{"id":3805,"date":"2005-04-30T17:23:08","date_gmt":"2005-04-30T21:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2005\/04\/30\/behind-the-clouds\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:57:45","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:57:45","slug":"behind-the-clouds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/04\/30\/behind-the-clouds\/","title":{"rendered":"behind the clouds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name='a3759'><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<P>&nbsp;<\/P><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\">empty cabin &#8212;<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\">the old sweater<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\">hangs on a nail <\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><\/SPAN><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><\/SPAN><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><\/SPAN><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><\/SPAN><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><\/SPAN><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><\/SPAN><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><\/SPAN><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\">mid-term exams<BR>the leaky fountain pen<BR>in his pocket<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><\/SPAN><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT color=\"#000000\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT color=\"#000000\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT color=\"#000000\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT color=\"#000000\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.worldhaikureview.org\/2-2\/whctournament_m1haiku.shtml\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"blue\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/A><\/SPAN><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><\/SPAN><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\">spring evening<BR>knowing a new moon<BR>is behind the clouds<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><\/SPAN><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Verdana\" color=\"#000000\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><\/SPAN><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Verdana\" color=\"#000000\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><\/SPAN><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT color=\"#000000\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/07\/01#a1715\"><STRONG><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"#ff0000\" size=\"2\">DeVar Dahl<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT size=\"2\">&nbsp; from <EM><A href=\"http:\/\/www.worldhaikureview.org\/2-1\/tribute_rspiess.shtml\"><FONT color=\"#000000\">World Haiku Review<\/FONT><\/A><\/EM><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"+0\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"1\">&#8220;<\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.worldhaikureview.org\/2-2\/rhblyth_cvd.shtml \"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"1\">empty cabin<\/FONT><\/A><FONT size=\"1\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><FONT color=\"#000000\">&#8221; &#8211; 5th choice, <SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\">WHC R. 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Blyth Award&nbsp; 2002<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"+0\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"1\">&#8220;<\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.worldhaikureview.org\/2-2\/whctournament_m1haiku.shtml\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"1\">mid-term exams<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"1\">&#8221; &#8211;&nbsp;<EM>WHC Tournament<\/EM>&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><FONT face=\"Verdana\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><br \/>\n<DIV><SPAN><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\">&#8220;<\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.worldhaikureview.org\/2-1\/tribute_rspiess.shtml\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"1\">spring evening<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\">&#8221; &#8211; Robert Spiess Tribute, March 2002<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><SPAN><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\"><\/FONT><\/SPAN>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><SPAN><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\"><\/FONT><\/SPAN>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><SPAN><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\"><\/FONT><\/SPAN>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">by&nbsp;<\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/stories\/storyReader$3281\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"#000000\"><EM><STRONG>dagosan<\/STRONG><\/EM><\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<EM>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/LI><\/UL><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\">the nine-year-old&#8217;s<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\">best shoes <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\">the puddle-covered sidewalk<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"1\"><EM><\/EM><\/FONT><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"1\"><EM>[April 30, 2005]<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P>&nbsp;<\/P><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><EM><STRONG><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">potluck<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/EM><\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT size=\"2\"><EM><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/honest.gif\" alt=\"honest\" \/>&nbsp; Books that Overpromise<\/EM>:&nbsp; I wonder why the Deception Police have never <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">gone after self-help books that fail to produce the promised results, or novels <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">sold with jacket-cover praise that is clearly (in retrospect) unwarranted.&nbsp; A new <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">title I spotted at my local library got me wondering &#8212; <EM><A href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/031232474X\/qid=1114879453\/sr=1-1\/ref=sr_1_1\/104-1569557-1267912?v=glance&amp;s=books\">How to Change Anybody<\/A><\/EM>: <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT size=\"2\"><EM>Proven Techniques to Reshape Anyone&#8217;s Attitude, Behavior, Feelings, or Beliefs<\/EM>, <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">by David J. Lieberman, PhD.&nbsp; The book jacket says Dr. Lieberman offers &#8220;simple <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">behavioral strategies that work every time,&#8221; and the book tells you how to:<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">* Make anyone more loyal<BR>* Eliminate prejudice in anybody<BR>* Stop passive aggressive behavior forever<BR>* Infuse anyone with more self-esteem and confidence<BR>* Eliminate self-destructive behaviors in anyone <BR>* Make a wallflower into a social butterfly<BR>*Turn a lazy bum into an ambitious go-getter<BR>* And much more!<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">Like, if only!&nbsp; I wonder how&nbsp;many brides will take a chance and put the book on their<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">wish list.<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/tinycheck.gif\" alt=\"tiny check\" \/> Today, <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/federalism.typepad.com\/crime_federalism\/\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">Mike Cernovich<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"> takes a thoughtful look at the <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/federalism.typepad.com\/crime_federalism\/2005\/04\/idoe_v_milleri__1.html\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">legal issues raised in Doe v. <\/FONT><\/A><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><A href=\"http:\/\/federalism.typepad.com\/crime_federalism\/2005\/04\/idoe_v_milleri__1.html\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">Miller<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">, which upheld residence restrictions on sexual offenders, which he also <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">discussed yesterday<FONT color=\"black\"> (as <\/FONT><\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/04\/29#a3756\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"black\" size=\"2\">did we<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><FONT color=\"black\">).<\/FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp; If you haven&#8217;t taken a look yet at the sentencing&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">posts by&nbsp;<A href=\"http:\/\/sentencing.typepad.com\/sentencing_law_and_policy\/2005\/04\/8th_circuit_app.html\">Prof. Douglas Berman<\/A> , now would be a good time. <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/tinycheck.gif\" alt=\"tiny check\" \/>&nbsp; <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/legalethicsforum.typepad.com\/blog\/2005\/04\/welcome_nonafri.html#comments\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">John Steele points<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"> to his spouse&#8217;s knitting weblog today.&nbsp; He seems puzzled by the <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">fact that&nbsp;hers gets five times the visitors as does his <EM>Legal Ethics Forum<\/EM>.&nbsp; Welcome <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">to the real world, John.&nbsp; At <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/nonaknits.typepad.com\/nonaknits\/2005\/04\/a_casual_commen.html\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">NonaKnits<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">, you&#8217;ll find a wise post asserting that &#8220;Adversity <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">is not necessarily a bad thing.&#8221; <\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; empty cabin &#8212; the old sweater hangs on a nail &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; mid-term examsthe leaky fountain penin his pocket &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; spring eveningknowing a new moonis behind the clouds &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DeVar Dahl&nbsp; from World Haiku Review &#8220;empty cabin&#8221; &#8211; 5th choice, WHC R. 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