Avocados
A client keeps on bringing these in to the office. I like avocados and I make damn good guacamole. But how many of these things can we eat? An office of twenty people can’t keep up with the constant flow… Continue Reading
Month: September 2006
What I’ve Been Asking For All Along
As promised, I have a few more thoughts on the President’s announcements today. First, I’ve never doubted that much of the covert activity, intelligence-gathering, confinement of prisoners, and other controversial parts of the “Global War On Terror” were aimed at… Continue Reading
#1 Pick
With some pleasure, I learned that our fantasy football team has the #1 pick this year. Tomorrow my buddy and I will get together with the other Real Men of Genius and we’ll draft the players into the 2006 Flying… Continue Reading
More Later
With some excitement, I read about the President’s news conference a few hours ago, in which he announced that he would seek Congressional authority for military tribunals for terror detainees. I’m very pleased — this is exactly what I and… Continue Reading
A Moving Post
Maybe I’m not getting enough sleep, but this story of redemption and chance really touched me.
Mr. Fantasy Football Organizer Guy
Tonight I conspired with my friend for our annual money-league fantasy football team. The Wife thinks we’re Real Men of Genius but it’s a good time. We’re looking forward to another fun and exciting year.
Guess It’s Not Too Soon Anymore
Lots of specials on T.V.; movies in the theater; second-release movies on broadcast TV. 9/11 is now an acceptable source of material for both fiction and documentary. Appropriately serious, of course, but all the same, we’re seeing airplanes hitting towers.… Continue Reading
Dogs and Tables
Our table is done. It didn’t turn out quite like we planned; the map cinched up during the last phases and we had to trim it a bit. We will need to get some glass cut for the top, but… Continue Reading
Houdini
Hi there! I’m really cute. I’m also clever and naughty. My name is Karma but I have the mad escape skillz of Harry Houdini. See, what happened was that my Mommy and Daddy were busy for much of the day… Continue Reading
There’s Always Something To Do
It’s been an extraordinarily busy week. My friend, who recruited me to back come out to California, enjoyed an expansion of his family last weekend. Like the other lawyers in the office, I have been helping cover his work while… Continue Reading