We still have our songs Let us sing them all day long The hour of need is here indeed This is how we’ll carry on How We’ll Carry On, William Elliott Whitmore Every day presents new challenges and we all have talismans that get us through. I’ve spent a long time working on patience, dignity, […]
“Dance, when you’re broken open. Dance, if you’ve torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you’re perfectly free.” Rumi
Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong. Ella Fitzgerald
Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answers. William Burroughs
Yield not to misfortunes, but advance all the more boldly against them. Virgil Like all else, misfortunes are temporary but not fleeting. They are often not necessary or destined. Many are preventable. Those that could have been prevented are often caused by negligence. Rather than submit passively to them like a victim, fight them boldly. […]
Truth is proper and beautiful in all times and places. Frederick Douglass
Federal District Court judges wield an awful lot of unappreciated power. I was joking with a colleague about the “tells” they use – a ‘menacing cough’ came up more than once. Early in my career, I hadn’t been able to read a room that well. One judge actually told me to “stop talking” because “you’re […]
If they’re working on AI lawyers and AI judges, why not AI juries? #7A Today, an artificial intelligence firm made a curious offer for any lawyer or person with a case coming up at the Supreme Court to allow an AI to feed them lines, promising anyone who goes through with it will receive $1 million in […]
New Years’ Resolution: lighten up.
