Year: 2014
More Photos of Beezle Growing Up
I was working on my comprehensive paragraph-by-paragraph commentary on President Obama’s State of the Union address, when suddenly it hit me: I should just post more pictures of Beezle growing up. Here he is on my home computer desk: Beezle finds a spot on my desk This used to be one of his favorite spots:… Read more
A Modest Solution for Handling Multi-Format Legal Briefs
After reading Daniel Sockwell’s article about writing legal briefs that you expect a judge to read on an iPad, Scott Greenfield is a little bummed out over the suggestion to eliminate footnotes: Initially, Sockwell’s point about eliminating footnotes is a critical one, not just because they’re hard to read on a tablet but because that… Read more
Obamacare Meets Basic Economics
I recently received an email pitch for a Change.org petition: My name is “Sue,” and I work at Staples. I can’t tell you my full name because I’m afraid I’ll lose my job for what I’m about to tell you: Staples recently decided to cut part-time employees’ hours just so they won’t have to provide… Read more
YPO-SHOT
I was driving home from a trip to the grocery store this morning when I spotted my local Chicago Police beat car ahead of me, and I noticed he had a curious bumper sticker, on which I could make out the letters “YPOSHOT”. When I got a little closer, I could see a message about… Read more
Scattershot 2014-01-24
Random shots around the web… After reading the harsh conclusion Scott Greenfield reaches in his response to the Pinal County Sheriff’s department’s shooting of Manuel Longoria as he was surrendering with his hands in the air, I had this running through my head: When they kick out your front door How you gonna come? With… Read more