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Back when I taught at the University that’s Online for Profit (which I shall decline to name here despite its high public profile but you may refer to it by its acronym UOP) there would be names that would show… Continue Reading →

In an ongoing argument with an insurance adjuster friend, which dovetails into a running joke propogated by another lawyer in my firm, it turns out that you can’t use replacement cost to assign the tort value of injury to a… Continue Reading →

1 onion 2 cloves garlic 1 (liquid) cup whipping cream butter 1/2 (dry) cup bleu cheese, crumbled salt pepper Peel the onion and slice it into medium (1/8 inch) slices. Quarter into strips, sautee in butter over medium heat. Crush… Continue Reading →

The following movies all have something in common. What is it? American Movie, Anchorman, Bottle Shock, Bridesmaids, Dawn of the Dead (the 2004 remake), Dogma, Good Night and Good Luck, The Incredible Hulk (the 2007 version starring Ed Norton), Love… Continue Reading →

Entertainment Weekly (I know, I’m hitting the hard stuff this morning) asks why movie audiences are not flocking to see 3-D movies in droves (so far) this summer the way they did when megahit Avatar was released. EW offers this… Continue Reading →

Harold Camping predicted that the Rapture would take place on May 21, 2011. He was, um, wrong. This was not a surprise. He continues to insist that the world will actually end on October 21. What’s a little more interesting is… Continue Reading →

An easy one today. Twenty-eight notable Italian men — Accorso, Dante Alighieri, Sant Antonino, Leon Battista Alberti, Guido Aretino, Giovanni Boccaccio, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Pier Capponi, Benvenuto Cellini, Andrea Cesalpino, Andrea di Cione, Donatello, Francesco Ferrucci, Galileo Galilei, Giotto, Francesco Guicciardini,… Continue Reading →

Last night, President Obama signed the bill passed by Congress, at the eleventh hour, to extend significant portions of the USA PATRIOT Act by another four years. The President was in France at the time, so he “signed” the bill… Continue Reading →

I play with Google Earth a lot. I thought it would be interesting to compare the landscape it generates with a photograph taken from the same place. Here is the hinterland of San Marino and the northern reaches of the… Continue Reading →

San Francisco, and possibly soon, Santa Monica, are going to have initiatives for upcoming municipal elections concerning whether or not those cities will adopt bans on the circumcision of males under the age of 18. Meanwhile, Oregon is likely to… Continue Reading →