{"id":5122,"date":"2004-11-09T13:13:07","date_gmt":"2004-11-09T17:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2004\/11\/09\/until-the-cat-stirs\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:58:15","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:58:15","slug":"until-the-cat-stirs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/11\/09\/until-the-cat-stirs\/","title":{"rendered":"until the cat stirs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name='a2687'><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">not hearing it <BR>til the cat stirs <BR>birdsong<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><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\"><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">first snow<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">at every window<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">a child&#8217;s face<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><A href=\"http:\/\/www.worldhaiku.net\/poetry\/eng\/us\/r.beary_files\/r.beary.htm\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#ff0000\"><STRONG>Roberta Beary<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">&nbsp;<FONT size=\"1\"> <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"1\">credits&#8221; &#8220;first snow&#8221; &#8211; Published in <EM>Haiku Happens<\/EM> (1998)<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"1\">&#8220;not hearing it&#8221;: Hon. Mention, Nat&#8217;l League Am. Pen Women Palomar Br., Vol. 8 (1997)<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"1\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"1\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT size=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/boywritingneg.gif\" alt=\"boy writing neg\" \/>&nbsp;<FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"> by&nbsp;<\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/stories\/storyReader$379\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"black\"><STRONG><EM>dagosan<\/EM><\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">:<\/FONT><FONT>&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/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<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">stuffing post-holiday pounds<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">into blue jeans:<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">November 9th?<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\">&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 face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"1\"><EM>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Nov. 9, 2004]<\/EM><\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><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<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">November &#8212; as cold<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">as a sunny day<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">ought to be<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV><EM><FONT size=\"1\">&nbsp;[Nov. 8, 2004]<\/FONT><\/EM><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT size=\"2\"><\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><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,Times,Serif\" color=\"black\" size=\"2\">one-breath&nbsp;pundit<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/EM><\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">I&#8217;m disappointed by <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.abanet.org\/lpm\/lpt\/articles\/fin10042.html\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">Jeff Carr&#8217;s <EM>lpt <\/EM>interview<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"> on alternative fees (via <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.blawgchannel.com\/2004\/11\/new_issue_of_la.html\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\">Dennis Kennedy<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">);<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">no real help for&nbsp;the &#8220;main street&#8221; consumer\/client &#8212; not even flexible contingent fees.&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">Like <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/02\/17#a821\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">us<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">, Carr does, however, stress that value billing should mean <EM>lower<\/EM> fees.<\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><FONT face=\"Arial\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/LI><\/UL><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><FONT face=\"Arial\"><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">Naked hypocrisy:&nbsp; <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.overlawyered.com\/archives\/001697.html\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">Overlawyered&nbsp;uncovers<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"> the irony of lawyers opposing disclosure <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">requirements aimed at protecting clients from attorneys&nbsp;who practice&nbsp;without adequate <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">malpractice insurance.&nbsp; <EM>ethicalEsq<\/EM> agrees<\/FONT><EM><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"> &#8211; <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2003\/07\/18#a117\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"#000000\">disclosure should be mandatory<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">.<\/FONT> <\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/FONT><br \/>\n<LI><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<DIV><A href=\"http:\/\/www.benefitscounsel.com\/archives\/001264.html\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">BenefitsBlog<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"> has some good links on the topic of excessive executive pay by nonprofits.<\/FONT><\/FONT><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/DIV><\/LI><\/UL><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/yinyang.gif\" alt=\"yin yang\" \/> I hope the folks at TalkLeft don&#8217;t seriously believe that the solution to the Democrats&#8217;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">morality gap is adopting &#8220;<\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/talkleft.com\/new_archives\/008681.html\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">morally correct language<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">&#8220;.&nbsp; Given the earned&nbsp;ridicule garnered by <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">&#8220;politcally correct&#8221; language, I really don&#8217;t think we need more of <FONT color=\"black\">what <\/FONT><\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/riverbendlaw.typepad.com\/notes_from_the_legal_unde\/\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"black\">Evan Schaeffer<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"black\">&nbsp;calls<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"black\">&#8220;cynic generators.&#8221;&nbsp; (See <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.godofthemachine.com\/archives\/00000529.html\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"black\">Aaron Haspel<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"black\"> on the folly of <\/FONT><\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"black\">political euphemisms.)&nbsp; We <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/11\/03#a2643\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"black\">think<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">&nbsp;straight<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">talk and overcoming the fear of&nbsp; sounding or &#8220;being judgmental&#8221; would be far more effective.<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"+0\"><FONT size=\"2\">Thanks to <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/swvalaw.blogspot.com\/2004_11_07_swvalaw_archive.html#109995921301353489\"><FONT color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\">Steve Minor<\/FONT><\/A><FONT size=\"2\"> for sharing his new favorite <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.bartleby.com\/100\/138.11.9.html\"><FONT size=\"2\">Shakespeare quote<\/FONT><\/A><FONT size=\"2\">:&nbsp; &#8220;And do as adversaries <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"+0\"><FONT size=\"2\">do in law,&#x2014; Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.&#8221; [<EM>Taming of the Shrew<\/EM>]&nbsp; Yes, most lawyers<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\">only look like they want to kill eachother.&nbsp; Of course, this quote won&#8217;t sell as many <A href=\"https:\/\/www.shakespeare-etc.org\/catalog2\/iteminfo.cfm?itemid=300&amp;compid=1\">t-shirts<\/A>.<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/LI><\/UL><\/UL><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><br \/>\n<DIV>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV><EM><STRONG>p.s.<\/STRONG><\/EM>&nbsp; <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/phoneCon.jpg\" alt=\"phoneCon\" \/>&nbsp; If you tried in vain to find&nbsp; <FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"#42aac8\"><A href=\"http:\/\/allied.blogspot.com\/2004_03_07_allied_archive.html#107879325808442061\"><EM><STRONG>PhoneCon 1876<\/STRONG><\/EM><\/A><\/FONT> or its <A href=\"http:\/\/allied.blogspot.com\/2004_03_07_allied_archive.html#107892993262019306\">logo<\/A> yesterday, the links in that <A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/11\/08#a2680\">post<\/A> are <\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; fixed.&nbsp; Sorry for the inconvenience.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>not hearing it til the cat stirs birdsong &nbsp; first snow at every window a child&#8217;s face &nbsp; &nbsp; Roberta Beary&nbsp; credits&#8221; &#8220;first snow&#8221; &#8211; Published in Haiku Happens (1998) &#8220;not hearing it&#8221;: Hon. 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