Via Alex Knapp’s Twitter, an article in the New York Times about electronic devices in takeoffs and landings: When EMT Labs put an Amazon Kindle through a number of tests, the company consistently found that this e-reader emitted less than… Continue Reading
Someone who owes somebody some money used to have our phone number (assuming they didn’t choose it at random). We no longer answer calls from “Toll Free” because I’m tired of being pestered by Mike Huckabee and Steve Forbes about… Continue Reading
I’m touring the Southland visiting family and friends. Research takes time and stuff.
This makes me want to root for the San Francisco 49ers. Except if they play Green Bay, because, come on. But word up for Braylon Edwards, shelling out at least $800,000 of a $1,000,000 salary in scholarships for Cleveland-area children… Continue Reading
For the practicing litigator, there’s nothing quite like a jury trial. Immense amounts of intense preparation, lots of paperwork to screw up, lots of evidence to handle. In my practice, some of my trials wind up getting sprung on me… Continue Reading
I had a kindergarten class last Friday. It was a relatively light day, as far as academics go. The afternoon was spent with a Christmas “play” (more like a recital, but they called it a play). The rest of the… Continue Reading
This was going to be a response on a previous post by Burt, but I decided instead to make it into its own post because it ended up taking a wider view than I had initially intended (and, as comments… Continue Reading
The list (of the top 28 states plus DC) goes: California, New Jersey, Florida, New York, Texas, Washington, Nevada, Maryland, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Virginia, Minnesota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Georgia, DC, New Mexico, North Carolina, Vermont, Michigan, Nebraska,… Continue Reading
No* Only one judge I have ever appeared before has ever done me this courtesy: stating in writing the questions, he’s going to ask days before the oral arguments. In this case, though, I suspect it’s because there are no… Continue Reading
What’s important in life? Good Scotch, friends, laughter, and speaking your mind forcefully and gracefully. Requiescat in pace, Christopher Hitchens.