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October 18, 2004

the moth(er) of all eviction notices

Filed under: pre-06-2006 — David Giacalone @ 7:55 pm

eviction notice —
a moth ricochets
in the lampshade

insomnia
the break-up
moth by moth

Alice Frampton

“eviction notice” — The Heron’s Nest (March 2004)

“insomnia” – The Heron’s Nest (Nov. 2003)

                                                                                                                                          “laurie butterfly gray”

by dagosan:

cold fingers —

sitting on my hands

before touching hers



                                              [Oct. 18, 2004]

one-breath pundit

Troy City Judge Henry Bauer was evicted from his judicial office last wwek, in a 4-3 decision by

New York’s Court of Appeals. [Matter of Bauer, No. 125, Oct. 14, 2004] John Caher wrote an excellent article in NYLJ explaining this many-faceted decision, which focused on the setting of excessive bail, and failure to inform defendants of their right to counsel, in order to force then to enter plea bargains [e.g., holding the accused in jail in lieu of $25,00 bail for a crime that would produce a $100 fine and no jail time]. I’ve been following the story for the past few years, since Troy is part of my metropolitan area and the hearings were public.

Judge Bauer attacked the discipline process as a conspiracy, egged on by the ACLU, against conservative-

minded judges. [continue reading Judge Bauer evicted]

closed sm

Did you notice that TalkLeft is censoring frequent Commentors with opposing views (limiting them to four comments of reasonable length in any 24 hours), after receiving complaints from those agreeing with the Editor’s position? Jeralyn even says “Please feel free to email me with the names of commenters you believe I should be limiting under this new policy. Or , you can leave their names in the comments.” No Comment (except: of course she has the right to do it, but it’s rather comical coming from the ACLUseys, and rather childish. Haven’t they ever heard of skipping down to the next Comment?)
Yes, I have already broken my recently-renewed “one-breath punditry” pledge. Sue me.
Oh, is anyone else noticing an increase in visitors since being listed on Blawg Republic? Nice.
A lot of solo practitioners appear to be malpractice accidents waiting to happen [emoticon called for], but Carolyn Elefant is advocating that solos look for “accidents” that will enhance their practice and career satisfaction. Good article. (law.com, “The Accidental Practice,” Oct. 18, 2004) (dissent from Fed84) Those needing similar encouragement after a job loss, might check out Harvey Mackay’s We Got Fired! : . . . And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us
I want one of these: Cellphone jammers.

Please raise your hand if you’re tired of hearing the Faith- full say that “time-tested moral principles” cannot be “preserved in the longrun in a society that has lost its grounding in faith.” I trust people who are moral because they respect all humans and recognize their interdependence; and, I believe those people will strive to do the right thing in their personal and political lives. Frankly, I’m not so certain about those whose morality stems primarily from fear of eternal damnation. Many people of faith, I am happy to say, fall in the first category, along with many “non-believers”.
Carey Cuprisin has some useful thoughts and questions, from a libertarian perspective, on the role of moral values and belief systems in the political proces.

If I were one to mix prayers and politics, there’s one more eviction that would be on my prayer card.

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the moth(er) of all eviction notices

Filed under: pre-06-2006 — David Giacalone @ 7:55 pm

eviction notice —
a moth ricochets
in the lampshade

insomnia
the break-up
moth by moth

Alice Frampton

“eviction notice” — The Heron’s Nest (March 2004)

“insomnia” – The Heron’s Nest (Nov. 2003)

                                                                                                                                          “laurie butterfly gray”

by dagosan:

cold fingers —

sitting on my hands

before touching hers



                                              [Oct. 18, 2004]

one-breath pundit

Troy City Judge Henry Bauer was evicted from his judicial office last wwek, in a 4-3 decision by

New York’s Court of Appeals. [Matter of Bauer, No. 125, Oct. 14, 2004] John Caher wrote an excellent article in NYLJ explaining this many-faceted decision, which focused on the setting of excessive bail, and failure to inform defendants of their right to counsel, in order to force then to enter plea bargains [e.g., holding the accused in jail in lieu of $25,00 bail for a crime that would produce a $100 fine and no jail time]. I’ve been following the story for the past few years, since Troy is part of my metropolitan area and the hearings were public.

Judge Bauer attacked the discipline process as a conspiracy, egged on by the ACLU, against conservative-

minded judges. [continue reading Judge Bauer evicted]

closed sm

Did you notice that TalkLeft is censoring frequent Commentors with opposing views (limiting them to four comments of reasonable length in any 24 hours), after receiving complaints from those agreeing with the Editor’s position? Jeralyn even says “Please feel free to email me with the names of commenters you believe I should be limiting under this new policy. Or , you can leave their names in the comments.” No Comment (except: of course she has the right to do it, but it’s rather comical coming from the ACLUseys, and rather childish. Haven’t they ever heard of skipping down to the next Comment?)
Yes, I have already broken my recently-renewed “one-breath punditry” pledge. Sue me.
Oh, is anyone else noticing an increase in visitors since being listed on Blawg Republic? Nice.
A lot of solo practitioners appear to be malpractice accidents waiting to happen [emoticon called for], but Carolyn Elefant is advocating that solos look for “accidents” that will enhance their practice and career satisfaction. Good article. (law.com, “The Accidental Practice,” Oct. 18, 2004) (dissent from Fed84) Those needing similar encouragement after a job loss, might check out Harvey Mackay’s We Got Fired! : . . . And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us
I want one of these: Cellphone jammers.

Please raise your hand if you’re tired of hearing the Faith- full say that “time-tested moral principles” cannot be “preserved in the longrun in a society that has lost its grounding in faith.” I trust people who are moral because they respect all humans and recognize their interdependence; and, I believe those people will strive to do the right thing in their personal and political lives. Frankly, I’m not so certain about those whose morality stems primarily from fear of eternal damnation. Many people of faith, I am happy to say, fall in the first category, along with many “non-believers”.
Carey Cuprisin has some useful thoughts and questions, from a libertarian perspective, on the role of moral values and belief systems in the political proces.

If I were one to mix prayers and politics, there’s one more eviction that would be on my prayer card.

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in the right state at the right time

Filed under: pre-06-2006 — David Giacalone @ 5:01 pm

one-breath pundit

Isn’t it awfully convenient that the chair of the ABA Task Force on Contingency Fees is from Florida and could get a special Report on Med-Mal fee caps rushed out in time for the State election ballot proposal? (law.com article, Oct. 18, 2004) There will be a special post at this weblog soon about the Report.

Ernie Svenson has uncovered the “Louisiana State Senate Poem.”   It is not my cup of coffee. Maybe Ernie can get New Orleans professor-author-poet David G. Lanoue (our prolific Issa translator) to pen a Louisiana Haiku.   Until then, I’ll settle for this winner from Lanoue’s excellent novel Haiku Guy.

somebody’s little sister

     Bourbon Street

        stripper

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October 17, 2004

ads and gossip and, oh yeh, genocide

Filed under: pre-06-2006 — David Giacalone @ 10:53 pm

I couldn’t wait until tomorrow to share a pair of haiku from Tom Painting‘s chapbook piano practice.

autumn light

I lower the window

cover my child’s feet

the gossip

her yard fills

with leaves



one-breath pundit

It’s rare that I disagree with Bob Ambrogi, but I don’t buy his notion that lawyers will not continue their weblogs without the incentive of advertising revenues.   (see our earlier post). Bob asks for comments, and Kevin O’Keefe and I responded; please join us. Update (Oct. 20, 2004): Bob Ambrogi has written a follow-up on this issue; my reply is here)

Thank you, Kofi Anan, for speaking the truth: the Iraq War has not made the world safer. (See Jurist Paper Chase)
Dear President Bush: Please go over your Harvard Business School notes on externalities and unintended consequences. The White House should not be a Nuance-Free Zone.
Ms. Dowd said it well today: “America is awash in selective piety, situational moralists and cherry-picking absolutists. “

Like Jim Moore, the Washington Post, and Nicholas Kristof, I wonder why the world isn’t doing a lot more to save Dafur.

by dagosan:

their children

never cry

never stop crying

[reprise, Aug. 25, 2004, for Dafur]

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seat-belt solace

Filed under: pre-06-2006 — David Giacalone @ 12:59 pm

                                                                                                                                                    from victorystore.com

Thursday’s Eckblad seat belt decision in Washington State must have disappointed a lot of libertarians.

(see, e.g., Georgia Libertarian Party, “Stick It” to “Click It or Ticket”, June 7, 2001; and LPMass’ “danger”

Press Release). The Eckblad court rejected “unconstitutional vagueness” charges and upheld the

State’s seatbelt law in this multi-faceted criminal case.

As the Seattle Post-Intelligencer noted, Justice Sanders’ acidly dissented:

“The government has determined our citizens are not intelligent enough to decide

for themselves whether to wear a seat belt, yet they apparently have enough intelligence

to locate and interpret an elusive federal administrative rule.”

Meanwhile, because “the Internet teems with information both accurate and inaccurate which can

and does mislead users,” two concurring justices declined “to adjust the vagueness analysis to take

the Internet into account.” (via Paper Chase)

f/k/a has been googling its little yabut off trying to find seat-belt haiku that might ease

the pain of our libertarian brethren.   Sadly, there isn’t much of it around on the Net, and it is of uneven

quality.    Here are our annotated results.

seatbelt laws —

wrinkles in the fabric

of freedom

                       dagosan

                              [we know, it’s not-quite-haiku]

Valentine’s Day
she reminds me
to fasten my seatbelt

Michael Dylan Welch, from Simply Haiku

[posted here before; I like it]

a haiku ..

about a seat belt?

Hey! Look . . . an eclipse!



                                     from Silent Running

                                              [weblog by a ranting neo-con; PG14]

to leave Ohio

buckling up

the seat belt

              Jane Reichhold, Death Haiku

                   [it’s worth it to get out of a swing state!]

Drank my Budweiser

Got into my pickup truck

Mesh ain’t no seatbelt

        Aram “Aggro P” Peterson/ Meshcap Haiku

        [a whole page of haiku homage to the Mesh Cap]



I guess there were no seat-belts in 19th Century Japan; but I couldn’t leave Kobayashi Issa out:

the big cat sleeps
in the same seat…
with the doll



world of Buddha’s law–
the snake strips
his clothes

Issa, translated by Prof. David G. Lanoue

by dagosan:

she eyes his wrinkled shirt —

seatbelt saves

another life

                                [Oct. 16, 2004]

                                           [Prof. Yabut has been using this excuse for decades]

one-breath pundit

Maybe Prof. Grace (negative externality expert) can help us here: As long as public or private health insurance covers the driver or passenger, don’t auto injuries that seat-belts could prevent raise taxes and premiums for all of us?

Confession: Almost 30 years ago, your Editor ruined a budding romance with a professional masseuse, by insisting she fasten her seat-belt before we left on a date. Despite what this t-shirt might suggest, she was certainly a libertarian hippie.

Faith the Nation: Sorry, but Steve Bainbridge seems to turn off his reason and common sense when discussing politics and religion. Bruce Bartlett correctly says a leader has to look at facts, not just declare that Faith somehow has the answer to all policies and tactics. Also, does Ireland have higher crime rates than our “exceptional” Nation?

LawMeme notes that the AMA now backs Medicare bargaining on prescription drug prices (NYT article). It seems natural that physicians would want to assure there are more Medicare dollars available for non-drug (e.g., doctor) services.

9 PM Update: Inspired by a great post by Scheherazade Fowler, there is a very interesting discussion at Stay of Execution today, on what “thinking like a lawyer” means and whether it necessarily precludes other values.

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October 16, 2004

sleaze-shot shortage

Filed under: pre-06-2006 — David Giacalone @ 6:59 pm

Wouldn’t it be nice about now to be inoculated against political sleaze, spin

and specious argument?   While awaiting that medical miracle, let’s think about

pleasant things to come, like Indian summer or Halloween.

Rebecca Lilly can always distract me:

a child’s magician hat–
dust motes float
in the moonlit attic

Indian summer

fire ants swarming

over a rotted squash

Creaking gate —
the crows evenly spaced
between the headstones

credits: “a child’s” – The Heron’s Nest Vol IV, 8; “creaking gate” – The Heron’s Nest V, 10                               . . . .

“Indian summer” – A New Resonance 2; Modern Haiku XXXI:1

by dagosan:

health food store:

unnatural sneeze

in the candle aisle

                                    [Oct. 16, 2004]

one-breath pundit

Scheherazade asks whether comment spam is effective; f/k/a wonders about annoying Referer List spam.
We gladly join Prof. Bainbridge’s campaign for the serial comma. See Get It Write.
We disagree, however, with Prof. B. about whether John Kerry will have a mandate. Our worry: that a Bush re-election “mandate” will make the American people co-conspirators to global recklessness in the eyes of the world. Unlike citizens under a dictator, Americans are responsible for the actions of its Government.
It’s amazing that e-mail can now be sent by thoughts alone. Now, we just need to get everyone to think

before engaging in email or IM. (via Steve Minor)

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October 15, 2004

four more years — of winning senryu

Filed under: pre-06-2006 — David Giacalone @ 1:59 pm

George W. Bush has declared his haiku sentiments, but has not publically taken a position on senryu, which

look like haiku but focus on human nature, often using humor, satire and irony. The Haiku Society of America

has posted winning senryu from the past four years on its Gerald Brady Memorial Award Collection webpage.

My campaign promise: Reading good senryu will enhance your life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. So, do it.

Recent visitors to this weblog will not be the least bit surprised to learn that Billie Wilson and W.F. Owen are

among the Brady Award winners. In 2001, they took first and second place.

First Place 2001:

Billie Wilson

freezing wind–

the body builder pumps gas

in a muscle shirt

Second Place 2001:

W.F. Owen

werewolf movie

at the commercial

letting the dog out

bonus –

Honorable Mention 2004:
Frank Walsh

on display
her small and firm
opinion of men

credits: “freezing rain” — New Resonance 3: Emerging Voices ; frogpond

“werewolf movie” and on display” — frogpond

by dagosan:

awake enough to notice

everything

still hurts

[Oct. 15, 2004]

one-breath pundit

If you thought insurance lawyers weren’t any fun, you’ll be disabused today at

Fool in the Forest, where George Wallace pens a double-deductible double dactyl.

However, the serious insurance professor’s weblog has a good conversation going

on the utility of pro bono litigation — please join in with Grace, Frank and Giacalone.

Prof. Bainbridge lauds Eric Clapton for not joining the anti-Bust concert trail. That recalled for me the song by Cream called “Politician,” which states, in part:

I support the left, though I’m leaning, leaning to the right

I support the left, though I’m leaning to the right.

But I’m just not there when it’s coming to a fight

Other Clapton tunes with campaign-relevant titles, include: “Got to Get Better in a Little While”, “Evil,” “One More Chance,” “I Shot the Sheriff,” “(When Things Go Wrong) It Hurts Me Too,” “Whatcha Gonna Do,” “Boom Boom,” “Baby What’s Wrong,” “Crossroads,” “Mean Old World,” and — of course — “Tell the Truth.”

By the way, we do not support Prof. Bainbridge’s endorsement and encouragement of excessive speed on the road — liberty is not license.

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October 14, 2004

no losers here

Filed under: pre-06-2006 — David Giacalone @ 1:28 pm

No spin or spine needed to declare that all the haiku in the Harold G. Henderson Memorial Award Collection are winners. They were chosen by the Haiku Society of America as the best unpublished haiku in their respective years. A few minutes at the Henderson Collection, or browsing the HSA website, is a great escape from post-debate babble.

The old antitrust prosecutor in me was momentarily suspicious, seeing that f/k/a‘s newest Honored Guests, Billie Wilson and W.F. Owen are dominating the last few years’ competition. But, then, I remembered that monopoly gained on the merits is perfectly legal. If there is a conspiracy, you’ll see that Michael Dylan Welch, George Swede, and several other f/k/a contributors are also members. Here are a pair of winners from billie and from w.f. [all published in HSA’s journal, frogpond]

First Place 2004:
w.f. owen

Indian summer
a spent salmon
washes ashore

First Place 2003:
Billie Wilson

whalebone
from a beach near Savoonga—
winter rain

Second Place 2002:
Billie Wilson

summer evening—
from across the meadow
a call to supper

Third Place: 2001
W. F. Owen

Indian summer
a fish slips through
the gill net

by dagosan:

expecting rain,

smiling at

the blue sky

[Oct. 14, 2004]

disclaimer: the accolades above refer to haiku by our Honored Guests, not by

the Humble Editor.

one-breath pundit

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October 13, 2004

too many words

Filed under: pre-06-2006 — David Giacalone @ 1:55 pm

No, I’m not talking about John Kerry’s debate answers, the size of the Tax Code, or even

the myth of the 17-syllable haiku. It’s f/k/a‘s own punditry, which lately has not even come

close to the one-breath promise made to ourselves and our readers. Fighting my own proclivity

to prolixity will not be easy. But, I’m going to try harder. If you wanted wind-bag punditry, you’d

go elsewhere [links omitted to protect the guilty].



Let’s get back to priority #1 — good haiku. Here are two from teacher-poet Tom Painting:

fallen leaves

the child in her

gives a kick

pickup truck

an old retriever

laps the wind

credits: “fallen leaves: — The Heron’s Nest 5.9 (Sept. 2003)

              “pickup truck” — The Heron’s Nest 5.5 (May 2003)

by dagosan:

holy-card clouds

leaf-peeper heaven

— even in New Jersey



                                              [Oct. 13, 2004]

one-breath pundit

Important lawyer fitness-rehabilitation question in Florida: should 25-year old beating death

preclude ex-cop?
Rick Klau points to Barack Obama’s open thread. We asked about tort reform.
If Americans re-elect G.W. Bush, will foreigners still say they hate our government but not our people?
Jim Moore asks: Will Votergasm [having sex only with voters on Election Night] get our youth to the polls?
Check out Evan Schaeffer’s post on the ubiquitous, brash, frank Uncivil Litigator [yes, “our” UCL], [update 7 PM] which has become an interesting conversation on anonymous weblogging.

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October 12, 2004

who do you want Columbus to be?

Filed under: pre-06-2006 — David Giacalone @ 12:57 pm

   It’s real Columbus Day!   Who was the real Columbus? What was his real name?

The Florida Museum of Natural History has an informative page about Christopher Columbus.

In his article Columbus: Hero or Heel? (Vista, March 1991) , author William F. Keegan concludes:

“For over 500 years there has been only one answer to the question, who was

Columbus? . . . Who do you want him to be?“

Picking one’s own biographer can sometimes be a wise career move; but we have little control of our

image over the centuries.  Sorry, Bill and Hillary. (Thanks to Martin Grace for the reminder and pointer

to LOC’s Oct. 12 page.)



rain all day

my son flips

the etch-a-sketch

Indian summer

honey flows

into the tea

by W.F. Owen, from frogpond XXVII: 1

one-breath pundit

Speaking of crayons (and Domino’s), Evan Schaeffer spotlights the “ill-conceived” child support poster program in Michigan.   Please pay your child support, and don’t put your Children in the Middle.

There is a very thoughtful article in Law Practice Management magazine for lawyers interested in alternative billing, whose clients are “less sophisticated” buyers of legal services — i.e., consumers or small businesses: Alternative Billing for the “Main Street Lawyer” (by James A Calloway and Mark A. Robertson, Sept. 2004). Its conclusion:

This quest can lead to an office where the clients are more informed and more certain about

the fees they will pay, where more information about the progress of a matter flows regularly

to the client, where the client is given realistic goals and expectations by which to measure the

lawyer’s delivery of services, where the lawyer is more confident that matters are being handled

efficiently, and where the lawyer is rewarded for efficiency by increased profitability.

— Asked to comment on lawyer dignity and the (800) PIT-BULL controversy, Scheherazade has replied with her usual practical good sense.

by dagosan:

Columbus Day trip

red and yellow crayons

turn into stubs

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October 11, 2004

getting personal with w.f. owen

Filed under: pre-06-2006 — David Giacalone @ 8:58 pm

My return from a joyful wedding celebration is perhaps the perfect time for an introduction to

haiku poet, Professor of Communications (Cal. State Univ., Sacramento) and personal relationship guide,

W. F. Owen.   He has appeared in some of the very best haiku journals, garnered many awards, and tickled

my senryu soul for years.  Our new Honored Guest considers himself a naturalist, humanist and humorist.

f/k/a is most pleased to begin presenting his work. Thank you, “Dr. Bill,” for generously sharing your poems.

   Here’s a little romance-reality check, featuring the irony and humor that are Owen’s trademark.

flea market-
seeing my old shirt
on her new husband

the personals–

blushing as she reads

her own

             another argument unfolds the futon

W.F. Owen, from A New Resonance 2: Emerging Voices in English-Language Haiku

(Red Moon Press, 2001) Credits: “the personals”: Modern Haiku XXXI:3

“flea market”: Frogpond XXIII:3 (2000); “another argument”: bottle rocket 4

by dagosan:

place cards —

the bachelor dines with aunts,

not bride’s maids



                                                     [Oct. 11, 2004]

one-breath pundit

Follow-up: Eric Rasmusen wonders whether Christian Libertarians would reject laws against infanticide. Prof.Grace believes that natural law trumps any libertarian license to “cull the human herd.” Our Prof. Yabut adds that “pure” libertarianism — if it is too inflexible to ban infanticide — cannot be taken seriously as a guide to governance. Ideologies are tools to assist thinking, discussion and decision-making, not straightjackets that imprison common sense and deny our common humanity [nor excuses to avoid taxation and social responsibility, or to beat one’s intellectual chest]. Ideology should not be idolotry. [As we opine here, picking and choosing among ideologies to justify a political stance isn’t intellectually satisfying or honest, either.]

Thanks to Denise Howell for pointing us to the new weblog on judicial selection, Nomination Nation.
Check out Indiana Law Blog for quotes and links on electoral college issues.

Why does Prof. Bainbridge believe it’s inconsistent for John Kerry to both take advantage of existing tax breaks and seek to remove them because they are counterproductive or unfair? I would think that macho neo-cons and libertarians would consider it foolishly anti-American to eschew existing, lawful tax breaks. Politics and ideology seem to be the enemy of logic, objectivity, and evenhandedness.

The Boston Globe weighs in on “Defending the Defenders” (October 8, 2004), recommending starting fees of $60 per hour for indigent defense counsel, and asserting that this “is a matter of better defending people’s constitutional rights,” rather than about public safety or badly-behaving lawyers. We think it’s about all three.

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October 9, 2004

headin’ to a weddin’

Filed under: pre-06-2006 — David Giacalone @ 12:20 pm

Best wishes to Blake & Robin for a long, nurturing, healthy marriage. Blake is my eldest nephew

(see cute childhood photos here). The couple already collaborates at What’s Goin’ On. Welcome

to the family, Robin and Sabrina!

I think George Swede, psychologist-professor-poet, can shed some light on the subject of marriage:

at the height

of the argument   the old couple

pour each other tea



sunrise

I forget my side

of the argument

cold dawn rain

I turn to touch

my wife

Soon a butterfly

from the cocoon    I study

my marriage

on the face

that last night called me names

morning sunbeam

George Swede from Almost Unseen: Selected Haiku of George Swede

(Brooks Books, 2000)

Meanwhile, “Uncle David” plans to relax and enjoy a joyous family event, while looking for Ms. Right [Widow Wright?].

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fixing the NYS divorce machine

Filed under: pre-06-2006 — David Giacalone @ 12:01 pm

The Matrimonial Commission convened by NYS Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye is in the news just as I’m getting ready to drive to my nephew Blake‘s wedding. The Commission “is charged with examining every facet of the divorce process in New York and recommending reforms to correct existing problems.” There is a public hearing coming up in Albany in early November and ethicalEsq might just have to click on the registration form link and participate.

Issues of interest to our “former” editor include: how custody disputes can be resolved in a more child-friendly manner, the role of divorce mediation (in the sole state without true no-fault divorce), and assistance for pro se litigants, along with the training and pay for court-appointed counsel.

waiting room–

the ex-wife

looks past me

no longer married

only their shadows touch

. . . graduation day

by Roberta Beary, from A New Resonance 2: Emerging Voices in English-Language Haiku

(Red Moon Press, 2001) Credits: “waiting room” originally published in Pocket Change.

If I don’t stop blogging and start packing, I’m gonna have to worry about strained family relations of my own. I hope to stay off the computer for a couple days, but only time will tell.

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October 8, 2004

way past legal

Filed under: pre-06-2006 — David Giacalone @ 5:59 pm

one-breath pundit

Fed84 subtlely reminds us that People who do not do pro bono are losers,

linking to Doing Well by Doing Good (Legal Times, by Kristen C. Limarzi)

It took me far too long to start doing pro bono work, but it soon taught me that I got far more satisfaction from working on the problems of average folk than on “important” regulatory matters. A good reason to seek out opportunities outside your current specialty.

The President of UMass Dartmouth is contemplating a merger with the Southern New England School of Law, saying that the recent Bar Advocate crisis “raises the importance of public service law” and shows “a need for public-service-oriented attorneys” in the State. SouthCoastToday.

If you’re wondering whether that prominent tattoo will be helpful for your career, check out advice and tales of regret at George’s Employment Blawg.

For a great suspense novel where tattoos make it hard for the protagonist to go straight, see Norman Green’s Way Past Legal.

My approach to discouraging tattoos: “Well, youngin’, how many of your fads from two years ago are you willing to show off to the world this year? How about in ten years? Forever?”

Personal Note: By Sunday night, the third of my sister’s three children will be married — with all three weddings in 2004. Click here for my tribute to three kids who have always brightened the life of their Uncle David.

by dagosan:

after corn on the cob

the photo album

– bittersweet

[Oct. 8, 2004]

one more by Billie Wilson

quiet house–

the chess game

where we left it

from New Resonance 3: Emerging Voices

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