You can learn a lot about a society from its humor. Here is a joke that’s making its way around the local fancy rich-kid elementary schools of suburban North County San Diego: “What’s the difference between Tiger Woods and Santa? Answer: Santa limits himself to three ho’s.” I should mention that this is one of [...]
This picture of my mom was taken at the University of Oregon theater department almost exactly sixty years ago, in January of 1950. Joan Pearce died five years ago today. Share on Facebook
Happy New Year, friends, and Happy New Decade. Here’s the text for the latest health law class I’m teaching this term. It’s a fine book with a lot of interesting information. Share on Facebook
Who said the California Dream was over? Today my cell phone jumped out of my pocket and started issuing demands. The first was that I hold it up high and push the correct series of buttons in just the right way. The result was the image you see before you, which was the view tonight [...]
I’ve cooked a number of successful meals lately. Here are two recipes you might be interested in experimenting with. Cream of Cauliflower Soup 1 cauliflower - 2.5 cups 2% organic milk – 1 cup plain organic goat yogurt – 3 tsp ‘better ‘n’ bouillon’ chicken – 4 tbs butter - 1 onion - 3 tbs [...]
The bar examination is at the end of July. If you’re preparing for the exam, why are you fooling around on-line instead of doing something useful? Nevermind. For those of you who aren’t veterans of what passes for a legal education today, here’s a bit of legal lingo for you. We study the law in [...]
The United States Navy has got one of the best and most entertaining “safety first”websites. You can spend the better part of several working days going through these pictures, and their literate, charming captions. Below the image is the US Naval Safety Center’s caption. Great job, sailors! Yes, we know it is so tempting. Pianos [...]
Ocean Beach is one of the most fun parts of San Diego. Here we see the view west from a few blocks up Pescadero Avenue. I’m looking forward to winter. When this neighborhood gets a few inches of snow, people snowboard down the hill, off the ski jump and into the ocean, and then catch [...]
Here’s a picture of Kay Ross that I took at the 1978 Hollywood High School graduation. Mrs. Ross was the debate coach for many years. She worked with me and with many of my friends. Kay Ross was continually frustrated with me for being too critical of America, but she generously gave her time and [...]
Maybe these ducks are not exactly in a row. Maybe it’s more like a cluster. I like them. This photo is another artifact from our recent sojourn in Big Bear. Share on Facebook
The summer bar examination begins a couple of weeks from Tuesday. In between helping my students prepare for the exam, I am preparing new video and new written materials for the winter bar exam season. Share on Facebook
Here’s the first picture of my parents as husband and wife, taken June 18, 1953. And here is the last picture, taken on November 28, 2002. Share on Facebook
The next administration of the bar examination is at the end of July. Here are links to a series of videos I have produced over the last few days. You are welcome to click on the image, above, but doing so will have the effect of merely opening a copy of the image in a [...]
This evening we went to Canyon Crest Academy to see some of Emily’s classmates stage a musical. A fine time was had by all. In my day, we did not have bar codes on high school theater tickets. Share on Facebook
My family and I enjoyed another fine performance presented by the Lyric Opera of San Diego. Share on Facebook
