The Wife and I took the dogs for a walk today along the aqueduct. Here are some of the things we saw. Each picture expands to a very large photograph, suitable for use as wallpaper on your Windows environment. First,… Continue Reading
Today is the first day of the new daylight savings time. This is supposed to happen at the start of spring and a lot of people feel inconvenienced because it is coming earlier than usual (and earlier than expected, which… Continue Reading
Two weeks ago, I judged a mock trial contest for the local high schools. It got some press last week. It was fun, but somewhat time-consuming. It’s also a good opportunity to interact with other lawyers from other segments of… Continue Reading
“Passivity” seems more like it. I know it’s a touchy issue but it seems as though the Governator has elected to not lead on this issue but rather follow. It’s good to represent the will of the people, I concede.… Continue Reading
From the outside looking in, one might think that lawyers eat luxury meals for lunch and dinner; martinis and bleu cheese salads for lunch, and rich French red wines with steaks and lobsters for dinner every day. It’s not true.… Continue Reading
It was a day of extreme weather today in the desert. It’s rare that the weather is so interesting here. Eight months out of the year, it’s warm and dry in the morning, then hot and windy in the afternoon,… Continue Reading
An interesting conversation with another attorney at the firm. We mused that the weather is something that people are normally very cavalier about. We puny humans like to delude ourselves that we’re pretty much in control of what’s going on.… Continue Reading
California should move its Presidential Primary to February 5, 2008. And it looks like that’s going to happen. It might cost us some more money but it’s worth it to have a real voice in the candidate selection process. If… Continue Reading
But it turns out that not everyone was so fortunate as us Californians. Suck it up, Great Lakes States!
An attorney at the firm asked me today if I’d found any groups in the area since moving here that I wanted to join. The Wife has done well in this regard, having found a Toastmasters group that she likes.… Continue Reading