Journeys
Journeys are the midwives of thought. —Alain de Botton, The Art of Travel (2002) Edward Hopper, Compartment C, Car 293 (1938)
Month: November 2010
Above The Law Gets Serious.
A reason for lawyers over 25, and with passable mental health, to read a mega-popular law blog. Former Jones Day partner and […]
Atlantic Review: Is the War on Hysteria now Transatlantic?
Our friends at the Atlantic Review–the Berlin-based press digest founded in 2003 by German and American Fulbright alumni–write that “Like America, Germany […]
Los Angeles: Neely Swanson’s No Meaner Place.
No Meaner Place is an examination of overlooked quality in Hollywood–and the real life “failures” of the best of the best. It’s […]
King Me. Now.
Back in the day, Baby Boomer Prince Charles, now 62, was cool, mod, dashing and could do no wrong. According to some […]
Both Worlds: Got Ambition?
Who got off their knees? Who stood up? Who was Dirty? Who was Clean? Hagar and Van Halen. That’s who, ‘Cups. Re: […]
Jim McElhaney: Jurors–and Lawyer Fatigue.
Most jurors are smarter than you think. Granted, they do weird things. But they get subtleties. They take their jobs seriously. And […]
MCC
It’s the kind of publication the entire Western world would be reading if Nazis had won WWII. Second only to “Super Lawyers”–check […]
Writing For Clients–Just Say It-Part 3
For me, the greatest single wedge driven between clients and lawyers is “legal” writing. In response to this blawg’s December 14 post […]
Writing Well: Satire–and Law?
The satirist is to be regarded as our physician, not our enemy. —Henry Fielding, 1707-1754 Like lawyers, physicians may no longer be […]
Great Work-Life Balance Moments in the Movies.
He’s saying he didn’t want to be President of the United States so he could stay home and be “Daddy”? Give me […]
Atlantic Review: Is the War on Hysteria now Transatlantic?
Our friends at the Atlantic Review–the Berlin-based press digest founded in 2003 by German and American Fulbright alumni–write that “Like America, Germany […]
Writing Well: Legal-speak needs to go.
Behold the image of the self-important “I’m-special” lawyer, rocking back and forth in his chair, and talking to himself like a mental […]
Outsource This.
If you are a client, why “outsource” just commodity work?
Weak Local Counsel–Another Lawyer-Centric Epidemic?
Weak local counsel (sometimes “terd”) esp. Amer. n. 1. a wimpy law firm hired in an unknown or insular jurisdiction or locale […]
Redux: Weak Local Counsel–Another Lawyer-Centric Epidemic?
Weak local counsel (sometimes “terd”) esp. Amer. n. 1. a wimpy law firm hired in an unknown or insular jurisdiction or locale […]
This Week’s Blawg Review: IP Savvy in a Class by Itself.
Over at Cincinnati-based powerhouse Frost Brown Todd, partner and patent lawyer Stephen Albainy-Jenei is still a Mother of Invention. Don’t miss this […]
My Marrakesh: Christian tattoo artists in Muqattam, Egypt.
East of Cairo, Muqattam is a suburb known for its past limestone cuttings, as well as for being the home of three […]
Mother Jones: Fear and Weirdness in the 2010 U.S. Elections.
Kevin Drum’s November 5 article in Mother Jones–the enduring hell-raiser and serial winner of National Magazine Awards–is called “Weird Findings From 2010’s […]
Stop me before I Twitter Stoned again.
“My name is Holden O.–and I’m powerless over keyboards after 6:00 PM.” Hull says that the 1980s version of this was phoning […]
R.D. Lewis: Hungary Business.
At Cross-Culture by Richard Lewis, see “Country Focus: Hungary“. It’s a quick but fair rundown, and one with an historical thread, of […]
Bill Gates and his IBM moment.
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose. –Wild Bill Gates
One college daily on the elections: “A changing of the guard”.
From today’s Duke Chronicle: G.O.P. takes House while Democrats retain slim Senate majority By CIARAN OCONNOR In a sharp rebuke of President […]
So what’s a “wine” arbitrator? Episode II of McIlwrath-Kirby IDN Interview.
Have you ever gone back and reviewed your firm’s bill to a client to determine the fees on your end to select […]
Lance Godard: “Are You Reading These Posts?”
“Value is the new golf.” Consultant Lance Godard is apparently a man of a few well-chosen sentences–and we do like the one […]
Make Mine Catholic.
Great Moments in Papal Moxie. In the Western Christian tradition, today is All Saints’ Day. It began in 610, when Pope Boniface […]