The right of every person to counsel and a jury trial protects us from the over-reach of powerful government and private interests. Yahoo News provides an important reminder. American Founders Knew: Right to Counsel Is Fundamental The right to counsel is a core American principle pre-dating the establishment of American jurisprudence. Our founding fathers experienced […]
My two favorite vets (Dad and his brother Reed) during rest and relaxation in Fort Bragg. Rest in peace, brothers.
The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way. Keanu Reeves
The most important office, and the one which all of us can and should fill, is that of private citizen. — Louis D. Brandeis, former Supreme Court associate justice
You were once wild. Don’t let them tame you. Isadora Duncan From New York to London, Paris to Moscow, Isadora Duncan danced her way across the world. Never one to be restricted by the rigidity of traditional ballet or the limitations of commercial performance, Duncan developed her own unique vision of dance — one inspired by nature, […]
Here’s a link with some ideas. 11 Ways To Celebrate National Book Month (2022)
In addition to writing The Hero With A Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell taught comparative religion at Sarah Lawrence College. Joseph Campbell’s Wikipedia Page.
It happens. I get it. But when the witness has taken “less than her normal dose of painkillers” to get through the deposition, there are ways around that problem other than asking a Federal judge to treat it as an emergency. I don’t know if it is rule number one, but it is certainly top […]
It’s a day for the blues. There’s nothing like a toe-tapper about a mass casualty event. When it comes down to it, that’s all the blues are about: making the insufferable thing bearable. In High Water Everywhere, Charley Patton sang about the 1927 Mississippi levee break that displaced tens of thousands. Patton lived on Dockery’s […]
