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Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Stephen Fry and depression---a great read.

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Here .  For those of us who have lived through depression, it's hard to explain to those who haven't.  Thanks to folks like Stephen ...
Sunday, July 24, 2016

Dear Hilton Corporation:

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Why is it, that at least one Doubletree, you have set the systems running the televisions (according to the repairperson I met yesterday) to...

Last-minute advice for bar exam takers.

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On one of our other blogs ( here ).
Monday, July 11, 2016

Why I quit LVAC and switched to Lifetime Fitness, and why I'm really happy about the switch.

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There's nothing wrong with LVAC .  It's a nice gym, and it's reasonably priced.  But I love Lifetime Fitness , even though there...

Why I quit LVAC and switched to Lifetime Fitness, and why I'm really happy about the switch.

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There's nothing wrong with LVAC .  It's a nice gym, and it's reasonably priced.  But I love Lifetime Fitness , even though there...
Sunday, July 10, 2016

R.I.P., Steve Zamora

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Steve passed away suddenly, and my heart goes out to his family.  Steve was the dean at UH Law Center immediately before I came on board, a...
Monday, July 04, 2016

Shameless self-promotion over at our Law School Survival Manual blog.

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Here .
Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Great minds think alike -- about compensation models for law firms.

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I came away from Liane Jackson's ABA Journal article, $10K prize-winning hackathon team dreams up new compensation model for law firms,...
Thursday, April 21, 2016

Thanks, Susan Fortney, for a lovely review of Virtuous Billing!

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Here . 
Tuesday, March 29, 2016

The passing of a true mensch: Ira Shepard.

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To get a glimmer of this amazing man, see here and here .  May his memory be as a blessing.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Great advice for dealing with tiresome people.

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From Above the Law and LawProfBlawg ( here ).
Saturday, March 12, 2016

So proud of Rice University and of Rice's Jewish Studies Program.

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See here .  I'm really glad that this program is thriving and that Dad, Jeff, and I have the opportunity to support its growth!
Friday, March 04, 2016

Given that I'm currently in law review submission limbo on an essay....

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This LawProfBlawg post is apropos.
Saturday, January 16, 2016

R.I.P., Michael Hoke.

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Michael Hoke's obituary is here .  You probably never heard of him, but I had the pure luck of having him as a teacher when I was a kid ...
Friday, December 04, 2015

Two important military announcements today.

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One about the expanding role of women ( here ) and one about an American hero's passing ( here ).
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Thursday, December 03, 2015

Congrats to Prof. Jean Sternlight and the Nevada Law Journal on the publication of this great symposium issue.

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Here .
Thursday, November 19, 2015

So nice to see a friend's column in Forbes!

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See here .  Congrats, Chenglin !
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Happy 240th birthday, Marines!

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See here .
Monday, October 19, 2015

What a $20 self-parking charge cost the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel.

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I used to like the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel .  It was a great place for business breakfasts and lunches, and it was where the Law School ...

A cool article about luck.

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Forwarded to me by the wonderful Tom Piechota , who read it in Southwest Airlines's monthly magazine ( here ).
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