Jack London on Inspiration.
You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. —Jack London (1876-1916) John Griffith “Jack” London in […]
Month: February 2017
Trump in Florida on Saturday.
Donald John Tump certainly has some rough edges. A proven salesman, he still exaggerates too much for even a POTUS. He gets […]
39 Things Long-Divorced American Lawyers Know
Paris 1952: Willy Maywald, Mannequin en tailleur quai Saint-Michel. 1. Never swive anyone named Zoe, Brigit or Natasha. 2. Let no one […]
Want Client Service Smarts? Find a Local Store or Restaurant with Lines Out the Door.
Because at those shops and eateries, they are doing something very right. They have either (1) products or food that are excellent […]
Philip Klein: The New “Opposition to Wussiness” in American Politics.
In the new weekly magazine edition of the Washington Examiner, managing editor Philip Klein notes–correctly, I think–that Opposition to wussiness is the […]
Best Monday Startup Song Ever.
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New TRTCLE: “Lobbying Congress:
In 2017, as last year, I will again be teaching three times a month for treaching be teaching once a month (third […]
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What’s on your political CV? What is meant by being “conservative” or “liberal”–politically or culturally–these days? I, for one, do not know […]
For everyone who wanted to leave Maggie’s Farm but never did.
RATM’s 2000 version of Bob Dylan’s Maggie’s Farm, first recorded in January 1965. I ain’t gonna work on Maggie’s farm no more […]
Washington Examiner: “Burning Obama’s energy regs.”
With the unexpected election of a GOP POTUS, the Washington Examiner–a kind of thinking man’s Fox News website and weekly magazine I’ve […]
Confused about my “politics”? It’s not important–but….
Not that it’s important. But this blog has been active for 12 years. We all change a bit. Anyway, this may make […]
John F. Lynch: “Sitting on the Wall.” How should outside counsel think about in-house counsel?
The client wants you on that wall looking after his problem and being mindful of his career. If the night is cold […]
Want to think like a Client? Great.Then think about controlling Client Costs.
Rule 8 is Think Like the Client–Help Control Costs. The 2006 Explanatory Note for Rule 8–we reluctantly decided that an Advisory Committee […]