Category Archives: General

Quote for the Day

June 27, 2008 – 6:00 am

Sir Humphrey: Bernard, subsidy is for art … for culture. It is not to be given to what the people want, it is for what the people don’t want but ought to have.
The inimitable Yes, Minister.

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Quote for the Day

June 7, 2008 – 6:16 pm

If in the last few years you haven’t discarded a major opinion, or acquired a new one,
check your pulse. You may be dead.
- Frank Gelett Burgess (1866-1951)

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Hysteria over obesity

May 31, 2008 – 11:20 pm

Before winter set in here in Melbourne, I picked up my daughter from creche.
The carer said, “She didn’t eat any lunch, but she ate all the afternoon tea, which was nachos.”
I was curious. “What was lunch?” I asked.
The carer sighed. “Salad,” she said. I gave her a wry look.
“Yes,” she said, interpreting my wry look [...]

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The scary side of karma

May 29, 2008 – 10:23 pm

Adrian the cabbie has an interesting post on karma. When someone does you wrong, you often wish that either that the consequences of their actions will come back to bite them on the bottom, or that something equivalent happens to them as a result of their bad actions. It’s a tantalising concept, and a tempting [...]

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Job interview boo-boos

May 24, 2008 – 8:54 pm

I must confess that when I was at law school, I didn’t do well in interviews. I had no trouble getting them. But I used to freeze like a rabbit in the headlights once in the interview. I guess the problem is that I  don’t like talking about myself. And, as I have described, I [...]

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Types of lawyers

May 14, 2008 – 8:53 pm

Here is a rather amusing post about the 17 different types of lawyer. I’ve meant to put it up for a while, but it got lost in my Inbox.
I don’t think it covers me, but then again, I am a rara avis. I do know, however, at least one Lawyer Who Is Writing A Thriller, [...]

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Welcome ter dis ere blawg…

May 8, 2008 – 6:27 am

Well, not strictly a ‘blawg’, but distinctly lawyerly. Do take the time to look around. Enjoy

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Breaking the Habit…

May 3, 2008 – 7:06 am

I’ve been impressed with the imagery that rap/metal group Linkin Park wheel out for their music videos, and making a choice for a YouTube selection is very difficult. I finally settled on the anime-inspired Breaking the Habit, which was created by the artists who did the animated sequences in the first Kill Bill. Yes, it’s [...]

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in Music | Comments (0)

Is Oxford on Al Gore’s itinerary?

April 6, 2008 – 4:56 pm

Inquiring minds want to know.
Woke up this morning for a spot of early morning study, to be greeted by the scene over the fold.
More pics to follow on Facebook - the lovely historic buildings do look impressive dressed in white. This shot was taken out of my window.
UPDATE: A public Facebook photo album is available [...]

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Chocolate (egg) bleg

March 16, 2008 – 1:45 pm

This is a very simple bleg, but one that I hope - if it’s going to expand our collective waistline - will be enjoyable. On Easter Sunday, my college MCR is holding an Easter chocolate sampling, board games and port session (it’s Oxford, forgive us our nerdish tendencies).
Among other things, various people are in charge [...]

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