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This blog is authored by popular legal blogger and appellate, intellectual property and technology lawyer Denise Howell. This is her personal blog, where she writes on topics both law-related and otherwise.
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Lawyer Dads: There Or Square?
LawyerOriginally uploaded by marcokalmannMy colleague Vivia Chen at The American Lawyer wrote this month that more male lawyers are taking paid paternity leave when their kids are born. Undeniably good news. But what happens when their 2 or 4 or 6 weeks of leave is up? As they put it at building...
Sweeping The Nation
In Paris, they have Treaxy: Here, we have Elaine:
My Twittersphere Is Teeming With Physics Geeks
Light SpeedOriginally uploaded by bradwilsonemWhat started out as a discussion/bet with my husband this morning shed some light on just how seriously geeky my Twitter followers are, God love all of them/you. Read on. (Complete with hilarious Star Wars reference in response to Question 2.)Question...
New Varietal
20070802-AOriginally uploaded by Heinrock"Chabornet:" results when a four year-old assumes the wine ordering duties.
Sinergy
DSC01782Originally uploaded by violet.blueFor 10+ years I've been driving by a spot in Costa Mesa where a sex shop (Condom Revolution) is right next door to a baby/kids' consignment store (Newport Kids). I'm a little embarrassed it took this long for the full force of the landlord's brilliance to...
A Modest Proposal For Immodest Amounts Of Mail
No Junk mailOriginally uploaded by BodyAnd.Soul / BellI've been on a campaign this year to wipe out our junk mail. I've opted out at the DMA. I've opted out of prescreened offers of credit and insurance. I've done Catalog Choice.org. Since all this seemed to have little effect, I've now set...
Handy Bits Of Nothing
A Posed ThoughtOriginally uploaded by jgmphotographyThings you might need to know:Tae Kwon Do uniform patches go on just as well with Krazy Glue as with thread (and seem to even endure the washing machine)Don't believe what this tells you; you can't take even one of them; trust meAs a society, we...
Recountable
Mike Arrington Bobble HeadOriginally uploaded by Somewhat FrankI haven't yet figured out why, but for some reason watching HBO's Recount made me dream last night that I was working for Mike Arrington: doing legal research and building race cars. Really.Watching Barack's speech. This guy's sooooo...
Death By Committee
My June Dicta column is up: Death by Committee. In a nutshell: until law firm women's initiatives decide to spend more time kicking ass than kissing it, the most meaningful effect they're likely to have on your life is an unscheduled afternoon nap.
Three Women To Whom 200 MPH Is A Mere Tress-Ruffling Breeze
Sarah Fisher (start position #25), Milka Duno (start position #27), and Danica Patrick (START POSITION #5) will compete in tomorrow's Indianapolis 500. I believe that's a history-making — and to me, viscerally satisfying — bit of trivia (do correct me if I'm wrong...).
