{"id":3950,"date":"2004-08-21T08:19:56","date_gmt":"2004-08-21T12:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2004\/08\/21\/toothpicks-and-teaspoons\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:58:31","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:58:31","slug":"toothpicks-and-teaspoons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/08\/21\/toothpicks-and-teaspoons\/","title":{"rendered":"toothpicks and teaspoons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name='a1995'><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/ceilingfan.gif\" alt=\"ceiling fan\" \/><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"right\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<DIV align=\"right\"><FONT size=\"2\"><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/www.worldhaiku.net\/poetry\/eng\/us\/b.george.htm\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"#ff0000\"><STRONG>Barry George<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">&nbsp;is a &#8220;recovering lawyer,&#8221; who left the profession to pursue his<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV align=\"right\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">life-long love of poetry more intensely.&nbsp; He now teaches at Community College <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV align=\"right\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">of Philadelphia, and uses his advocacy skills in a statewide movement to improve<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV align=\"right\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT size=\"2\">part-time faculty salaries. You&#8217;ll see his attention to nature and the details of urban life,<\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\"> you&nbsp;experience Barry&#8217;s haiku, which we are honored to offer here at <EM>f\/k\/a. . <\/EM>.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV align=\"right\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV align=\"right\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">Learn more about Barry at his <A href=\"http:\/\/www.worldhaiku.net\/poetry\/eng\/us\/b.george.htm\"><EM>World Haiku<\/EM> Bio<\/A> Page.<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Making change&#8211;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">the conductor shifts<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">his toothpick<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><EM><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"1\">from <\/FONT><\/EM><A href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/1893959260\/qid=1085319179\/sr=1-3\/ref=sr_1_3\/102-4810311-4254502?v=glance&amp;s=books\"><STRONG><EM><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"1\">the loose thread<\/FONT><\/EM><\/STRONG><\/A><EM><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT size=\"1\">:The Red Moon Anthology 2001<\/FONT> <\/FONT><\/EM><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT size=\"1\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">(edited by Jim Kacien, and the <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.haikuworld.org\/books\/redmoon\/\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">Red Moon<\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"1\"> editorial staff).<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"1\">credit: <EM>Modern Haiku<\/EM> XXXII:1<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">diner night&#8211;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">the ceiling fan twirling<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">in our teaspoons<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=\"1\"><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT size=\"1\"><FONT size=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/spoon.gif\" alt=\"spoon\" \/>&nbsp; <\/FONT>from<\/FONT><FONT><FONT size=\"1\"><FONT color=\"black\">&nbsp;<\/FONT>&nbsp;<EM><FONT color=\"red\"><STRONG><A href=\"http:\/\/haikuguy.com\/rma6.html\">edge of light<\/A><\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/EM>:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/FONT><FONT><FONT size=\"1\"><EM>The Red Moon Anthology<\/EM>&nbsp;<\/FONT><EM><FONT size=\"1\">2003<\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/EM><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT size=\"1\">(<\/FONT><FONT size=\"1\">ed. by Jim Kacian<SPAN> <\/SPAN><SPAN>and the Editorial Staff, <FONT size=\"1\">Red Moon Press<\/FONT>, 2004)<\/SPAN>&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"1\">credit:<EM> <A href=\"http:\/\/mdn.mainichi.co.jp\/haiku\/02\/0204.html\">Mainichi Daily News<\/A><\/EM> Haiku Contest<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV align=\"right\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV align=\"right\"><FONT size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=\"Arial\"><FONT size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\"><\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV align=\"left\"><FONT><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">by&nbsp;<EM><STRONG><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/stories\/storyReader$379\"><FONT color=\"red\">dagosan<\/FONT><\/A><\/STRONG><\/EM>:<\/FONT><FONT>&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/LI><\/UL><br \/>\n<P><\/P><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT size=\"2\">sleepless night<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\">she won&#8217;t stop<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\">leaving me alone<FONT size=\"1\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><EM><FONT size=\"1\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\">&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT>[Aug. 21, 2004]<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/EM>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><EM><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\"><\/FONT><\/EM>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><EM><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\"><\/FONT><\/EM>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><SPAN><SPAN><FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><EM>Join the<\/EM> <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/savedarfur.org\/go.php?q=dayOfConscience.html\"><EM><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#ff0000\"><STRONG>Sudan Day of Conscience, August 25th<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/EM><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><FONT size=\"2\"><EM>&nbsp;&nbsp;(see why <A href=\"http:\/\/platform.blogs.com\/passionofthepresent\/2004\/08\/why_i_personall.html\"><STRONG><FONT color=\"#42aac8\">it&#8217;s important<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/A>)&nbsp; <SPAN><SPAN><FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><EM><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/dontforgettack.gif\" alt=\"don't forget tack\" \/>&nbsp; <\/EM><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/EM><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" align=\"left\"><SPAN><SPAN><FONT><STRONG><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/06\/27#a1700\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"black\" size=\"2\"><EM>one-breath&nbsp;pundit<\/EM><\/FONT><\/A><\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" align=\"left\"><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><\/FONT><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\">eat your Wheaties today?&nbsp; See the&nbsp;<\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2004\/US\/08\/19\/communion.denied.ap\/index.html\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">invalid First Communion<\/FONT><\/A><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"> case.&nbsp; <\/FONT><\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\">anybody know a <EM>pro bono <\/EM>canon lawyer?&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">Bar advocates intensify fee boycott, resist emergency recruitment &#8212; <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.bristolcpcs.org\/MLW20040823.html\"><EM><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly<\/FONT><\/EM><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\"> (Aug. 22, 2004)<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">Have some language fun at <A href=\"http:\/\/www.effingpot.com\/\"><EM>The Very Best of British<\/EM><\/A><EM>: The American&#8217;s Guide to Speaking British<\/EM>.&nbsp; (via lii.org&#8217;s <A href=\"http:\/\/lii.org\/search\/ntw\">New This Week<\/A>)<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/LI><\/UL><\/UL><br \/>\n<P><\/P><\/FONT><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Barry George&nbsp;is a &#8220;recovering lawyer,&#8221; who left the profession to pursue his life-long love of poetry more intensely.&nbsp; He now teaches at Community College of Philadelphia, and uses his advocacy skills in a statewide movement to improve part-time faculty salaries. 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