Thanksgiving History
"The Pilgrims did not hold a true Thanksgiving until 1623, when it followed a drought, prayers for rain, and a subsequent rain shower. Irregular Thanksgivings continued after favorable events and days...
View ArticleHarry Potter is the 7th Horcrux
Or so I think. While discussing the matter at Thanksgiving with some other Harry Potter fans (my nephew and my brother), I opined as such. So there you go.Now if you don't know what a Horcrux is, you'd...
View ArticleThe Miracle of Recycling
Pitching in and doing our part, we've decided to recycle. Last year at this time we wrote.
View ArticleMassachusetts Lawyer Performs 'Home Based, Will-Signing Parties'
We think offering divorces at the party might spice things up a bit, especially if there is a taker...Move Over Tupperware: Massachusetts Lawyer Performs 'Home Based, Will-Signing Parties'Jan 2, 2007 -...
View ArticleOiled prisoner slips out of jail - NYC bans vegetable oil.
Oiled Prisoner Slips Out of Norwegian JailOSLO, Norway (Jan. 3) - A Lithuanian held on suspicion of theft in an Arctic Norway jail slipped out of custody - literally - by stripping naked, smearing...
View ArticleThe Daily Beat - Juror Bonding - T-Shirt time... Scooter Libby
Before the 14 jurors departed for a long break this afternoon, they filed into the courtroom, with all but one wearing bright red T-shirts with a white valentine heart over their clothes, to the...
View ArticleScooting Along - Defense goes it with 11 Jurors
Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- A juror in the perjury case of Lewis ``Scooter'' Libby was dismissed after receiving out-of-court information about the case. The judge decided deliberations would continue with...
View ArticleJury throws Libby under the bus.
WASHINGTON -- An 11 person jury found Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff guilty on four counts in the investigation into whether a CIA operative's name was intentionally leaked to the...
View ArticleGoogle adds paper version to Gmail, IP to toilet
For those of you who slept yesterday, Google, Inc. was up to their usual April fools day humor. This year they lent a page from Adam Sandler and went with potty humor on their main page, proclaiming...
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View ArticlePlease return my grandfather's hat
Did you see Idol gives back? Phil Stacy has my grandfather's hat.Please return it. -the editors
View ArticleSupreme Court ruling fallout: fewer patents, more litigation?
by Chris MurphyThis week's Supreme Court ruling on patents is sure to affect companies in software and other areas of IT, where some of the most controversial patents have been issued and litigated in...
View ArticleThe Last Comic Standing
We thought we should pass the word; if you're wondering what to watch this summer, try The Last Comic Standing. It's very funny.
View ArticleSquirrel Attacks, part III
In our never ending quest to document dementia in squirrels, we are once again compelled to bring you the following:Blow From Crutch Ends Squirrel's Rampage - APBERLIN (June 14) - An unusually...
View ArticleWe were right about Harry Potter!
Whew, we've been reading like crazy, and now that we finished The Deathly Hallows, we're proud to announce that Harry Potter was in fact the Seventh Horcrux. Which of course we had predicted way back...
View ArticleA few reasons to hold onto your britches
And all this from google news on just October 15, 2007 10:00 PM Eastern.... Notice the first item, can you hear the cash being sucked out of the economy?First Baby Boomer Files For Social Security FOX...
View ArticlePetition or Motion - Any difference?
I was recently at a bench / bar conference where the judges involved talked about the difference between a petition and a motion. They quite clearly said they were different, and required different...
View ArticleNIMBY
My friend who wants to sell or lease his land for a windmill (a really big windmill), said "Some people say not in my backyard, well I say, then build it in my front yard."If you have a large wind...
View ArticleMissing CIA tapes...
I still can't believe my government has resorted to waterboarding. Is this the "freedom" we fight for? Is this what we stand for? I say not.According to the NY Times:It has been widely reported that...
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