begins today. My wife Monique and I are going to the Mississippi Gulf Coast for some much needed rest and relaxation. I hate to miss the Knowledge Mgt postings going on over at Jim McGee's site, but I'll have to make up my classwork when I get back.
If anyone is inclined to see the movie "The Scoundrel's Wife" please give in to your inclinations. It's set in South Louisiana, and created by Glen Pitre, a good boy from Cut-Off Louisiana. His brother Loulan, practiced law at my firm for a long time and then heeded the call to return to Cut-Off where he ran for the state legislature with the slogan "I'll be there to peel the shrimp." Which means: Loulan is not the kind to show up at a shrimp boil after the hard work has been done. Neither is his brother, Glen (who previously made Belizaire the Cajun). The film is a labor of love, and I hope that emotion carries through to its audience....
Art for more than just art's sake...
Denise Howell's site (another lawyer-blogger) tipped me off to a young artist named Thomas Pacheco. He is seven and hopes to continue painting for a long time, but you know how it is. Often the most talented artists pass away too soon . That may be true for Thomas, although we hope not. He is waging a difficult battle with cancer. At least check out his site, and his art too if you can...
A legal dispute between online aquatic plant enthusiasts and a pet supply store illustrates the perils of casual opining on the Web. [Salon]
7:08:15 PM
I'll pass this on as an interesting quote from Yahoo magazine:
"Cybercrime will never be effectively curbed if society continues to treat it as merely pranksterism"
Microsoft lawyer Susan Kelley Keoppen, discussing a House Bill that would punish some hacking offenses with life imprisonment.
6:06:23 PM
Web-based information on Judges
Trial lawyers know how important judges are to their cases, and that's why the first thing they ask about a case (usually even before the facts) is "who's the judge?" I've often thought that someone should create a website with information about judges, and where lawyers can post comments (ideally, anonymously) about the judges before whom they practice. I guess, ideally, it would be a state-by-state thing.
I mentioned this to my friend Buzz (attorney, and purveyor of ActiveWords) and he sent me this link for a site that someone is putting together for judges in Utah. I wonder if there is anything like this going on elsewhere? Maybe some of us lawyer-bloggers can pick up the slack.
