A New Outlook on Food

February 5, 2010

Over the past few weeks I have read several books that have dramatically changed the way I view food. In a way I wish I had never read any of these books so that I could remain in a state of ignorant bliss. But, in reality, I have been far from blissful when it comes […]

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In the Words of Ice Cube “It Was a Good Day”

January 15, 2010

As shocking as it may sound, I do not love my job all the time. In fact there are days when I downright hate it. Then there are days like today. I spent the morning in a mediation session discussing the strengths and weaknesses of our case with mediator and then sharing stories with my […]

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Netbook: No CD Drive? No Problem, Revisited.

November 28, 2009

I took my netbook with me on our Thanksgiving trip and had a bit of a scare. I got in a hurry and shut off the power before it was finished logging off. The next time I tried to turn on my netbook, it displayed an error message telling me that there was a corrupt […]

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You mean not everyone loves the paperless office?

November 3, 2009

I came across a post at Paralegalese titled Words That Do Not Mix: Paperless Law Office. As the I.T. guru at our firm, I have been seeking to use computers to increase efficiency within our firm and regularly see articles touting the paperless office for law firms to increase efficiency and decrease costs. I guess […]

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Read to Pop

October 28, 2009

Thing 1 just turned five and she is already reading some Dr. Seuss books to me because my wife and I read to her routinely. Her current favorite is Hop on Pop. At her parent-teacher conference her pre-Kindergarten teacher told us that she is reading ahead of her age and that there are students who […]

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Netbook: No CD Drive? No Problem.

October 27, 2009

Recently a brand new Dell Latitude 2100 netbook arrived on my desk. As a cost-saving measure, I opted against buying an external CD drive. Not long after I began using the netbook I found that I wanted to load some software from a CD and set out to find a way to install the software […]

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Least Useful Sign Ever?

October 2, 2009

Why in the world would a motorist need to know that there is a damaged guardrail ahead? Would this cause someone to alter their driving to ensure that they pick another suitable location to careen into a perfectly suitable guardrail? If anyone knows the justification for such a sign, please let me know. I feel […]

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My Life in Six-Minute Increments

September 15, 2009

A long, long time ago a someone decided that it made sense to charge for legal services by the hour. Most of the firms I am familiar with bill their hours in six-minute increments. This is a topic that was not very well addressed at my law school and but it seems like a very […]

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Honey, They’re Growing Up

August 14, 2009

Thing 1 started school this week. Sure it is preschool and they get to color, read books and take naps, but it is school. That means I now have a child that interacts with many other children and is going to learn many new things that Hot Mama and I had attempted to shield her […]

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Daddy Daycare

July 22, 2009

Most days I can leave the house for work with no problems. Yesterday was one of those rare days when Thing 1 clamped onto my leg and refused to let me leave the house. Hot Mama had to pry Thing 1 off my leg and she was crying her eyes out as a headed out […]

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Are lawyers ruining all the fun?

July 6, 2009

Before law school I was able to have fun and enjoy life. After graduating and passing the bar I was a changed person. Fun was replaced by an accute awareness of risk and potential harm. So, being the risk averse person that I have become, the first thing I did to this site after getting […]

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