There’s a few things that puzzle me about Twitter. Why the <expletive deleted> do these people follow me? Should I report Spam – or just block the Spammer? Why do some people find gratification with a large follower count? I address these after the break…
Greetings,
If you’re seeing this, then it’s likely that you’ve either:
It’s the people in the last category for whom this post will be most informative, but it’s available to all!
Greetings readers,
This is a weird one: I need help finding a lawyer, but I won’t give you details. Why?
Quite simply, I’ve got an idea that I think is:
BUT — It borders of bribery! And actually discussing my idea could subject all who discuss it to future charges of participation in a criminal conspiracy. And it’s exposing you, the readers of this, to a charge of conspiracy that I won’t do, at least until I’ve received good legal advice. So now I need to find a lawyer – and I welcome your recommendations.
I’m looking for a lawyer who has experience in campaign finance law – especially at the federal level. Experience with intellectual property law would be nice, but not necessary – I’ve got to answer the conspiracy question before I worry about protecting my intellectual property. I’d prefer someone relatively local to me (greater San Francisco Bay Area.) Any direct recommendations you can give would be appreciated, as would any good ideas about how to search.
I’ve only worked directly with 2 lawyers in my life. One was a rental law attorney who helped me to legally stop renting to an odious tenant in a shared housing situation where I was both landlord AND resident. I won’t go back to him, as I’ve since found that he done some things that are abhorrent to me. The second lawyer has provided both be any my family good advice on estates and trusts and I’ve already contacted him asking for a consult for the purpose of referral. Unfortunately, he’s close to retiring and declined the consult.
Hope y’all come up with something!
Thanks in advance…Steve
I’ve been busy with things in my life. A business trip segued into the holidays, which in turn segued into my Mother having major surgery (hip replacement) just before the new year which segued into most of my non-work life being occupied with travel to her rehab facility daily. Blogging just paled in comparison.
I just wanted to touch base here. Mom’s likely to go home from rehab this weekend, which will free up a LOT of my time, allowing me to get back to (among other things) this blog!
Thanks! — Steve
I just finished reading Catherine Friend’s The Compassionate Carnivore (purchasing info at the end of this post) and it clarified a lot of my thoughts over the past few months. In many ways, Catherine’s reasoning gave me “permission” to not feel bad about my gradual approach to changing things, not only in what and how I eat, but more widely how I live. I highly recommend it no matter what kind of “vore” you are, but even if you have no interest in clarifying your thoughts on meat, the process she leads you through provides a great argument for making personal changes slowly.
Podcasts, Blogs to follow, THIS blog to maintain, RSS feeds, Twitter, Facebook, Chat Groups, Netflix, even the DVR. What do these things have in common? They consume time, and my time just ran out… Read more…
In my previous post, I made passing reference to the best Pinor Noir I’ve ever had. I’ve done a bit of looking, and couldn’t find it locally at any wine merchant. It’s not in the current inventory of any wine wholesalers. Most of the merchants tried to sell me a comparable wine, but one on 4th Street in Berkeley (whose name and number I should have taken so I could properly credit them – anyone want to fill this in? It’s the shop just west of the Peet’s coffee – just add a comment and see this paragraph change quickly!) was very sympathetic and, instead of trying to sell me something they had in stock, actually helped me and suggested I try the web. I did, and now I face an agonizing decision.
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It’s 2 weeks and a day since I saw Food Inc. and some I’ve begun doing a few things differently since then. They may seem small, but they represent significant changes in my life.. Here they are in no particular order:
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OK. I’m less certain about the timing of the Easy Bake Oven purchase. I could still be right, that I bought it in 1968 or 1969, but in any case, something is too vague in my memory to be certain.
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Anybody remember the original EASY-BAKE oven? I most certainly do, as it was the center of my first adventures in cooking – somewhere between 1965 (age 4) and 1969 (age 9) – most likely 1968 or 1969.
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