Month: March 2024

Paris was a bold man who presum’d To judge the beauty of a Goddess. —John Dryden The Judgment of Paris, Lucas Cranach […]

Happy Easter, y’all. The time of new beginnings. Step back from the canvas. Sharpen the tools. Get a religion. Call someone who […]

Great gifts, persistence and drive are hard to beat. If you don’t know who Charlotte Rampling is, do find out. Ah, Charlotte. […]

Just checked my news curator-aggregator (Flipboard) and every article says everything everywhere is all fucked up. We need Chuck Norris right now.

You can’t wait for inspiration; you have to go after it with a club. “” Jack London

You hosin’ us, Mr. Hull? Rule 27 of the U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is “Depositions to Perpetuate Testimony”. It’s not […]

Early-in-the-case Rule 56 motion. Note well-dressed Brit General Counsel taking a bullet. Rule 56 (d) When Facts Are Unavailable to the Nonmovant. […]

Big ones. School teacher, seamstress, businesswoman, community organizer, Chicago girl and Ireland-born, Mary Harris “Mother Jones” (1837-1930) had big ones. What a […]

“I know it, I see it. The Huns will not come.” Sainte Genevieve (422-512) saved Parisians from the Huns, the legend goes, […]

Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. —Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)

We all like to feel special, unique and, at times, superior. It doesn’t mean we are insular, evil or bonkers. It doesn’t […]

Above: E practicing Structure. This 2006 post is from our famous Evergreen Collection. We haven’t seen a need to revise it much. […]

WJC and writer, January 1, 2009, noon, Charleston 1. Date no one named Zoe, Brigit or Natasha. 2. No one you just […]

A funny, fearless and densely layered poem (1960s super-critic Karl Shapiro said the “baroque” style used made it funnier and more ironic), […]

See Rule 7: Know the Client. Every great client wants you to know him, her or it. Take time out to learn […]

Education is not just about getting a job.

Guest in Detroit, 1935 Enormously popular for the first half of the 20th century, Detroit’s Edgar A. Guest (1881-1959) charmed America with […]

For me, it beats Big Sur and the Austrian Alps. My favorite place in the world, it is desolate in the winter […]

Sir John Popham (1531″“1607) was an MP, Speaker of the House of Commons, and Lord Chief Justice of England. We think he […]

Yes, I am a Jew, and when the ancestors of the right honorable gentleman were brutal savages in an unknown island, mine […]

I bind to myself today The power of Heaven, The light of the sun, The brightness of the moon, The splendour of […]

Saint Patrick’s Day is on Sunday. For starters, be advised that real Irish-American males do not wear green on March 17. They […]

“Welcome back, Monsieur Hool.” This is Hôtel du Jeu de Paume, the non-oath version. Erected in the 17th century, it once housed […]

Lawyers who won’t take a stand is a time-honored tradition. Ernie from Glen Burnie, a lawyer and a life-long friend of mine, […]

If you work for a peer firm, you will encounter me or someone very much like me. [Y]ou cannot avoid the essence […]