{"id":5127,"date":"2004-11-14T10:59:55","date_gmt":"2004-11-14T14:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2004\/11\/14\/a-better-habit-for-sunday-mor"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:58:15","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:58:15","slug":"a-better-habit-for-sunday-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/11\/14\/a-better-habit-for-sunday-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"a better habit for Sunday morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name='a2699'><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">. . . would be reading (or trying to write)&nbsp;haiku like these by ex-lawyer <A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/08\/21#a1995\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"#ff0000\" size=\"2\"><STRONG>Barry George<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/A>, <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">rather than listening to the tv&nbsp;talking heads, who just ignore questions and spout<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">their talking points.&nbsp; [I just turned off my tv! It&#8217;s a start.]<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P>&nbsp;<\/P><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<P>pink begonias<BR>deepening<BR>the grey fall<\/P><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/fireplacen.gif\" alt=\"fireplace n\" \/><\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P><\/P><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P>wind chimes<BR>sharper, clearer<BR>after snow<\/P><br \/>\n<P>&nbsp;<\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P><BR>cats at twilight&#8211;<BR>I am the magician<BR>filling their bowls<\/P><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/08\/21#a1995\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"black\" size=\"2\"><STRONG>Barry George<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT size=\"2\">&nbsp;at <EM><A href=\"http:\/\/www.wb.livin4.com\/simplyhaiku\/october\/bgeorge.php\"><FONT color=\"#000000\">simply haiku<\/FONT><\/A><\/EM><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\">&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><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><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=\"1\"><FONT size=\"2\">laughing alone<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT size=\"1\"><FONT size=\"2\">at the Sunday funnies<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT size=\"1\"><FONT size=\"2\">&#8212; both of us<\/FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT size=\"1\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT size=\"1\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><SPAN><SPAN><FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/couch.gif\" alt=\"couch\" \/>&nbsp; <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\">&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\">&#8220;this one goes on the &#8216;fridge&#8221; &#8212;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\">her Dagwood<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\">pretends to nap<\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><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; <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT>[Nov. 14, 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=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/EM>&nbsp;<\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" align=\"left\"><SPAN><SPAN><FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/06\/27#a1700\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"black\" size=\"2\"><EM><STRONG>one-breath&nbsp;pundit<\/STRONG><\/EM><\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><\/FONT><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><\/FONT><\/FONT><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\">Does anyone really believe that <EM>one<\/EM> election in Afghanistan proves that democracy<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\">has &#8220;taken root&#8221; there?&nbsp; <\/FONT><\/DIV><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/FONT><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">&#8220;If we want the voters to trust the umpires, we need umpires who don&#8217;t take <\/FONT><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">sides.&#8221;&nbsp; <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2004\/11\/14\/opinion\/14sun1.html?oref=login&amp;th\"><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><EM>NYT <\/EM>editorial<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"> calls for election equipment and officials that are fair, open.<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV>Walter has an interesting post about legal liability and <A href=\"http:\/\/www.overlawyered.com\/archives\/001656.html\">Medicine by Phone<\/A>.&nbsp;&nbsp;. . . . . . <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/medbag.gif\" alt=\"medbag\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/phoneold.jpg\" alt=\"phone old\" \/>&nbsp; <\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\">Midterms over, <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/bamber.blogspot.com\/2004_11_01_bamber_archive.html#110039267055298495\"><STRONG><FONT color=\"#42aac8\" size=\"2\">Class Maledictorian<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/A><FONT size=\"2\"> concentrates on the vital issue of <EM>first date kisses<\/EM>.&nbsp; I could have <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\">used her advice about 40 years ago, and 30, and 20, and 10, etc&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/LI><\/UL><\/UL><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV>&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;&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;&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;&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;<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. . . would be reading (or trying to write)&nbsp;haiku like these by ex-lawyer Barry George, rather than listening to the tv&nbsp;talking heads, who just ignore questions and spout their talking points.&nbsp; 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