A Sad Day
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 Posted in Life | 1 Comment »Last weekend, I was asked to take down the "Thomas table" from my son's room. When he was 4, I built him a table that was hinged to the wall and when it was let down, it provided a kid ...
What a Gift
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 Posted in Life | 1 Comment »For Father's Day, I received a great gift from my son, Fischer. He made me a wallet out of duct tape. It had 5 slots for my cards and money. As you can see, it is well made...and probably ...
Out in the field
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in Life | No Comments »"In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing." - Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It For the next 5 days, I will be spending every minute of time, awake or not, thinking about fish. My ...
18…the big one-eight
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in Law, Life | No Comments »I used to joke that when someone turned 18, the best privilege was that they were able to buy lottery tickets. Now, I realize there is much more going on. If you are 18, or if you have ...
The Bird
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in Life | No Comments »When I was 10, a bird flew into the sliding glass door next our dining room, as my family and I were eating dinner. As we ran to see what had happened, we saw the poor thing sprawled ...
The Cleanse
Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in Life | No Comments »3 weeks ago, I started a cleanse. It wasn't a diet. It wasn't a weight loss program. What it was: a detoxifying of my insides and a re-adjustment of my fruit and vegetable eating habits. I'm finished. I became interested when ...
Why I am not a Litigator
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 Posted in Law, Life | No Comments »How long does a lawsuit take? Consider the March 1989 crash of the Exxon Valdez oil tanker, which sent 11 million gallons of crude oil into the pristine waters of Prince William Sound, Alaska. The outrage was immediate, and five ...
Ski Week with a C
Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Life | No Comments »This week was SKI week for my kids' school. Instead it was SICK week at the Marcus house. I spent a considerable amount of time pretending to be Florence Nightengale to my wife and three kids (pictured, left, in a ...
4 Phone Calls
Saturday, February 16th, 2008 Posted in Life, Lists | No Comments »Today, I could not access my site and some weird stuff was going on. I suspected the worst...that I had been hacked. I made 4 phone calls. Dane Sanders He is a smart guy, who is easy to ...
People are Good
Monday, February 11th, 2008 Posted in Life | No Comments »Every night, as I exit the parking lot where I work, I have to make a right turn. Because of road work, I have to wait for a car to let me into the line. Often, those cars have been ...