Born on the hottest day in 1958 in a hospital about a mile from my practice, son of a lawyer who was a lot like Atticus Finch, I have been appearing in court since I was a teenager. The people of my hometown are just plain folks who really dont understand how the outside world has made their lives complex. Thats where I have found work for I am schooled in the secret knowledge of lawyers. Enough about me, I now am told I should use this space to disclaim that anything I have said here or on any blog should be taken by the individual reader to constitute legal advice. Instead, if you think you have more than a passing interest in any topic I touch on, you should consult an attorney.
Oh to be in space. The music there reflects the best in humanity. Consider the title track to Star Trek, which boldly transports us to a place where we travel faster than the speed of light, projects wonders to behold at every turn, and in conflict we are at once resolute yet hold true to … More Space Music For All Humanity
The American Revolution was a mistake. I mean, golly, George III just thought it right we ought to chip in for our own defense against the French and their Indians in the Seven Years War. Now, he went about it in a heavy handed way, violated principals set down in Magna Carta and the English law … More The American Revolution was a Mistake
800 years ago this month King John was cornered by his barons in a field at Runnymede and made to place his seal on this document, the Great Charter, that limited his power. It was likely the first of its kind. He and the other chief executives have been fighting the issue ever since. Ab initio this … More Magna Carta
I reported this experience 10 years ago, now according to the Wall Street Journal it is even worse. https://www.wsj.com/world/the-london-tube-feels-like-hell-efforts-to-cool-it-just-make-it-hotter-35b7a94a?st=wBziWS&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink Today is supposed to reach 90 degrees in Seattle. Cool compared to the tubs under London. If there is a place closer to hell than the Central Line of London’s Underground I have yet to find … More London Underground
All the heroes have fallen; Lance Armstrong, Bill Cosby, David Petraeus , and Atticus Finch all disappoint. Some even say that Walt Disney actually hated children. The parade of shame inspired me to look around for a legend of the heroes that may remain, better people that may have lived a long, long time ago, a time when people behaved better, and had … More Return of the Jedidiah Knights
So what is the deal with the Nordstrom models anyway? Do they all have to look so emotional? They show up on the side of my Yahoo Inbox all the time all sad like life is tough. Not for the Nordstrom model. Particularly galling are the young men with slender waists the rest of us might have had in high … More Nordstrom Models with Pouty Faces
AFP reported yesterday a lawyer in Kenya has offered 50 cows for the hand of the President’s oldest daughter in marriage. He sweetened the deal with 70 sheep and 30 goats, 150 head altogether. Think of what this can do for American-Kenyan relations! Clearly this would ensure peace between our nations for a generation. If called to … More 51 Cows
“We was in Agree-ence” the man standing pro se before the Court Commissioner says, as he tries to explain why he has not returned the child of which he seeks “custodie” to the child’s mother. That is how “custody” is spelled in his pleadings. Being a lawyer means one is a wordsmith, and at times the use … More The Street Language of the Courthouse
Counsel, you haven’t answered my question. You have told me a lot of things YOU want to say, but nothing about what I want to hear. Now, please answer my question and remember, I don’t like you Mr. Anderson. I don’t like your case, and I like your client even less. If you have spent … More Justice Stephen Breyer is Matrix Agent Smith
Its been a 100 years but the sting of it still rings through the telling. A German U-boat was able to approach and sink the Cunard liner off the coast of Ireland on this date 100 years ago because she had no destroyer escort, despite wartime conditions. There were not supposed to be any Americans on … More The Sinking of RMS Lusitania – May 7th 1915
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