Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation This week, we review the book that could save your career. If you're tired of dealing with punctuation-related tirades from your boss, you would do well to check out Eats, Shoots & Leaves. (31 views)
One L This week, we take a break from the legal career books to look at a book about where it all starts. Before Presumed Innocent made him a household name, one of America's foremost legal fiction writers, Scott Turow, explored his tumultuous first year at Harvard Law School in One L. (1878 views)
Optimal Thinking: How to Be Your Best Self Is the key to success and happiness as easy as Optimal Thinking? Our reviewer explores this question and more after reading the popular self-help book. (80 views)
Are You Kidding? A Personal Submarine! For the first time ever, you can own your very own luxury submarine. The Phoenix 1000 makes underwater travel for adventure-seeking billionaires a reality. (1959 views)
125,000 ways to say ''I love you'' On this weekend of love and romance, spare no expense and sign up for a fantasy getaway to the Lake Las Vegas Ritz Carlton. (36 views)
Firm Runs Native American Summer Program Quarles & Brady Streich Lang and two Native American reservation communities have worked together to produce a summer program that will include learning about Native American law issues. (29 views)
Family Battles and the Fourth Amendment When a wife says yes, and her husband says no, who wins? We're talking courtrooms, not bedrooms, and we're talking specifically of Georgia v. Randolph. Last month the Supreme Court decided to hear the case. (10 views)
Bad Law, Good End A few vivid memories floated to the surface last week with the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in the Great Wine Cases. The majority was right as a matter of public policy. The dissenters were right as a matter of constitutional law. (3 views)
Moses in Colorado, 1995 What was Moses doing in Colorado in 1995? Put another way, how did the venerable gentleman get so deeply involved in a murder trial? If the Supreme Court takes the pending case of People v. Harlan, some light may yet be cast upon a judicial realm of outer darkness. (93 views)
Slow Days At The High Court John Roberts delivered his second opinion last week as chief justice of the United States. It was more interesting than his first opinion, which scored 98.7 on a dullness meter in the press room. Things will pick up steadily from now to the end of term in June. A good thing, too. (10 views)
A guided walk through Prague's historic labyrinth For any seasoned traveler who has toured the globe through endless monuments and artifacts or for the first-time visitor, the ancient gifts presented in Prague create an indelible impression. Prague is a prism of cultures and a haven for historians, reflecting centuries of worlds in an ancient landscape of art and architecture. (135 views)
Property cannot be annexed by Tax authorities without "more than adequate notice" to be sent to the defaulter Even the happiest honeymoon may sour in time. So it appeared last week as Chief Justice John Roberts stepped away from his role as Mr. Congeniality. He abandoned his conservative fans and led the court's liberal bloc into a swamp of gooey generosity. We shall pray unceasingly for his recovery. (7 views)
Steamy Talks on Sex Laws Today, we're going to kick off our shoes and step into the warm and frothy law blog Jacuzzi. Sit back and relax, but don't sit back too far. The water is full of dangerous chemicals, and you really shouldn't get them in your hair. We're going to go on an adults-only voyage of self-discovery through the various legal-themed blogs and check out what's been happening in the... (41 views)
RAV4 more capacious but price is near rapacious Toyota put its RAV4 through a growth spurt for 2006, adding 14 inches of length so it could offer a third-row seat and a bigger cabin. (93 views)
A quick route to modern and ancient India India has gotten so much closer. Direct flights to Delhi now make all the difference. The trip from New York seems about the same length as one to London or Paris. (21 views)
Mortgage Traps If you're in the market for a mortgage, you'd do well to arm yourself with some knowledge before you go knocking on lenders' doors. I'll soon point you to where you can learn a lot in short order, but first, here are a few mortgage traps to be wary of, some courtesy of mortgagetrap.org: (84 views)
Law Firms Move to the OC 09/04/07 Over the last seven years, several law firms have opened offices in Orange County, including Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps; Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro; Littler Mendelson; and Jackson Lewis, as well as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California. (26 views)
Wal-Mart's Healthcare Provisions Revamped In New York State, a federal judge ruled that working parents can claim their stepchildren as dependent children for tax purposes. The ruling came about when Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., refused healthcare coverage for an employee's stepson in upstate Essex County, NY. (7 views)
August 28 2006 Legal Blog Roundup Everybody knows everyone in the blogosphere. Or the blawgosphere, at least. The number of cross-citations between blawgs that happens every single day is amazing. (27 views)
August 7 2006 Legal Blog Roundup You can always tell when summer is almost over. The back-to-school commercials come back on TV, and Hollywood releases the blockbusters that weren't good enough to come out in June or July. As summer winds down, it's time for a leisurely trip down to the old law blog swimming hole. (13 views)
Once More, Into the First Amendment Verily, verily, remarked the Preacher, of the bringing of First Amendment cases there shall be no end. The venerable Ecclesiastes thus provided a text for an important case now pending in the Supreme Court on a petition for review. (35 views)
The stark reality of why America is in Debt Forget everything you thought you knew about America's debt problems. It's not reckless spenders racking up a record $800 billion in balances on credit cards that's the problem. The problem is with average Americans just trying to make ends meet, according to a new study. (14 views)
Thursday Thoughts Happy Thursday! I thought we'd take a break from Europe recap posts for a little Thursday Thoughts! 1. A friend of mine from Kansas City has started a new company called MADI, which stands for Make A Difference Intimate Apparel. Haley, the founder, learned that underwear is the most needed and under-donated item of clothing in the US. She started MADI on a TOMS... (3 views)
WIAW-Breakfasts Lately Happy Wednesday! For today's WIAW post, I thought I'd share some of the breakfasts that I've been making over the past couple of weeks to bring in to work with me. I get up early to head to the gym, come home and shower, get ready and by then I really just don't have time to sit down and eat. I've found that bringing my breakfast to work makes things a lot easier and a... (2 views)
Thursday Thoughts 1. Tonight my committee on the Junior League is hosting a House Walk to raise money for some improvements to the house. I've been stationed in the basement which means I'll be standing in a creepy cold (semi finished) basement all evening. Wish me luck. 2. When I was home I found this growth chart that I'd totally forgotten about in my closet. I seriously can't... (2 views)
Link Love Hey everyone - I hope you're all looking forward to a nice weekend! Here's this week's Link Love, including my favorite posts and pins. Favorite Posts: Three Ways to Challenge Your Personal Narrative What If You Don't Eat Enough? Why 1200 Is So, So Wrong Go For It: How To Ask For What You Want (1 views)
6 Things You Shouldn't Have To Justify People spend a lot of time these days worrying over what others think of them. Maybe this isn't new, but it's certainly not the best way to go about life. Yes, it's important to treat other people well and of course we all enjoy being liked, but when your choices, from small to big, are dictated by the impression you might leave on others, then that's a problem. I know... (2 views)
One Word Wednesday I'm so glad I got a great response to yesterday's post, thank you to everyone who commented! Now on to a bit of a simpler day, One Word Wednesday! So what is One Word Wednesday? In Lindsay's words: The only rule of One Word Wednesday is that you must label your pictures with one word. And it MUST be the first word that comes to mind (and yes, you can put two words... (2 views)