{"id":5085,"date":"2004-10-24T13:16:44","date_gmt":"2004-10-24T17:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2004\/10\/24\/something-to-sing-about\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:58:19","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:58:19","slug":"something-to-sing-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/10\/24\/something-to-sing-about\/","title":{"rendered":"something to sing about"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name='a2565'><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">No, not&nbsp;more <A href=\"http:\/\/www.legalunderground.com\/2004\/10\/the_wolves_whic.html\"><FONT color=\"black\">lupine<\/FONT><\/A> or aquiline presidential <A href=\"http:\/\/www.suntimes.com\/output\/elect\/cst-nws-ads24.html\"><FONT color=\"black\">campaign ads<\/FONT><\/A>, but more haiku from our Canadian friend, <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT size=\"2\"><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/07\/01#a1715\"><STRONG><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"#ff0000\">DeVar Dahl<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">:<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">car dealership<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">the tuneless whistle<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">of a salesman<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">a silent magpie<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">flies across the valley &#8212;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">leafless willows<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\">from &#8220;something to sing about&#8221;, <EM>pawEprint 58<\/EM> (March 2003)<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\">credits: <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/pages.infinit.net\/haiku\/haikucanada.htm#newsl\"><EM><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\">Haiku Canada Newsletter<\/FONT><\/EM><\/A><\/DIV><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 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT size=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/split.gif\" alt=\"split\" \/><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/FONT><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#2294bc\" size=\"2\"><STRONG><\/STRONG><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" align=\"left\"><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT><FONT><FONT face=\"Arial\"><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT><FONT><FONT>by&nbsp;<EM><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/stories\/storyReader$379\"><FONT color=\"red\"><STRONG>dagosan<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/A><\/EM><\/FONT>:<\/FONT><\/FONT><FONT>&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/DIV><\/LI><\/UL><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" align=\"left\"><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">late October&nbsp;&#8212;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">tv on<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">sound off<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" align=\"left\"><EM><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\">&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; [Oct. 24, 2004]<\/FONT><\/EM><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" align=\"left\"><EM><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\"><\/FONT><\/EM>&nbsp;<\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><FONT size=\"2\"><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><FONT size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" align=\"left\"><SPAN><SPAN><FONT><STRONG><EM><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/06\/27#a1700\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"black\" size=\"2\">one-breath&nbsp;pundit<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/EM><\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><br \/>\n<UL><FONT size=\"2\"><\/FONT><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><FONT size=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/ketchup.gif\" alt=\"ketchup\" \/>&nbsp; Last night I was forwarded an email stating that Theresa Heinz Kerry&#8217;s &#8220;ownership&#8221; of Heinz <FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\">corporations in scores of foreign nations would keep a President Kerry from stopping outsourcing. <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.snopes.com\/politics\/kerry\/heinz.asp\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\">Snopes.com<\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">&nbsp;has the facts, plus well-reasoned arguments concerning the premise of the message.&nbsp; One very important fact:<\/FONT><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><FONT size=\"2\">&#8220;The Heinz family trust which Mrs. Kerry inherited sold <\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\">most of its shares of Heinz <\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\">stock&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><FONT size=\"2\">back in 1995 and currently holds <STRONG>less than a 4% <\/STRONG><\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\"><STRONG>interest<\/STRONG> in the company.&#8221;<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/FONT><\/LI><\/UL><\/UL><\/DIV><\/FONT><\/FONT><br \/>\n<P><\/P><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">Maureen Dowd cooks everyone&#8217;s <A href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2004\/10\/24\/opinion\/24dowd.html?ex=1256356800&amp;en=cc87ea917065f9c6&amp;ei=5090&amp;partner=rssuserland\"><FONT color=\"black\">goose<\/FONT><\/A> skewering the antics and ads of our presidential candidates.&nbsp; (silly geese are <A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/newsItems\/trackback\/ping$2552\">everywhere<\/A>!)<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">Although his opponent has campaigned strongly for <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.illinoisleader.com\/news\/newsview.asp?c=19743\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"black\" size=\"2\">tort reform<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">, <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"black\" size=\"2\"><A href=\"http:\/\/www.obamablog.com\/\">Barack Obama<\/A><\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\"> has still failed to explain<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">his position on the issue.&nbsp; Lord knows, <EM>we&#8217;ve<\/EM> tried to pry it out of him &#8212; <A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/stories\/storyReader$1924\"><FONT color=\"black\">here<\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">, <\/FONT><A href=\"blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/discuss\/ msgReader$2425?mode=topic&amp;y=2004&amp;m=10&amp;d=7 \"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\">here<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">, <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.rklau.com\/tins\/archives\/2004\/10\/03\/obama_at_my_house.php\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\">there<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">, and&nbsp;even&nbsp;<\/FONT><A href=\"www.obamablog.com\/2004\/10\/12\/ presenting_a_positive_vision_for_illinois.php\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\">there<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">.&nbsp; I&#8217;m disappointed <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">and have to wonder if it has something to do with trial lawyer contributions, or the hope thereof, in the homestate of Madison County&#8217;s &#8220;judicial hellhole.&#8221;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\">As <A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/newsItems\/trackback\/ping$2556\">mentioned<\/A> on this page this weekend, I can&#8217;t wait for the election to be a <EM>fait accompli<\/EM>.<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/LI><\/UL><\/UL><br \/>\n<P><\/P><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">Has anyone else noticed that <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.blawgrepublic.com\/\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\"><FONT color=\"black\">Blawg Republic<\/FONT>&#8216;<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">s new format of &#8220;most linked&#8221; weblawgs is far less useful <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">than its original hourly update of postings?&nbsp; Now, the page is virtually unchanged for hours <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">at a time, AND it shows items that are many days old (without even giving the date).&nbsp; Couldn&#8217;t they at least show the newest posts from a <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">subset of&nbsp;their directory&nbsp;&#8212; maybe the top 30 or 40 weblawgs?&nbsp; Better yet, let&#8217;s urge them to return to the original format. <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><A href=\"http:\/\/www.professorbainbridge.com\/2004\/10\/opposing_views.html\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">Prof. Steve Bainbridge<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\"> can be a mensch:&nbsp; He posted yesterday: &#8220;In his post <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.atlanticblog.com\/archives\/001708.html#001708\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\">Catholic Ireland, secular Ireland<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">, <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">William Sjostorm offers a thoughtful and detailed response to my post <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.professorbainbridge.com\/2004\/10\/running_the_wor.html\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\">Running the World on Faith<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">. I&#8217;m <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">persuaded that I stand corrected. Well done.&#8221;<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/LI><\/UL><\/UL><br \/>\n<P><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/leafgray.gif\" alt=\"leaf gray\" \/><\/P><\/FONT><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No, not&nbsp;more lupine or aquiline presidential campaign ads, but more haiku from our Canadian friend, DeVar Dahl: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; car dealership the tuneless whistle of a salesman &nbsp; &nbsp; a silent magpie flies across the valley &#8212; leafless willows from &#8220;something to sing about&#8221;, pawEprint 58 (March 2003) credits: Haiku Canada Newsletter &nbsp; by&nbsp;dagosan:&nbsp;&nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":94,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2926],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pre-06-2006"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6kP1R-1k1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/94"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5085"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13563,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5085\/revisions\/13563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}