Category: Bits and Pieces

Two — or was it three? — days without computer access!  That must be something of a record for me when on the continental U.S.  The problem is that our computer died.  My husband claims I killed it; I say it committed suicide.  Regardless, it’s dead as a doornail.  We

It’s pretty clear that Republicans are in deep trouble this year.  Gas prices are crushing the economy.  Housing prices are plummeting.  The stock market has lost 20% of its value.  Not surprisingly, Bush’s approval ratings drag along at record lows.  Most people are not self-identifying as Republicans.   The Democrats are

One of my clients has a small case, with considerable merit, but (as I keep telling him) it will take far more money to pursue the case than the case could possibly be worth.  The client keeps saying “I don’t care what it costs.  It’s the principle of the matter.” 

One of the things that surprised me when I became an attorney is the extent to which clients do not care about their attorneys’ ethics.  Each client is unique, of course, but most clients that I’ve worked with have absolutely no interest in the truth or in ethical behavior of

DQ is doing such a stunningly good job managing things here, I feel like something of an interloper dropping by during what is supposed to be my vacation.  Nevertheless, I’ve got a few minutes at a computer, so I thought I’d just make some notes from the road. We spent

Apparently, folks in the Bookwormroom are not the only ones concerned about all of us being turned into children.  Check out this Wizbang discussion of WALL-E and the linked interview with Andrew Stanton.  I love the closing line of the quote from the Stanton interview: “I was trying to make

Apropos the terror in Jerusalem, the story of the off-duty soldier who fired the shots that finally killed the man is interesting, not simply because he is not the first in his family to stop a terrorist cold: Two police officers stationed nearby saw the attack unfolding, the female officer

I’ve never been the best proofreader in the world, but I suspect you all have noticed a higher than average number of mistakes than I usually make.  It’s the problem of a very specific type of multi-tasking I’m doing:  childcare while typing. Since my kids are older, camp costs are

You all know how I can get excited about an article or post that has a lovely turn of phrase.  Today’s winner is Rich Lowry.  Travel on over to his latest column — this one about Justice Kennedy — and revel in the first two paragraphs.

Oh, my gosh!  Was it a busy weekend.  I’ve got lots ot tell, including giving my impressions of the self-defense class I took, and a quick review of WALL*E. There are, however, still a few barriers between me and blogging.  I have to tidy the house for the cleaning ladies

Sadly, since my husband is incommunicado, I haven’t yet had the chance to tell him this story, so I’m still sitting under the sword of Damocles. On the way home from a swim meet, I stopped to get gas.  The entry way into the gas station was very narrow.  I