is taking an 8-year-old boy and his dad to court, claiming the third-grader caused a ski-slope collision that left the older man with a shoulder injury...

Friday Morning Shakespeare

Posted on December 21, 2007
14 by William Shakespeare Not from the stars do I my judgement pluck, And yet methinks I have astronomy, But not to tell of good, or evil luck, Of plagues, of dearths, or seasons' quality, Nor can I fortune to brief minutes tell; Pointing to each his thunder, rain and wind, Or say with princes if it shall go well By oft predict that I in heaven find...

Feel The Love

Posted on December 20, 2007
As a general rule, we hate to see anything bad happen to anybody. Of course there are some people, whom we hate to see bad things happen to less than others, but that's another story. Not everyone agrees with this outlook on life: Over at Evolving in Kansas, Mousie Cat demonstrates the superior compassion of the progressive/liberal element with this post about yesterday's fire at the Vice President's office: Zeus hurls lightning bolt at Cheney, misses...

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Thursday Night Baillie

Posted on December 20, 2007
AN ADDRESS TO THE NIGHT.A FEARFUL MIND.by Joanna Baillie (September 11, 1762 ? February 23, 1851)Uncertain, awful as the gloom of death,The Night's grim shadows cover all beneath.Shapeless and black is ev'ry object round,And lost in thicker gloom the distant bound...

Recipe for Blasphemy XXI

Posted on December 20, 2007
Homemade BaconIngredients:5 Pounds Pork Belly1 1/2 Cup Sea Salt1 1/2 Cup Fresh Brown Sugar3/4 Cups Maple Syrup1/2 Cup Saltpeter1 Gallon Bottled Water Water1 Gallon Apple Cider2 Tablespoons Fresh Ground PepperInformation:Serving Size 20390 Calories Per Serving18 Grams Of FatCooking Directions:The two most important ingredients are salt and sugar...

Wednesday Night Gilbert

Posted on December 19, 2007
SIR JOSEPH (from H.M.S. Pinafore) by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 ? 29 May 1911)When I was a lad I served a termAs office boy to an Attorney's firm.I cleaned the windows and I swept the floor,And I polished up the handle of the big front door...

Tuesday Night Sappho

Posted on December 18, 2007
He?s equal with the Gods,that manby Sappho He?s equal with the Gods,that man Who sits across from you, Face to face, close enough, to sip Your voice?s sweetness, And what excites my mind, Your laughter, glittering...

Temporary Outgoing Attorney General Watch

Posted on December 18, 2007
Approximately everything that needs to be said (along with a lot that didn't) about outgoing Kansas Attorney General Lex Luthor Paul Morrison has been said more times than would be helpful to anybody. We don't know why this whole wretched business brought this video to mind, but take a look: Actually, we do...

See other side for instructions

Posted on December 18, 2007
Uselessly self-referential help page of the day, wherein Yahoo! tries to explain how to add a blog to an existing web page:1. Begin the activation process by choosing the custom path. 2. Complete steps 1 and 2. 3. After step 2, at the bottom of the page, you'll see a note for experienced users...

Monday Evening Milne

Posted on December 17, 2007
Disobedienceby Alan Alexander Milne 1882-1956James JamesMorrison MorrisonWeatherby George DupreeTook greatCare of his Mother,Though he was only three.James James Said to his Mother,"Mother," he said, said he;"You must never go downto the end of the town,if you don't go down with me...

Global Warming Update X

Posted on December 17, 2007
At the Bali Conference, the dreaded global warming causes the Hard Man to melt:Floods of tears as climate change 'hard man' breaks down at summitBy MARTIN DELGADO - Last updated at 00:13am on 16th December 2007 He is known as the "hard man" of climate-change negotiation...

Department of Clarification

Posted on December 17, 2007
Houghmagandie is a word used in Scottish poetry to refer to sexual relations outside of marriage.Mahatma Gandhi was the leader of the movement for Indian independence.Don't Be Confused!

Service Update

Posted on December 17, 2007
Last week's storm wrapped half an inch of clear ice around our woodpile. Undeterred, we chopped through the night, and we chopped through the dawn, only to find that the wood was not only soaking wet, but too big to fit in the woodstove.Last time this problem came up, Dad-O-Rama suggested cutting about six inches out of the middle of each piece, which might have worked, except that the chunks were also too big around to fit through the opening on the stovetop...

Friday Night Shakespeare

Posted on December 14, 2007
13by William Shakespeare O that you were your self, but love you are No longer yours, than you your self here live, Against this coming end you should prepare, And your sweet semblance to some other give. So should that beauty which you hold in lease Find no determination, then you were Your self again after your self's decease, When your sweet issue your sweet form should bear...

Recipe for Blasphemy XX

Posted on December 13, 2007
Toejigogi KuKorean Barbecued Pork Ingredients 1/3 cup mirin 2 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons Asian sesame oil 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, lightly toasted and finely ground 2 tablespoons minced garlic (about 4 cloves) 2 scallions, white and light green parts only, chopped 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger 1 tablespoon Asian chili-garlic paste 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper 2 pounds boneless center-cut pork loin, sliced 1/2 inch thick and pounded 1/3 inch thick Vegetable oil, for the grill 1 large head of red-leaf or green-leaf lettuce, leaves separated Miso, red pepper paste, chili-garlic paste and sliced hot green chiles plus thinly sliced scallions or kimchi, for serving directions In a large glass baking dish, combine the mirin, soy sauce, sesame oil, sesame seeds, garlic, scallions, ginger, chili-garlic paste, black pepper and crushed red pepper...

Temporary Attorney General Watch III

Posted on December 13, 2007
At 1:33 p.m., Central U.S. Time, December 13, 2007, a Google search for "attorney general paul morrison resign" returns about 28,600 results.Update: At 9:28 p.m., Central U.S. Time, December 13, 2007, a Google search for "attorney general paul morrison resign" returns about 233,000 results.

Thursday Afternoon Burns

Posted on December 13, 2007
To A Louse, On Seeing One On A Lady's Bonnet, At Churchby Robert BurnsHa! whaur ye gaun, ye crowlin ferlie?Your impudence protects you sairly;I canna say but ye strunt rarely,Owre gauze and lace;Tho', faith! I fear ye dine but sparelyOn sic a place.Ye ugly, creepin, blastit wonner,Detested, shunn'd by saunt an' sinner,How daur ye set your fit upon her-Sae fine a lady?Gae somewhere else and seek your dinnerOn some poor body...

Wednesday Evening Sappho

Posted on December 12, 2007
Fragmentby Sappho?Again and again?because thoseI care for best, do meMost harm?

Temporary Attorney General Watch II

Posted on December 12, 2007
At 9:58 p.m., Central U.S. Time, December 12, 2007, a Google search for "attorney general paul morrison resign" returns about 28,800 results.

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