This morning, as they did four years ago, clouds hang over the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans ( Read more... )

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The other day, I was lying on a couch, reading a book. Although the word was not in the passage I was reading, it popped into my head: "amenuensis."I know I had known at some point that this was a word, and that I had once known what it had meant, but I couldn't for the life of me figure out what the hell it was doing bouncing into my brainpan. ( Read more... )

A really good professor of mine, who taught Contracts I my first semester in law school, passed away in Florida yesterday. Swimming pool accident.

It takes a lot to make Contracts I comprehensible, much less interesting, to me, and I'm grateful I had the chance to learn from her.

You know, I'm generally inclined to hate college kids as a general rule. They're young, they're pretty, and they're really not all that smart.

But you see, the thing is, they have this fantastic tendency to also be incredible clever and creative. Maybe I do believe the children are the future.

The now-all-too-linked to "I'm On a Boat" original ( Read more... )

Oh, Henry Louis Gates, it's been nice to make your acquaintance.

You might have heard a little something about Henry Louis Gates, and I won't belabor the point by repeating the tale. I will beat the dead horse and repeat what has been said by many commentators and say that the speech was about healthcare for all of about the last 45 seconds. ( Read more... )

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Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. Pass it on to 10 people you like (or think will actually do this) and tag me. [N.B.: I never tag no one for nothin'.] Try not to repeat a song title. It’s harder than you think.Your Artist: Bob Dylan ( Read more... )

"The Willis Tower?"

I don't care if he is the Leader Of the Pack, I'm still not comfortable with the idea of a biker picking up teenage girls in a candy store.

Also, the first day of the bar examination is seven days from today.