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#WhyIAmASolo - I'm Not Getting Fired After A Hack Attack

Forty Percent of Email Fraud Attacks in the US Resulted in an Employee's Termination, Survey Reveals. I get it. In large organizations, somebody has to take the fall when something goes wrong. Rather than focus on the problem, the poor schmuck who happens to be the I.T. or computer specialist or the employee who happens to negligently click on a link in a phishing email gets fired. Yes, hack attacks are serious. Yes, they can do a lot of damage. But, firing an employee who is merely negligent, and not intentionally destructive is not my idea of fun. If I get fired, it means I don't want to be a lawyer anymore. Not going to happen. Want to take your future out of the hands of other people? Practice alone. 

10 Things I Hate About The Little Things Law Firm Consultants Do

10 Things I Hate About the Little Things Lawyers Do - Attorney at Work - Attorney at Work. Okay, I really haven't taken the time to list the things I don't like about law firm consultants. Jared Correia is a law firm consultant, and he isn't bashful about the things solo and small firm lawyers do that irritate him. Hey, Jared, I used to moonlight as a law firm consultant to solo and small firms, and I hear you. I feel your pain. But, rather than trumpet your pet peeves to the world, perhaps you should do your complaining face to face. Trust me, big law lawyers can afford in firm consultants, and they still don't know, in large part, how to turn a computer on. Second, I never lost a client because I used a Gmail account. Generally, they appreciate it because they have one also. I also have a Futurelawyer email address; but, I seldom use it. And, choice of attire is not the first thing on the mind of a person who needs a lawyer to help probate their relative's estate, or who wants to make a valid will. So, how about explaining to me why consultants seem to always have a favorite product, and then sell the hell out of it? Or, why they seem to always know better than the grunt lawyer on the ground, how her law practice should be run? And, rather than criticize lawyers for keeping detailed notes, why not tell them about a LiveScribe Digital Pen that will contemporaneously digitize their scribbling, and keep it for posterity? And, how do you presume to know the "dream of most lawyers?". Seriously? To be "coddled". Most lawyers I know want to get good work done, as efficiently as possible, avoid malpractice, and get home in time for dinner. Get over it. These lawyers and firms pay you for advice. Stop nitpicking and help them be more efficient. Lawyering, they can take care of just fine themselves. 

Delete Facebook? Say What?

Don't Delete Facebook%u2014Just Be Smarter on Facebook. Facebook really is as varied and complex as real life. In fact, the recent scandal about Facebook selling our data and information has propelled a knee jerk "delete Facebook" meme, as a way to stick it to the man. Please. Our personal data is out there; at least, to the extent we have given it out. Your mom was right: "Don't say anything you wouldn't want to see on the front page of the newspaper". I like keeping in touch with family and friends. I like being able to get my message out there. So, I only post what I WANT the world to see. If I want to have a private conversation, I use a method of communication that is encrypted and "private". So, don't delete your Facebook account. Figure out the ways to keep your information secure. Then, use them. And, remember, mom was always right.

Boots On The Ground, Ms. Lawyer

Execupundit.com: Go See. This Execupundit post ought to hang on every lawyer's wall. Clients tell us many things. Often, we just accept what they say, and don't independently verify. We can be lazy. If you want to know the truth, you have to get out of your chair, get in the car, and go see. All the rest is hearsay. 

Some Depositions Take Longer Than Others

Please remember this the next time you complain about the amount of time reflected in your bill.

Tentsile Tree Tents - Portable Treehouses For Gator Country?

Tentsile Tree Tents - The world's most innovative portable treehouses. Google+ friend, Jeffrey Anthony, sent me this link after reading my post about coming camping in Florida. Unfortunately, these tents aren't far enough off of the ground to deter a bull gator. We grow 'em big here in Florida. Then, there is the problem of all old men. Getting up in the middle of the night and staggering to a bathroom (or tree, whatever). I will stay in the tent, thank you. Of course, I don't expect y'all snowflakes from the frigid North to be able to handle the heat down here anyway. Our mosquitoes are bigger than your pet dogs. Camp on. I'll be at the Holiday Inn.

It's About The Specs, Stupid.

Lenovo 510A IdeaCentre, 7th Gen Intel Core i3-7100 processor, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, DVD-RW, Intel HD Graphics 630, Wifi 802.11ac, BlueTooth 4.0, 6 x USB 3.0, 2 x USB 2.0,VGA,HDMI, Windows 10 Pro - Newegg.com. Some of us don't need a powerful computer that weighs less than 3 pounds, and that we can carry in a briefcase. Some of us just want a powerful PC at our desk at home or at the office, with high end specs for a bargain price. this Lenovo tower has a pretty good i3 Intel processor, 8 GB of RAM and a 256 GB SSD, which is more computer power than anyone needs. At $525, it is a bargain. Pair your existing mouse, keyboard and monitor, and you have a home or office setup that will power your computing for a long time. I will keep my ultralight, since I have to go back and forth between home and office. What's in your office?

#A Modest Proposal - Let's Go Camping In Florida

Come on down to Florida. Land of sunshine and palmettos. We have plenty of beautiful trees and wildlife.

Live A Good Life

Other Men

Other Men

I struggle to form a picture
of a restaurant
You are seated at a table
across from other men

Do you make the same small talk
you make with me?

I wonder if you spill your wine
or whether
you toss your hair
while you nail them to the cross
of male ego
Do they cringe at your courage?
Do you look at them with the looks
you have given me?

I fight the urge
to ask myself the hard questions,
what if they get a higher grade
on the test than I?
What if they are prettier
than I?
What if you will love them
and not me?

Do you hold their hand
with gentle fingers
and touch their knee
with the knee that touched me?

In my mind's eye
the landscape is filled with other men
grasping and groping
wildly pursuing
the one I love
Their lights are brighter than mine
Their souls are purer than mine

Can they change water into wine?

Rick Richard Georges