Sunday, March 08, 2009

Too much time

A lot of time has passed since I've paid attention to this blog. That's unfortunate, but I do need to write more. The legend in the header of this blog will remain the same, as something of a testament to the period of heady insouciance that persisted throughout the period preceding the economic collapse under which we now suffer.

"Dancing on the deck of the Titanic," we'd say. With a few drinks in us, my friend [R] would, fast upon my utterance of this phrase, mime the playing of a violin and tilt to one side. I would break into a rather Irish gig, also tilting in accord. In the desperate cold, with a bloody-edged anger at bosses who used to be friends, we'd chuckle at the impending catastrophe. And so it has come. Neither age, sex, nobility of birth, nor prestige of education has spared the lawyering ilk of this town. Follow the continuing catastrophe on Above the Law.

But rather than wallow in just how bad this whole business might get, we're looking for a new project. Your gentle narrator remains ready to give legal advice (you miscreants who use my services know who you are :)), but whether he will return to the dank bowels of a posh firm remains an open question. There are a great many occupations to which a person of learning may apply his or herself. Sadly, such occupations are not much in demand. Some seek to flee the country (the dollar isn't very strong in Iraq and Afghanistan), others to return to their roots of undergraduate study (it's always nice to know another language). I've decided to do my best to ride out the storm without making annoying or overwrought complaints. A great part of that will be more regular commentary on this blog. It appears that I have the time well in hand. Hopefully not too much of it and not for too long. Tomorrow, we'll discuss some Sunday talkshows, and a few other media items. The story of the past several months will doubtless emerge in passing over the next posts.



...ceterum, Bush no longer needs to be impeached, but the torturers, warmongers, and attempted tyrants who shamed the United States for the past 8 years should be hunted to the ends of the earth. And prosecuted.

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