Judge accused of belittling abused woman

"He had a bad day" - the new I forgot?

E Guarantee Disbarred

I don't know the lawyers actually disbarred, but behavior was pretty drastic. One experience I had with a lawyer there was in the Fair Credit area, and he was actually a pleasure to work with.

Jason Whitlock on A Rod author

"Never trust a publication. Hell, the more prestigious the publication, the more pressure there is for the writers to cut corners in pursuit of a good story."

Jason Whitlock on A Rod author

"Never trust a publication. Hell, the more prestigious the publication, the more pressure there is for the writers to cut corners in pursuit of a good story."

Jason Whitlock on A Rod author

"Never trust a publication. Hell, the more prestigious the publication, the more pressure there is for the writers to cut corners in pursuit of a good story."

Jason Whitlock on A Rod author

"Never trust a publication. Hell, the more prestigious the publication, the more pressure there is for the writers to cut corners in pursuit of a good story."

Jason Whitlock on A Rod author

"Never trust a publication. Hell, the more prestigious the publication, the more pressure there is for the writers to cut corners in pursuit of a good story."

Jason Whitlock on A Rod author

"Never trust a publication. Hell, the more prestigious the publication, the more pressure there is for the writers to cut corners in pursuit of a good story."

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Third World anyone?

The inspector general has abruptly resigned. Quote of the year that will be hard to beat, when asked if he had ever seen problems comparable to those he had in New Orleans: "There are probably a few but not in this country."

Can you say has been?

Val Kilmer as Bacchus? Why? Does Val Kilmer even qualify as a celebrity these days, and it can't be hard to find one since there were seemingly thousands of so-called celebrities at the inauguraion, bombarding us with hope and change videos, etc.

The Barackberry

Interesting. I never thought about the fact that one of the dangers of a president having a Blackberry could be the ability to track his location. This may be one of the few times I can empathize with President-elect Obama as I know that I am addicted to my iPhone (and MtoQ and Treo before that).

Happy New Year

One of my resolutions is to blog every day now that I see I slacked for over two weeks at the end of the year. Then again, if no one is reading your blog, isn't that like a tree falling in the woods?

Snow in New Orleans

Glad I don't believe in climate change (other than natural). We went from about 1972 to 2004 without any "significant" snow. Now we have the earliest recorded snowfall ever. And the year after the last snow, we had Katrina.

We Have a Cao

Finally, Dollar Bill goes down. Some characterize the New York Times article on the result as blaming whites, but the point is valid. Voter turnout was critical in this district, which was specifically gerrymandered to elect an African-American representative, and whites turned out in greater numbers and likely overwhelmingly supported Cao. Cao will need to establish himself quickly in this district or be vulnerable in times of greater African-American turnout.

N.O. public school ranked one of nation's top 16

Irrelevant to anything I usually blog about, but as an alum and parent, have to point out that Benjamin Franklin High School ranks sixteenth in the country. It is the only "gold medal" school in Louisiana.

The Levee

The new issue of New Orleans' answer to The Onion is out. I like the story on Abita Brewery's new beers, including Ray Nagin Stagnation Ale, Abita Amber Alert, Bill Jefferson Beholden Golden, and Britney Spears Haze.

How Soon Some Forget

I must admit, I forgot much of Hillary Clinton's background, but Quiln Hillyer did not. Shows how messed up politics is that the right can be "happy" about Clinton because her perception now is a centrist while President Elect Obama is (was?) percevied as a leftist.

Speaking of iPhones

I'm amazed at how poor the battery life is. iPhone Atlas has this on increasing battery life, particularly after the 2.2 install. I've only tried one suggestion so far, so too soon to see if it helps.

iPhone for lawyers

iPhone J.D. is a blog for lawyers using iPhones. Having just acquired an iPhone due to changes in our firm's phone policy making it possible and affordable, I've found the site useful. H/T to Ernie the Attorney.