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#ParrotSunday - Good Morning, Sweetheart.

Mr. and Mrs. Ringneck "Keets say hello in the morning. Kiss, Kiss.

 

Happy Birthday To The Lovely Diane

Happy Birthday to the lovely Diane, my spouse, helpmate, soulmate, and companion into the next life, whenever it comes. 

#WhyIAmASolo - I Don't Have A Potted Plant As A Boss. And, I Don't Have To Talk To Employees.

We Are Your Government, And We Are Here To Help You.

Life After Death? Anyone Who Says They Know Is A Liar.

Microsoft Steals Apple's Interface?

Windows 11 - Here's Why There Is Already A Backlash. When Windows 11 debuts next week, it appears that there will be a bunch of unhappy Windows users. The interface looks suspiciously like Apple OS, with icons with rounded corners, and an icon bar in the bottom center of the screen. Of course, it really doesn't matter what OS you use. Like lipstick on a pig, it's what's inside that counts. We will all get used to it, and, as long as my software runs, I will be content. Our society is way too concerned with outward appearance. Substance matters.

Sometimes, Lawyering Is Just About Communication.

We all do this. We learn legal speak, and we fail to consider that our job is really about communication. Poetry, for instance, has been described as the communication of intended meaning. If we use words that no one understands, there is no communication. In large law firms and institutions, legal jargon can be conflated with internal jargon, and the result is chaos. Are you truly communicating to your clients, colleagues and courts? Converting legal speak into understandable language is both a science and an art.

Windows 11 Startup Sound.

#WhyIAmASolo - I Can Practice Law On My SmartWatch.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 3. As we prepare for the new Galaxy Watch 4 this summer, it occurred to me that it won't help me practice law any better than my Galaxy Watch 3 has for the last couple of years. In fact, since the beginning, when I was laughed at for opining that wrist computers would become a valuable addition to the mobile lawyer's arsenal, I have expanded the tasks that could be performed with the device on my wrist. Just as mobile phone tech revolutionized every profession and industry in the Nineties and early 2000s, the Smartwatch has so many useful functions that is can be used, in a pinch, to help a mobile, practicing lawyer get things done. Emails? Check. Text messaging? Check. Telephone calls? Check. Calendar? Check. Legal research? Difficult on such a tiny screen; but, possible. Social media? Check. Banking? Check. Maps and Navigation? Check. In order to do all of these things, the Smartwatch has to have its own phone chip, so that it can act independently of the Smartphone. In any event, the ability to wear the tech necessary to do your job as a lawyer is advancing every day. What's on your wrist?

Regret And Worry Are Useless Emotions.

Sometimes the best choice is no choice at all. It is all under your control.