August 11, 2026

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“Let’s go eat some people!”

Image via Wikipedia A couple of weeks ago, I published a tongue in cheek post poking fun at Twilight and it’s fans…and quickly, my blog’s hits rocketed to new heights…which isn’t exactly saying much.  It revealed to me that there’s a bigger world out there than I realized, a world that follows this Twilight stuff, […]

From ABL: Gr8 Advice 4 U Bar Takers :-0

Quality of writing counts…. Excessive use of abbreviations, such as symbols, acronyms and text-talk, may result in score reduction. – An announcement to July 2010 Illinois bar exam candidates, posted onIBABY.org (“Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar … and You”). (Thanks to ABL for the LOL) Related articles by Zemanta 60% of Bar exams will […]

Payment in kind…the wrong kind.

It could be worse… Here’s what I found posted by another attorney who blogs about being a contract attorney (that’s an attorney who works on contract, piece meal).  She found the listing below for a case advertised on Craigslist: On June 29 there was a post for contract legal work for a company that for […]

“Judge Who Lost Pants Forced to Rely on Briefs”

I can’t help it.  The headline is too funny to avoid stealing it from “Lowering the Bar.” I’ll give them the credit, though, and the whole story: When we last saw Roy, in July 2009, he was losing his wrongful-termination case against the District of Columbia, his former boss, and others, a case he filed […]

Late fines for George Washington?

And now, for something a little lighter: Lowering the Bar is reporting that President George Washington has almost $100,000 in book fines for a few books he forgot to return: Yet another presidential scandal broke over the weekend, as a library in New York accused George Washington of failing to return valuable library materials checked […]

Update: South Butt settles with North Face

Remember this case?  The North Face sued lowly retailer South Butt for mocking  imitating its clothing. It looks like South Butt has finally escaped scrutiny, giving founder Jimmy Winkelmann just enough time to head south to Florida to hand out shirts over spring break. The case appeared to be headed for trial, but last week the […]