{"id":7578,"date":"2007-05-02T20:31:32","date_gmt":"2007-05-03T01:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2007\/05\/02\/punning-on-empty\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:53:49","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:53:49","slug":"punning-on-empty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2007\/05\/02\/punning-on-empty\/","title":{"rendered":"punning on empty"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\"gasPumpG\"\u00a0 Just because I haven’t got enough time or energy to write original punditry today, doesn’t mean you won’t get a useful pointer or two and your daily dose of one-breath poetry. [Yes, Mama. G, I am procrastinating in the face of a big deadline; see the p.s. below.] It seems that every May we hear about rising-record gasoline prices, and the news today has that seasonal ring of familiarity. E.g<\/em>., “U.S. gas prices could hit record high just in time for Memorial Day trips<\/a>,” Seattle Times<\/em>, May 2, 2007; “Caution: Record Gas Prices Ahead<\/a>,” ConsumerAffairs.com<\/em>, May 2, 2007.\u00a0 This gives me a chance to recycle postings past, each of which does a little preaching about the need to conserve gas and not just kvetch about the price.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. “gas pain?<\/a>” from May 2005 has some tips for those of us who can’t run out and buy a new hybrid car this year.\u00a0 It includes a helpful link to the Federal Trade Commission webpage Good, Better, Best: How to Improve Gas Mileage<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  2. “pump pandering<\/a>: no one mentions using less energy,” from May 3, 2006, starts “The \u201cconservative\u201d Republicans won\u2019t do it.\u00a0 Neither will the \u201cconservationist\u201d-environmentalist Democrats. Not one politician currently in office (and planning to run again) is telling the American public . . . “<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"55\u00a0 Of course, when it comes to the poetry of our Honored Guests, we don’t recycle — we renew and reprise: <\/font><\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    rising gas prices–
    \nan attendant changing numbers
    \nin a pouring rain<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    \u00a0<\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gridlock
    \n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on the freeway–
    \nthe skywriting drifts<\/p>\n

    \n…….by Michael Dylan Welch<\/a>\u00a0“rising gas prices” – Modern Haiiku<\/em> (2005)\u00a0
    \n“gridlock” from Open Window<\/em> – click for     orig. photo & poem<\/a><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    mid-February
    \nchoosing the sunniest spot
    \nto fill my tank\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/p>\n

    mud season
    \nthree brown cars
    \nat the intersection<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    \u00a0<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/p>\n

    ………. by Hilary Tann<\/a>
    \n“mid-February” –     The Heron’s Nest<\/a> VIII:2
    \n“mud season” – Upstate Dim Sum<\/em>\u00a0 (2004\/II)\u00a0<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/p>\n

    Key West heat–
    \nthe kitchen staff\u2019s
    \nchained bicycles<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    \u00a0<\/p>\n

    crossing the bridge —
    \nthe shadow of a gull
    \nI never see
    \n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

    \nMaking change
    \nthe conductor
    \nshifts his toothpick<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    \u00a0
    \n\u00a0
    \n\u00a0
    \nslow conversation
    \na passing bus fills
    \nthe diner window<\/p>\n

    \n\u00a0
    \n\u00a0
    \n\u00a0
    \nDistant tail lights
    \nin the dark
    \nnostalgia<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    …………………………… by Barry George<\/a> \"pickup
    \n\u201ccrossing the bridge\u201d – The Heron\u2019s Nest<\/em> (Sept. 2002)
    \n\u201cslow conversation\u201d – A New Resonance 2<\/em> (2001)
    \n\u201cmaking change\u201d – the loose thread: RMA 2001<\/em>; Modern Haiku<\/em> XXXII:1
    \n\u201cDistant tail lights\u201d – from Haiku Spirit<\/em>
    \n\u201cKey West heat\u201d – Frogpond<\/em> XXII:3 (1999)
    \n
    \n<\/em><\/p>\n

    \"subwayG\"\u00a0 p.s.<\/em>\u00a0 The newest edition of The Complete Lawyer<\/em> was posted online today.\u00a0 It focuses on New Levels of Leadership for Lawyers<\/a> (Vol. 3\/3, May-June 2007).\u00a0 Among its many articles is one co-authored by Idealawg<\/em><\/a>‘s Stephanie West Allen, which tells you how “By drawing on five principles of neuroscience, you can become a better leader of yourself and others.”\u00a0\u00a0If it wouldn’t mean even more procrastination, I’d read it tonight\u00a0and\u00a0figure out how to lead myself out of my current brain fog.\u00a0 But, I’m supposed to be writing an article for the next edition of The Complete Lawyer<\/em>, which will focus on the Graying of the Law Profession.\u00a0 If this weblog is silent tomorrow, smile and know that I might just be getting it done, only a day late.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    half a tank —
    \nabove the gas pump
    \nOld Glory in tatters<\/p>\n

    ….. by dagosan<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    \u00a0<\/p>\n

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