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#TBT - Lunch At The Brown Derby

One of my favorite photos of Jacquelyn and Ariana at the Brown Derby in Orlando. Thinking of you today, SWMBO. Miss you and love you much.

Do You Know Where Your Public Library Is?

http://www.pplc.us/libcardform.shtml I can't remember the last time I stepped inside my Public Library. It is only 5 blocks from my office, and I pass by it every day on the way to and from work. I have wonderful childhood memories of the base library where I grew up. Big leather chairs, and thousands of books with cloth and leather bindings. Writing research papers was a feast for the senses. These days, my research is done on a computer at my desk, and the world is open to me all the time. However, modern libraries have come into the future, and there are many online resources available to you. All you have to do is sign up online. Do you know where your Public Library is?

12 Foot Long Florida Sting Ray

Diver shoots video of giant stingray in the Gulf of Mexico. Wildlife in FutureLawyer's backyard isn't the same as yours. Florida wildlife lives in the water, and you don't want to get near its tail. This guy was photographed 8 miles out in the Gulf in 30 feet of water.

Mechanical Keyboards And Big Shift Keys

The ROOCAT Vulcan series mechanical keyboards have an amazing look and design. Keyboards designed for text entry on modern computers are, in many cases, unusable by real typists. Chiclet keys, undersized keyboards on notebook and ultralight computers, tiny travel keys, and electronic key transfer are all symptoms of a diseased, dying text entry world. Any competent typist will tell you that deep travel mechanical keys, with a satisfying aural and tactile response, is essential for fast, accurate typing. In addition, what is it with these modern keyboards that use a standard sized key for the right Shift key? I get it. Thin is in. But, I have a solution. Buy an external standard sized mechanical keyboard and connect it via USB. I am not a gamer; but, God bless them, they are leading the way to a bright future for mechanical keyboards. I use the Razer Black Widow Ultimate at home and at the office. This Roocat Vulcan claims to strike a middle ground. Whichever, if you have forgotten how satisfying it is to type on a mechanical keyboard, you need to revisit the past.

I Can't Be Rich...But I Am On My Way To Thin

My friend, John Beach, shot this photo at lunch the other day, when I wasn't looking. I almost don't recognize myself, having dropped 60 pounds in the past year. Still too much weight around the middle; but, at least I no longer look like Marshmallow Man.

FutureLawyer Gets Engaged!

I am pleased to announce my engagement to this beautiful, kind, loving, sweet, genuine, good woman on February 15, 2019. 

Why The FutureLawyer Takes Notes By Hand

Why You Should Take Notes By Hand - David Burkus. I am the tech geek, I admit. I love gadgets, and technology, and everything that comes with it. However, I still take notes by hand, in cursive, on paper. As this article points out, understanding and connection are the two principle reasons why handwriting notes is better. Your mind must process the information before and while you write, and connection with the client is also improved. This is why I love LiveScribe pens and paper. When I write with the LiveScribe pens, an infrared sensor recognizes my writing in real time, and converts it to digital form and saves it to the pen. Then, via Bluetooth, it is conveyed to my phone, tablet or computer for later retrieval, or conversion to digital text. No more scraps of paper cluttering the file. And, there is a real bonus to writing notes in cursive. Your notes will be secure for all time from millennials who think cursive is some sort of ancient inscrutable scratching.

Install A New OS Over Lunch

Install Ubuntu desktop | Ubuntu tutorials. I don't go out to lunch much. I prefer to work as long as I am interested, and then do something else. Today, I am downloading Ubuntu Linux version 18, and installing it on my old Samsung ATIV computer. Since I switched to the Microsoft Book 2, the ATIV has been sitting in a briefcase unused. Windows 10 had crashed on it, and I wasn't using it. So, in a bit, I will have a brand new Unix machine with 256 GB of speedy SSD storage, and a Core i7 processor. Cool.

She Never Had A Bad Hair Day

One of my favorite photos of my mom before her death. I keep imagining that beautiful head of hair on me, should I be lucky enough to make it to 88. Miss you, mom.

Execupundit Gets It Right

Execupundit.com: Questionable Career Advice. Beware anyone offering you career advice. I accepted the line that, if I wanted to become a lawyer, I should major in English Literature. What a crock. Some say major in this or that, or spout questionable generalities in trying to prove they know more. Bah, humbug. I don't regret my choice of English Lit. It introduced me to the great writers, and most of my fellow classmates were girls. Hoorah. But, prepare me for law school? Not so much. So, don't let anyone else tell you how to follow your chosen path. Just do it.