Got Rage? It’s that time of year, too.
What can a poor boy do?
Author: Dan Hull
Charleston!
The Dialect. First, what about the accent you hear there? That regal way of speech? You’re in South Carolina, of course–but the […]
“Hot Legs, bring your mother, too.”
I love you honey.
Solstice.
It’s today at 11:28 AM Eastern. As one digital resource has it: The pagan Scandinavian and Germanic people of northern Europe celebrated […]
Work is Rarely About Workers. It’s About Customers, Clients, Buyers, Patients, Consumers.
Let’s review, shall we? Where most types of Work are concerned: Clients, Buyers, Customers, Consumers and The Served are First. Companies are […]
Pantheon: Elizabeth McGovern.
McGovern in 2012. Her dad was a Northwestern law professor. Born in Chicago 56 years ago, she has malleable, ageless looks. At […]
Trump.
From a Facebook post I did 2 days ago that made people nuts. Like Bonkers. Flip City. “Didn’t vote for him. He’s […]
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
I still tell some AA girls that in 1985 I offed both my biker parents & did some serious time. That way […]
Ye Olde Friday Twitter.
BIll [friend of mine], make you a deal. Will give you all cell numbers & $5,000 IF you will phone 500 Hulls […]
Dad at 13: 76 years ago today.
Seventy-six years ago today, a Sunday, my Dad, 13, came home in the afternoon with a basketball as usual under his arm. […]
Cicero: On Friendship.
“Like lawyers and politicians in the 21 centuries after him, Marcus Tullius Cicero, the versatile Roman advocate, statesman, philosopher and writer, was […]
SCOTUS wedding cake transcript.
Transcript of oral argument of this morning’s SCOTUS gay wedding cake case. 1 hour. Real lawyers & real judges. MASTERPIECE CAKE SHOP, […]
What happened to discourse?
From a Facebook post this morning by me: I’m a long-time (now-ex) moderate Dem who did not vote for Trump but recently […]
Simmons, Weinstein, Lauer & Rose.
There’s more””much more””to all these recent male downfalls. Women of all ages are all over men with businesses, power & money. Like […]
Yes, I’m still a liberal but…..
1. Women, gays, minorities & poors are no longer special. 2. Time for the West to stop treating them like retards, gimps […]
Be Grateful. But Stay Morlock.
Twitter reply today: Most of us can’t afford to poof-out & won’t poof-out in this lifetime.* We’re like Eagle Scouts. Need to […]
America needs to get out more.
1. Alpha men get cocky, act out and overreach. 2. Bullying is unfortunate but natural. 3. Pols hustle for votes. All pols. […]
Thanksgiving, Nantucket, Princeton & Duke: Mystery School of the Handwritten Thank-You Note.
The Governess, 1739, Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin (1699-1779) If you went to Duke, folks will re-float the vile and completely untrue story that Duke […]
One Night/One Person. Helping the Winter Homeless. But Keeping It Simple.
Some of you are familiar with One Night, One Person, the program to help homeless outdoor sleepers on the 30 or so […]
39 More Things Long-Divorced American Male Lawyers Know.
No.s 1-39 are here. 40. When in Rome, do as many Romans as you can. ~ Hugh Grant, Brit actor 41. Always […]
Aways Tell Clients What They Can Do, Too.
I find myself doing it more than I would like–especially with clients with newer businesses or in emerging industries. I’ve just laid […]
Euripides: About Free Speech.
This is slavery: not to speak one’s thought. Euripides, stand-up Greek (480-406 B.C.)
And speaking of Johnny Winter…
It’s a mean old town to live in by yourself.
Has Europe Abandoned Free Speech?
Or does it just seem that way? Speaker’s Corner, Hyde Park, London
The Verdict?
The jury’s still out. But Trump isn’t that bad a guy. We’ve had more presidents like him in the past 230 years […]
Doing Rome.
The comparisons between Rome and the U.S. are exciting and instructive. –What About Clients? When in Rome, do as many Romans as […]
Storytelling.
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. —Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)
Sunday, NFL, Berkeley & Speech.
Have a good Sunday. And whether NFL players kneel, stand or even come out of the tunnel, it’s their call. You can […]