Andy Rooney retired from writing and delivering essays on 60 Minutes on October 5, 2011. On November 4, 2011, he died, at the age of 92. Working at a law firm where we do a lot trusts and wills, it’s… Continue Reading
In an exchange Tuesday up on the main page, wardsmith asked me if I thought voters had a right to privacy. I smelled a rhetorical trap coming because the answer seemed so obvious — and, quite frankly, the exchange happened… Continue Reading
I’m getting ready to throw the End-Of-Prohibition Party. So of course I’m thinking of old standards. Bear in mind that the original of this one was in 1928 in German, but didn’t make it into English until the New York… Continue Reading
Client comes in for a first-time consult. Does not have a situation at all. Very slim possibility that if person X does action Y to the client, and company Z fails to respond appropriately, and if Mercury rises in Aquarius… Continue Reading
The man is a god to trivia geeks everywhere. But last week he made a surprising public declaration. And look how he’s been reduced in circumstance: (Seriously, I’d be willing to walk a mile in his moccasins. Wouldn’t you?)
You may recall a bit from a couple weeks ago concerning the cross atop the municipal water tower in Whitesville, Tennessee. I thought the Mayor’s reaction to the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s lawsuit threat misued the word “terrorist,” and the… Continue Reading
It takes four Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court to bring a case onto the docket. Typically when fewer than four indicate they want to review a case, the case dies a quiet death and no one pays attention. It’s very… Continue Reading
Look, don’t get me wrong here. I’m on record as saying I like the idea of a high-speed rail system running from San Diego to Sacramento and San Francisco. High-speed rail in Europe is competitively priced with air travel, more… Continue Reading
Her Majesty Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India had something in common with some other famous people. People like Tracy Chapman. Jacques Cousteau.… Continue Reading
A beer on Sunday while watching the game seems like the simplest and purest pleasures available. I’m grateful to live in California where I can get my beer on without having to worry about what day of the week it… Continue Reading