First Principles

Every year my office participates in the annual St. Baldrick’s Day children’s cancer research fundraiser, and this year I’ve volunteered to be a “shavee.”  It’s a great cause (and the only way my wife will let me shave my head).  I’ve been letting my ‘fro grow especially long and curly in a shameless attempt to [...]

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I started blogging about the sequel, which I just saw this weekend, and realized that I was writing about the first movie almost more than the second one.  So here’s a much delayed post about what might be my favorite movie of the new millennium.  Five Reagans, baby.  That’s right.  All five.

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“If there must be trouble let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.”
- Thomas Paine

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…and it sure is tiny.

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My blog has been pretty sparse this month, which is a function of a lot of things.  I’ve been particularly busy at work, my wife’s addiction to WordTwist on Facebook has grown, I’ve had family in town, and we attended a lot of holiday parties.
But the biggest reason is that a blog is often fueled [...]

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First jury trial today, and first win.  Whooo!!  I’d quit now so I could go around bragging about being undefeated with juries (’cause it sure as hell doesn’t figure to last), but it’s just too much fun to do a trial.
I’ve always had a lot of faith in the jury system, and after today I’m [...]

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I never have to take another bar exam again. I can’t describe the relief.
But I also can’t say enough how much I deeply appreciate all the love, prayers, thoughts, and encouragement during a really stressful time. Thank you all – especially my wife, who put up with me going crazy in the last [...]

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