By the way, we went out this week the way we came in at this “ethicalEsq<\/em>” weblog: writing about excessive legal fees and the lack of adequate lawyer discipline.\u00a0 See our ALF (American Legal Fees) Series<\/a>; and our essay this morning, “Understanding and Reducing Legal Fees<\/a>.”<\/p>\n \u2026.. david giacalone – Editor\/Proprietor<\/p>\n Broken Link Warning<\/em>:\u00a0 Due to an involuntary webserver change in the Spring of 2009, some of our links to internal f\/k\/a<\/em> material no longer work.\u00a0 We regret this inconvenience.\u00a0 However, all of our content still exists, and you should be able to locate the desired post by doing using our SideBar Search box or doing a Google Search of f\/k\/a<\/a> [put a space and then your search terms after our URL in the Google search box].<\/p>\n All-Archive:<\/em><\/strong> This is the last new post that will appear at this web address.\u00a0 As of March 1, 2009, f\/k\/a <\/em>will be in “archival status,” with all of our content (dating back to May 2003) remaining available here as archives.<\/p>\n A<\/em>s I type right now, there are fewer than 12 minutes until my self-imposed midnight shutdown deadline.\u00a0 So, you’re in luck: There’s no time for a long-winded farewell apologia, nor even an attempt to answer Darren Rowse’s recent question<\/a>: “If your blog died today, what would it be remembered for?”\u00a0 Sad to say, however, the f\/k\/a<\/em> Gang — your Editor and his various alter egos — have apparently learned little since we tried to quit this weblog in October 2003.\u00a0 Our sentiments then<\/a> ring just as true today.\u00a0 Because we still haven’t learned how to pace ourselves, we’re going cold turkey on intense daily blogging, to free up time and energy for creating a more joyful, satisfying and meaningful journey.<\/p>\n A parting note<\/em>:\u00a0 It’s been great to be able to opine on subjects as diverse as the Graying<\/a> of the Bar, the meaning of “goomba<\/a>,” and the importance of pink flamingos<\/a> and Wendy Savage<\/a>, while cultivating my artistic side, and bringing the joys of genuine haiku to a wider audience.\u00a0 Many thanks to all who have made f\/k\/a<\/em> their regular stop for one-breath poetry and\/or breathless punditry, and to the generous and talented poets who let me share their haiku.\u00a0 If I find a new online project or job, I’ll get the word out to my blawging and haijin friends.<\/p>\n O<\/em>ne year ago today, I took this picture at the end of the block where the f\/k\/a<\/em> Gang lives.\u00a0 We hope to see a lot more of the Mohawk River from now on.<\/p>\n ides of March … by David Giacalone<\/p>\n fireworks finale! … by David Giacalone – Simply Haiku<\/em><\/a>, Autumn 2007, vol 5 no 3 –<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/files\/2009\/02\/photo-3_2_2_2-283x300.jpg\")
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