Big Wednesday 2013
Yesterday, I finally had a spare moment to set up for today’s cases. And I threw in my predictions just to go on the record. No, I don’t know why the Court is taking three days to do what I… Continue Reading
Cheerful For Once
Endeavour No More
My drive to work this morning looked very strange. Lots of cars parked in the desert, people getting out and standing around. With cameras. About halfway between my house and my office, I saw it. It looked like a very… Continue Reading
Better Angels
In Tennessee, it’s not all bigots trying to keep Muslims out of their towns with bizarrely abusive lawsuits. In Cordova, Tennessee (that’s not far from Memphis), a Christian church is allowing a startup Muslim community to use its facilities for… Continue Reading
Miners
The story about the rescue of the miners in Chile is really one of the best, nicest, happiest things I’ve heard on the news in quite a while. A great story of human perseverance, effort, compassion, and ingenuity combining to… Continue Reading
The Way It Ought To Be
About ten years ago, my then-law partner and I tried a personal injury case in Sacramento. It was a difficult case to prepare because the plaintiff had treated with a great many doctors and the nature of his medical treatment… Continue Reading
Halfway Done
I had cause to check the actuarial tables of the Social Security Administration today. The amount of time that the tables say I have left to live* is almost exactly the amount of time that I have already lived. It’s… Continue Reading
Cambrian Adventure
“Dude. TL, where have you been? No posts since Thursday!” Staying at a hotel that has no internet access, that’s what. Yes, there are still such places out there. I couldn’t even get the phone to work right the one… Continue Reading
When The Desert Blooms
For about a week every year, California’s high desert blooms. This is usually about a month after the rains stop. The grass is green and growing all throughout the desert. Poppies start to emerge. The mountains have a golden-green sheen… Continue Reading
End Of The Competition
Tonight was the last round of the mock trial competition. If I were any prouder of the kids on the team I coached, I’d literally burst. They did great. I wish we’d have had more time to practice than we… Continue Reading
Well Pleased With The Performance
Tonight was the first round of competition for the mock trial team. The kids were all right. There are three seniors on the team who are really good; they’re convincing, confident, and canny. The younger students, who gave me a… Continue Reading