In space everyone is beautiful. I cant figure out how it is everyone in space is so fit. It matters not when, where or on what planet they came from. Everyone in space is beautiful. Lets start with earth. One of the first voyages was to The Forbidden Planet. Anne Francis and Leslie Neilson are … More In Space Everyone Is Beautiful
I came out of the grocery store in Ballard to find tucked into the door handle of my car an advert from a local Psychic. She promises if you phone her she will answer one question without charge. What shall I ask?
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There is no trap door in Superior Court. This is not vaudeville, “Laugh In” or some totalitarian state. When someone lies in court, the opponent has to be prepared to confront them with a prior inconsistent statement made under oath somewhere during cross examination. That is not the same as arguing…
Originally posted on On Wholesome Ground :
This weekend I discovered the expensive dishwasher that I had installed in the home my grandparents built just wasn’t anywhere near as sturdy as the home itself. I arrived on a cold Saturday evening to find the kitchen floor flooded. The refrigerator was running fine and there were no…
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This was my first blog post ever. pparently no one in Hollywood listened. Oscar winning actress Anjelica Huston was being interviewed by Terry Gross on NPR’s “Fresh Air” recently and referenced her mothers death as something she couldn’t handle emotionally well. Understandable, she was 17. But then she said she didn’t…
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Well of course there had to be a lawsuit when Elvis passed. His will referenced “lawful” children being beneficiaries of his testamentary trust. Now who would that be? Children born during his marriage, certainly. Those adopted, OK, but there were none. What about those Elvis may have sired on tour and…
This year, 50 years after becoming a lawyer, my Dad had his right knee replaced. He said it was due to all those years carrying a briefcase in his right hand. I believe this to be true as the literal and figurative weight of lawyering tends to damage the body. On October 4th Dad was … More Lawyers Knee
Summers in London seem to always feature that gritty diesel smell and taste in the mouth that is just more pronounced there than any other large European city. Forgetting the taste for a moment and checking my watch, I folded the copy of the Financial Times I had been reading, checked my watch again and … More Bond, James Bond
You may find yourself living in a shotgun shack, And you may find yourself in another part of the world, And you may find yourself, behind the wheel of a large automobile And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife. And you may ask yourself “Well, how did I get … More Same As It Ever Was
We few, We Happy Few We band of brothers For he that sheds his blood with me today shall be by brother; Be he ne’re so vile, this day shall gentle his condition: And gentlemen now in England now a-bed shall think themselves cursed they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap while any … More The Greatest Generation
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