Stay of ExecutionIn which Scheherazade postpones the inevitable with tales of law and life....What I've Learned From This Blog- December 22, 2006 I wanted to sit down and write you a nice thoughtful post summing up carefully what I've learned from three years of playing with this medium. I wanted to write it both to give it to you and to figure out just what those things are, because the way I figure out what I know or what I believe is to write. Words come out and make clear what's gooey and confused inside. But today was instead spent on other things, things that took longer than I predicted. And I don't want to break more promises to..http://civpro.blogs.com/civil_procedure/2006/12/what_ive_learne.html The End- December 20, 2006 I have been writing this blog since September 9, 2003. That's 1198 days, or 3 years, 3 months, and 11 days. It's more than 170 weeks. It's longer than the original Scheherazade entertained the Sultan and kept herself alive. Including this one, I have written 2665 posts. Most of those I've published, although a few are just drafts. You have left 9562 comments so far. Some of those are spam, and some stung me a little bit, but most of them made me laugh or made me think. We've had two birthday...http://civpro.blogs.com/civil_procedure/2006/12/im_leaving_you.html Mid Thirties- December 19, 2006 On Thursday I turn 34, and leave my early 30s behind forever. Mid thirties, here I come. Yikes. Mid 30s is the time of professional accomplishment, the earning years, family time. The time of exploration is over; now it's time to get done what it is you're supposed to do. It's a lot to live up to, the associations I have about this life stage. No more laughing, no more fun -- now it's time to Get Things Done. People in their mid thirties are Definitely Grown Ups. I was more grown up when I...http://civpro.blogs.com/civil_procedure/2006/12/mid_thirties.html What I've Been Up To- December 19, 2006 Among other things, this is what I've been up to: You'll be pleased to know it all turns out all right for Jane in the end.http://civpro.blogs.com/civil_procedure/2006/12/what_ive_been_u.html An Incomplete List of Biases I have- December 15, 2006 Malcolm Gladwell's been writing about prejudice lately on his blog, and it got me thinking about my own biases. I have a bias against: left-handers PhDs. people with those grommets in their ears that stretch out their earlobes with big holes in the middle. women with huge blingy diamond rings people who have 'witty' bumper stickers on their cars women who wear headbands people who played baseball in college Jimmy Buffet fans libertarians In every case except the grommet ears and the witty...http://civpro.blogs.com/civil_procedure/2006/12/an_incomplete_l.html Trimming- December 14, 2006 We decorated the dogs last night, and also the tree.http://civpro.blogs.com/civil_procedure/2006/12/trimming.html Ways Happy Couples Have Met- December 14, 2006 Stepping over a chessboard at a party, he suggested a move over his shoulder and kept walking. "What an arrogant prick," she thought. Now, they're happily married. His dad was an employee at her company, and he asked her out at a company party. "Not my type," she thought. "Definitely not my type." But she decided there was no harm in going on one date, and it's been three years. Match.com. Who meets this way Lots of people. A year long relationship, a four month...http://civpro.blogs.com/civil_procedure/2006/12/ways_happy_coup.html You Could Do Worse- December 13, 2006 When doing your Christmas shopping, you could do worse than some handmade, funky gifts from Maine. I like the T-shirts at Milo (guess which one is my favorite) and the buttons and cards and plush dream pet toys at Ferdinand. I'm not usually a fan of scented things, but these balsam pillows make your underwear drawer smell piney and terrific. Or, if you order a Sea Bag, it might have been made with sails from a certain college sailing team that we all love to root for. You can get a bag from...http://civpro.blogs.com/civil_procedure/2006/12/you_could_do_wo.html Question- December 13, 2006 What's the grooviest remedy or quasi-medical intervention that you've tried Did it work Mine: holographic repatterning. I think it did work, although all rational parts of me smirk when I say that. Also, something called 'myofascial release.' That worked, too. But the 'soul reader' Didn't do anything for me.http://civpro.blogs.com/civil_procedure/2006/12/question_3.html Stir The Pot- December 13, 2006 We were sitting at a long table at a brew pub, playing pub trivia. The fellow beside me jovial, bow-tied, changing his beer order each time the waitress came by to check on us. The fellow beside him baby-faced, quick with high fives, leaning across bow-tie-guy to talk to me. Turns out they grew up together, both sons of pentacostal preachers. "He's my best friend," they each told me. One grew up to be a lawyer, and one grew up to be a preacher. I asked the preacher to tell me about...http://civpro.blogs.com/civil_procedure/2006/12/stir_the_pot.html |