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Heidi, one of Boozie‘s readers, tagged me with one of those damnable Internet memes. In a rare exception to my general rule not to do things like this (the only thing worse are those damn tests, e.g Which Rule of Federal Civil Procedure Are You?, here goes: Four Jobs that I’ve Had Food Distribution Manager…

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In perusing my logs, I’ve noted that “killer shrimp” is one of the most common search phrases that leads to my site. It all stems from a post about a man who died after having a shrimp flung at him by a Benihana chef and his subsequent lawsuit. It looks like he lost. Hat tip…

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Adam Slutsky describes the ultimate bad beat in poker. Yours truly,Mr. X …damn…

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Goddamn, do I love reading Alex Kozinski’s opinions. The latest, exonerating a woman who was wrongly imprisoned for twelve years for allegedly writing bad checks, is genius. Goldyn was convicted by a jury of five counts of Drawing and Passing Checks with Insufficient Funds on Deposit, in violation of Nev. Rev. Stat. 205.130. Because she…

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I just finished reading the best newspaper article I’ve read all year. Gene Weingarten profiles children’s entertainer and compulsive gambler, The Great Zucchini, with a sensitivity and honesty that floored me. The Great Zucchini actually does magic tricks, but they are mostly dime-store novelty gags — false thumbs to hide a handkerchief, magic dust that…

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Joel Spolsky, author of Joel on Software and CEO of Fog Creek Software is writing a series of articles on “Great Design.” The most recent installment, Great Design: What is Design? (First Draft), contains some good insights. First, for all of my graphic artist friends: You know those gorgeous old brownstones in New York City?…

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A funny article for you to peruse as I leave for my cruise. Five days on a boat eating and drinking with abandon. Be jealous. Boozie emailed me Miss Doxie’s Law Students, You Are Asking For Trouble, And I Am Now Forced To Bring It, because “it reminded me of you.” She was right, especially…

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Jane Galt has an excellent post about what you should do with your money. Yours truly, Mr. X …lightweight…

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Johnny Law tipped me off to Pandora, and awesome web application that uses the Music Genome Project to create a dynamic web radio station based on the songs or artists you put in. On top of that, it’s integrated with iTunes. Words do not suffice to express its coolness. You just have to try it…

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Hit & Run notes a law review article examining bureaucracy and government through the prism of Harry Potter. This Essay examines what the Harry Potter series (and particularly the most recent book, The Half-Blood Prince) tells us about government and bureaucracy. There are two short answers. The first is that Rowling presents a government (The…

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