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The FutureLawyer Wedding...Has It Been Three Years Already?

#TBT - Once Upon A Time, In A Galaxy Far Away.

Winning Stanley Cups seems old hat in Tampa Bay these days, after the Lightning won back to back a couple of years ago. But, before 2020, the Lightning won only one Stanley Cup, and, at the time, due to Jacquelyn's love of hockey, we were Season Ticket members in 2004, when they won their first cup. We had the opportunity to visit the Cup in Tampa for fifteen minutes, and this photo was taken. Everyone who has spent time with the Cup, and touched it, raise your hands. 

#TBT - NSFW - Aunt Chippy Tells Us How To Wrap A Package.

Note: Fair warning. If profanity bothers you, do NOT watch this video. Aunt Chippy is as frustrated wrapping Xmas gifts as the rest of us. I was wrapping gifts this morning, and it occurred to me that I am not a gift wrapping genius. So, I took a break, and am watching Aunt Chippy for ideas.

 

#TBT - PressReader - Still The Best Bargain On The Internet.

PressReader. My local paper, the Tampa Bay Times, only prints two copies a week these days. It has gone almost completely digital. Most of us get our news from Google, or some other Internet source. 1440.com is a daily non-political news digest that is ad supported, free, and neutral. The Times costs $11.75 a month, and, recently, even though I subscribe, wouldn't let me in at the site. After wasting 15 minutes, and sending an email, I had enough. PressReader, for $29.95 a month, gives me access to literally hundreds of newspapers and magazines that span the globe. Unlimited access on any device. I became a subscriber years ago, and, after a brief hiatus, resubscribed. You can try it out for 7 days free, and I recommend it. Fair warning, though, you can find yourself looking up after a session and finding several hours gone from your day. But, you will be entertained, informed, and have spent some enjoyable time afterwards, and you will have a good overall view of the many viewpoints of different locales and cultures. 

#TBT - Don't Be This Guy - PowerPoint Sins That Will Require Forgiveness.

I discovered this seven years ago, as I prepared to present at the 2015 Legal Tech Show in Chicago. It has been on my mind for every presentation since. Wordy, cliche, redundant slides full of text do not persuade or educate anyone. I will apply these lessons to my presentation on mobile computing at this year's Florida Bar Convention. PowerPoint can be useful, if done properly. Don't be this guy.

#TBT - A Little Ditty About Rick And Diane.

A little ditty about Rick and Diane,

Two American kids living in the heartland.

They decided to have a portrait done,

and share it with friends that they are one.

 

 

 

#TBT - Yes, FutureLawyer, Your Paper Library Is Only Decoration.

Court Listener. Recently, I posted about my obsolete paper library, with two hundred year old volumes containing appellate court opinions, and secondary source books with legal analysis and encyclopedias. They look pretty in the library; but, for a several decades now, they have just been decorative. One of my guilty pleasures is the Perry Mason channel on Pluto. When I want to relax, I watch old episodes of the series that sparked my interest in the law. In the opening and closing credits, a table containing several volumes of Corpus Juris Secundum (CJS), the oldest and most famous legal encyclopedia, are shown. The big blue books were once the repository of general law everywhere. Today, it seems that every time I open my browser, there is another computer aided legal research site, and my favorites, Google Scholar, AnyLaw, and CaseText, along with paid and curated sites like FastCase, are always getting new companions. The non-profit Free Law Project is one of these, and the case search site, Court Listener, contains access to millions of primary law cases, searchable online, for free.

#TBT - DisneyWorld Can Be Affordable Again.

#TBT - I Have Two Loves In My Life These Days.

#TBT - The FutureLawyer Acted In His High School Play. Comedy Has Never Been The Same.

Yes, that is the Futurelawyer in a striped hat and jacket, with the cast of a play called "The Roaring Twenties". Don't we all wish we were that young and thin again? We really did think we would live forever.