I was wrong to be as anxious as I was for my mock trial kids. They were a little bit unpolished, but obviously far superior to their opponents tonight, and that’s what counts in this round. Yes, they could have… Continue Reading
A friend of mine spammed me today with a video about how evil the big corporations Fox and Monsanto are because they’re lying to the public about the dangers of recombined bovine growth hormone. My characteristically verbose response: My view… Continue Reading
No one admires you when you’re sick and show how dedicated you are to your work by showing up at the office and working through your illness. Their reaction is always, “Dude! I don’t want what you’ve got. Go home!”… Continue Reading
1. The scores from last night’s competition were published. My kids lost — 49%-51% out of 100 possible points between the two teams. (Another set of teams tied, 50-50.) This very narrow margin of loss suggests rather strongly to me… Continue Reading
And in the meantime, there’s what promises to be a thoughtful and insightful interview about how the legal and political issues that underlie the series. I’ll be watching on streaming internet vision.
I thought my kids looked great last night. They were quick-witted, polished, comfortable with the facts, and persuasive. Only one serious mistake — the student who made the opening argument tok too long, which did not leave enough time for… Continue Reading
My kids on the mock trial team have their first round of competition tonight. They are on the prosecution side of this year’s case, against last year’s championship team. The seeding arrangements are quite complex, but the upshot is that… Continue Reading
One of the services I provide to my clients is assistance with trademark applications. The application process is not quite simple enough that a layman of average intelligence can do it right the first time, so some of my clients… Continue Reading
I often marvel at how quickly my dog eats her food. It’s as though she were starving; she wolfs it down as fast as possible. Whenever there is not a significant price difference, I buy the smaller-sized dog food so… Continue Reading
It’s a good thing to see stupid beer regulation laws slowly going off the books. Pennsylvania is considering getting rid of its “case laws,” which require that beer stores (which are, as I take it, different than liquor stores) only… Continue Reading