One Hundred Years Ago: Leonard Bernstein Was Born.

No. 1,552 One of the greatest American composers. He not only wrote classical music, but Broadway and Movie Music. West Side Story changed the Broadway stage forever and the movie became a great American classic. Of course, he was a great conductor, performer and one of the most famous personalities of the 20th Century. Time […]

Lawyer Marketing Idea: It’s a Keeper!

No. 1,551 Lawyers usually aren’t very creative about marketing their law practices. But there are plenty exceptions. My friend Sam Zets sends me a wallet size tri-fold card every year around now, the beginning of football season. On one side, he places his vital info., surrounded by the Steeler schedule and other National TV pro […]

Take That, You Dirty Cockroach!

No. 1,550 Today was Landlord-Tenant Day in Arbitration. They only have two of them in July and two in August. The assembly room for litigants was packed to capacity. Suddenly, a cockroach ran out into the middle of the floor. To say that it caused an uproar is an understatement. All rise! Everyone snatched their […]

Real Estate Alert: Beware of Title Wash of Deed Reservations on Unseated Lands by tax sale deeds.

No. 1,549 HERDER SPRING HUNTING CLUB v. KELLER et al., 143 A.3d 358 (2016). WOODHOUSE HUNTING CLUB, INC. v. HOYT et al., 2018 Pa. Super 78 (2018). CORNWELL MOUNTAIN INVESTMENTS, LP et al. v. PROCTOR HEIRS TRUST et al., 2017 Pa. Super 74 (2017) There is an exception to the black letter law principle […]

What is the Story Behind this Picture?

No. 1,548 A bear can run 40 miles per hour, you know. And where was the photographer standing?

Family Feedback — What a Concept!

No. 1,547 I was over at the Family Division building (formerly the jail) today. I don’t go there much, so I never noticed the feedback machine on the way out. It may have been there for years or installed today. This one uses four emoji to ask you one question. Its brilliant. People get a […]

Apple is Thinking Different Again. But Why Would I Want to Buy at a Glance?

No. 1,546 Applepay is very cool. Several years in, cashiers and people behind me in line are still acting astounded when I pay for groceries with my watch. But do I really, really want to get groceries with the new facial recognition capabilities in the newest iPhone? Unlocking the phone with facial recognition wouldn’t be […]

Landlord-Tenant: Is August 7 the Busiest Day of the Year?

No. 1,545 As of 9 AM this morning, there are 45 Landlord-Tenant cases scheduled to be heard tomorrow, August 7. Arbitration takes a vacation in July and August, but 2 days are set aside in each month for Landlord-Tenant cases. Cases have been backing up and now we are going to have one very long […]

MoviePass in a Death Spiral? UPDATE!

No. 1,544 HERE IS WHAT I WROTE THIS MORNING. THE COMMUNICATION FROM MOVIE PASS, BELOW, ARRIVED THIS AFTERNOON. THEY PAINT A SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT PICTURE OF THEIR FUTURE. We should have realized that it was too good to be true. MoviePass is almost passe’, due to a flawed business model. The latest MoviePass arrangement is back […]

The Ultimate Contract of Adhesion

No. 1,543 This is too good to take the chance you won’t click the link. Plus, after reading this, you may not be in the mood to click any links for a while. This masterpiece appeared in a blog called the Babylon Bee. http://BOSTON, MA—Local man Justin Fuller immediately fell dead after clicking “I have […]

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