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HELLO FROM USHUAIA . . . Andrea,

Posted on January 26, 2010
HELLO FROM USHUAIA . . . Andrea, Sam and I are in Ushuaia this week, at the tip of South America. Ushuaia is in Patagonia, Argentina, and is the southernmost city in the world. It's more amazing than I expected....

THE WEEKLY LAW SCHOOL ROUNDUP .

Posted on January 24, 2010
THE WEEKLY LAW SCHOOL ROUNDUP . . . It's the Weekly Law School Roundup #209 from Thanks, But No Thanks. A new installment will appear here soon.

ARGENTINA UPDATE #2 . . . This

Posted on January 23, 2010
ARGENTINA UPDATE #2 . . . This week in Buenos Aires, we spent some time in Recoleta Cemetery and took a two-day side trip to Colonia, Uruguay. There are a number of new photos of Buenos Aires, Recoleta Cemetery and...

AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE .

Posted on January 21, 2010
AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE . . . Recent posts at my Trial Practice Tips Weblog-- "Deposing Difficult Doctors: 15 Tips" "Using Requests for Admission to Simplify Your Case" "Making Jury Instructions Easy to Understand" "An iPhone for You" "Depositions:...

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ARGENTINA UPDATE #1 . . . The all-night

Posted on January 18, 2010
ARGENTINA UPDATE #1 . . . The all-night flight from Dallas to Buenos Aires was long but without incident, and we got set up in the apartment as soon as we arrived. The first few days we spent showing my...

TWITTER-LENGTH FICTION . . . I

Posted on January 18, 2010
TWITTER-LENGTH FICTION . . . I have some short fiction up at the website Nanoism. Title: "113 (Mom and Dad)."

Weekly Law School Roundup #208

Posted on January 17, 2010
From sunny Buenos Aires, here's your weekly list of good posts from the past week by law students, some current or almost current, some recently-graduated-- Lecture Exam-taking tips. [J.D.? ... Maybe] Run An interview story. [Legally Fabulous] Screw-Ups Examples of...

THE WEEKLY LAW SCHOOL ROUNDUP .

Posted on January 14, 2010
THE WEEKLY LAW SCHOOL ROUNDUP . . . Here's the Weekly Law School Roundup #207 from Thanks, But No Thanks. A new installment will appear here soon.

HEADED FOR ARGENTINA . . . Beginning

Posted on January 12, 2010
HEADED FOR ARGENTINA . . . Beginning tomorrow, I'll be in Argentina for a month, living according to the rules I described last year in my post, "If You're Going to Spend a Month in Buenos Aires, the 'Paris of...

ON THIS WEBLOG IN JANUARYS PAST

Posted on January 05, 2010
ON THIS WEBLOG IN JANUARYS PAST . . . From the archives-- January 3, 2004 "Lawyer" or "Attorney" -- which is the better term? January 18, 2005 A Satisfying Hobby, One in an Ongoing Series of Essays on "Things Important...

The Weekly Law School Roundup #206

Posted on January 03, 2010
From Costa Rica, here's your weekly list of good posts from the past week by law students, some current or almost current, some recently-graduated-- Circus Harley and the pug. [No. 634] Sit Advice on law-school seat selection. [i don't wear...

COSTA RICA Day 7 (1/2) . . . Most

Posted on January 02, 2010
COSTA RICA Day 7 (1/2) . . . Most of the day was spent in Manual Antonio National Park along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. We went there to see wildlife and to explore some of the beaches. Because...

COSTA RICA Day 5 . . . Today Austin

Posted on January 01, 2010
COSTA RICA Day 5 . . . Today Austin and I drove south from Volc�n Arenal to Jaco on the Pacific Ocean. The destination was the beach, which isn't all as rocky as it appears in this photo-- The drive...

THE WEEKLY LAW SCHOOL ROUNDUP .

Posted on January 01, 2010
THE WEEKLY LAW SCHOOL ROUNDUP . . . Here's the Weekly Law School Roundup #205 from Thanks, But No Thanks. A new installment will appear here soon.

COSTA RICA Day 4 . . . Another

Posted on January 01, 2010
COSTA RICA Day 4 . . . Another day at Volc�n Arenal. In the morning, we went on a guided hike through the rainforest at the Arenal Observatory Lodge. In the afternoon, we ziplined at the Arenal Ecoglide Canopy Tour....

COSTA RICA Day 6 (1/1) . . . Another

Posted on January 01, 2010
COSTA RICA Day 6 (1/1) . . . Another day in Jaco, Costa Rica. Here's Austin on a wave (on his stomach, not his feet)-- MORE PHOTOS AFTER THE BREAK The waves were pretty big-- Another example-- Tents were popular...

COSTA RICA Day 3 . . . After picking

Posted on December 31, 2009
COSTA RICA Day 3 . . . After picking up our rental car at the San Jose airport, we drove through the mountains to Arenal Volcano near the town of La Fortuna, Costa Rica. We stayed within the national park...

COSTA RICA Day 1 . . . Today was

Posted on December 28, 2009
COSTA RICA Day 1 . . . Today was a travel day--St. Louis to Dallas to San Jose in Costa Rica. Our flight left St. Louis at noon and we arrived in San Jose about 9:00 p.m. The time here...

COSTA RICA Day 2 . . . We spent

Posted on December 28, 2009
COSTA RICA Day 2 . . . We spent the day in San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica. Some of the museums we planned to see were closed on Mondays (bad planning), so we did a lot of walking...

AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE .

Posted on December 22, 2009
AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE . . . Recent posts at The Trial Practice Tips Weblog-- "Writing First Drafts" "Writing Persuasively" "Five More Legal-Writing Tips"

The Weekly Law School Roundup #204

Posted on December 20, 2009
Here's your weekly list of good posts from the past week by law students, some current or almost current, some recently-graduated-- Hell Worst exam yet. [Virgin in the Volcano] Experience Tips for final exams. [Musings of a Computer Scientist turned....

NOOK, FORSOOK . . . Says Engadget

Posted on December 17, 2009
NOOK, FORSOOK . . . Says Engadget about the Nook hacks, "Hey Barnes & Noble, welcome to the wild west of consumer electronics."

FLASHBACK . . . Five years ago

Posted on December 15, 2009
FLASHBACK . . . Five years ago on this weblog -- Advice to Young Lawyers #21 (in which a young lawyer asks whether her short stories are any good)

THE WEEKLY LAW SCHOOL ROUNDUP .

Posted on December 13, 2009
THE WEEKLY LAW SCHOOL ROUNDUP . . . The Weekly Law School Roundup alternates between The Legal Underground and Thanks, But No Thanks, where you can find this week's Weekly Law School Roundup #203. The next installment will appear here...

MARKETABILITY . . . For law students,

Posted on December 11, 2009
MARKETABILITY . . . For law students, Dennis Kennedy recommends that you think in terms of a portfolio rather than a resume-- Here's what I mean by portfolio - tangible evidence that you are serious about becoming a lawyer, assembled...

AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE .

Posted on December 10, 2009
AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE . . . Recent posts at The Trial Practice Tips Weblog-- "Conducting Discovery by Focusing on Witnesses" "Illinois Practice: Documents Produced by Your Opponent Must Still Be Authenticated" "Choose a Citation Style, Then Stick To...

X-MAS GIFTS FOR LAWYERS . . . Thinking

Posted on December 09, 2009
X-MAS GIFTS FOR LAWYERS . . . Thinking about a briefcase? Maybe you should read this first, for background-- The Collected Four-Part Examination of the Lawyer's Briefcase, One of an Ongoing Series of Essays on "Things Important to Every Lawyer"...

KINDLE SHORTS . . . The Atlantic

Posted on December 08, 2009
KINDLE SHORTS . . . The Atlantic will be publishing short stories on the Kindle that won't be available in its magazine. Christoper Buckley explains why he's signing on-- ?Sure, ideally, I would like it printed on archival paper and...

WORDS . . . Google now has a dictionary.

Posted on December 06, 2009
WORDS . . . Google now has a dictionary. In many languages, too . . .

The Weekly Law School Roundup #202

Posted on December 06, 2009
Here's your weekly list of good posts from the past week by law students, some current or almost current, some recently-graduated-- Comic Dating during exams. [i don't wear skinny jeans] New Google Wave in law school. [The Corner in the...

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