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 […]
Month: June 2011
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.
The Great American Tocqueville Discovery.
Was young Alexis a stud or what? Three years ago, on the Sunday editorial page of one of the most conservative papers […]
Work-Life Balance = Expensive.
Today is Saturday. On Thursday morning, I spoke briefly with a well-credentialed if young California criminal defense lawyer about a matter our […]
Stop talking & writing like a lawyer. It’s Pompous & Faggy. Use “people” words instead.
Let’s get over ourselves. Doesn’t changing legal writing to just clear and simple writing come down to leadership? As in “maybe I […]
Be bad like Jesse James. Do something. Anything.
Get off your knees. Stop hiding. Life’s short.
Does “Client Service” Mean “Being Nice” to Clients?
Above: Holden Oliver’s squeeze-of-the-week takes liberties with The Only Nice New Yorker. So it’s a Recession. Fine. Still, get up off your […]
Cross-Border Unbundling and Signs of Times: “Need to litigate in Germany?”
Got GrÏ‹ndlichkeit? A telling ad appears in this month’s Washington Lawyer magazine. It’s placed by a Frankfurt-based lawyer–a Total Teutonic Betty, too, […]
The Unbearable Lightness of Lawyers.
Risk-aversion can be annoying. Get off your knees. Tell the client what it can do, too. What it should do. Take a […]