PA Bar Governors Vote to Disband Pa Bar Institute

No. 1,484 In a surprise move the Pennsylvania Bar Association Board of Governors voted to disband the PBI. Here is the full article, published in Law 360, this evening. Pennsylvania Bar To Dissolve Its Legal Education Arm By Matt Fair A mid-April vote to dismiss PBI’s governing body and wind up the organization came in […]

Fifty one words on Culture By Default.

No. 1,483 Here’s a thought to mull over, if you wish. The culture that develops in most groups, including law firms, develops without anyone planning it to be that way. Consider what’s right or wrong about the culture of your office. What should change? How can you help make it happen? CLT

Wake Up! Mind Monitoring Tech is Used by Employers, Especially in China.

No. 1,482 Yes, mind monitoring is not only technologically feasible, it is actually in use in various places around the world, especially in China. Here is a Chinese newspaper article (in English of course) that explains how employers use sensors installed in hats and caps to monitor brain waves. This can enable the boss to […]

Fireworks Display on Film

No. 1,481 Art must be accepted on its own terms. So, Avengers: Infinity War must be judged within the superhero genre developed by Marvel Studios. I don’t have the right to have an opinion on that subject. I guess I am just not a fan. It seems to me to be one too-long special effects […]

Living in the Present

No. 1,480 I read a lot of stuff on the internet extolling the value of living in the present. It is an idea that was undoubtedly an ancient one when the Buddha, about 2,500 years ago advised: Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present […]

When Did Stephen Foster Become So Politically Incorrect?

No. 1,479 Why is no one protesting the removal of the statue of Stephen Foster, a Pittsburgh composer and an important figure in American history? And why do the powers that be feel compelled to replace it with a statue of somebody (the candidates are all black women) whom you probably haven’t heard about and […]

The Tree That Owns Itself, Athens Georgia.

No. 1,478 Of course, a tree cannot own land under the law, but everybody in Athens Georgia accepts the small testamentary land grant to a beloved tree, including the City, which maintains the tree. Actually, the original tree, which was quite ancient, was destroyed in a wind storm in 1942 and community members planted a […]

Eighty-two Words About Encouragement

No. 1,477 We all know that sports teams usually win more games at home than on the road. While not the only factor, having a large, enthusiastic cheering section is a big reason. Don’t be stingy about offering encouragement to people in your life who are dealing with a challenge. Tell them that they are […]

Its Called Presentism and We Have a Bad Case of It.

1,476 In a sense, it is always with us, but at times it turns into an epidemic. “Presentism” is a term sometimes used to describe the inability (or refusal) to tolerate the views of people who lived in the past and were shaped by the events of their own age. An interesting commentary appeared in […]

We Need a Hero.

No. 1,475 James Shaw, Jr., a 29 year-old college student, rushed a gunman at a Waffle House when he saw him stop to reload. He struggled and wrested the assault rifle from the hands of the shooter and threw it over the counter. It was just like in the movies. In an interview, he stated […]

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