A quick look through the yellow pages in your city will give you an idea of the competitive edge you either have or don't have concerning the status of your legal expertise, if 1/3 of the pages are attorney listings, it's not looking too good. Many attorneys get stuck on the pro bono and public defender carousel. My daughter is extremely lucky as having passed the CA. bar the second time around and then finding a position as assistant DA. However the position is temporary and subject to termination at any time. Sometimes relocation is the answer to increasing your chances of success. I had a friend once that wouldn't leave his area in order to stay with his family, the result was a PhD working at the supermarket instead of his chosen field. My wife and I are alone at home now with all the kids living out of state. The upside is a reason for great road trips.
On Feb 8, 3:24 pm, Kierkecraig <[email protected]> wrote: > Well it makes me feel better knowing that I'm not the only legal > personality wasting my time on the internet. ;) > > On Feb 8, 2:05 pm, RichardM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > As a law professor, I find this highly illuminating. > > > On Feb 8, 12:34 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I don't know how to take that comment KC, but yes it was a CP. > > > However, I do have some experience writing legal contracts, imagine > > > that! > > > > On Feb 8, 9:55 am, Kierkecraig <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Slip, > > > > Please tell me you copied and pasted that. I can't imagine how long > > > > that would have taken you to write otherwise. > > > > > On Feb 7, 10:29 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I guess the answer is no, KC, so let me explain; > > > > > > Such number as may be deemed necessary to perform the stated task in a > > > > > timely and efficient manner within the strictures of the following > > > > > agreement. Whereas the party of the first part, also known as 'the > > > > > lawyers' and the party of the second part, also known as 'the light > > > > > bulb' do hereby agree to a transaction wherein the party of the second > > > > > part (light bulb) shall be removed from the current position as a > > > > > result of failure to perform previously agreed upon duties, i.e. the > > > > > lighting, elucidation, and otherwise illumination of the area ranging > > > > > from the front (North) door, through the entryway, terminating at an > > > > > area just through the primary living area, demarcated by the beginning > > > > > of the carpet, any spillover illumination being at the option of the > > > > > party of the second part (light bulb) and not required by the > > > > > aforementioned agreement between the parties. The aforementioned > > > > > removal transaction shall include, but not be limited to, the > > > > > following steps: > > > > > > 1. The party of the first part (lawyer) shall, with or without > > > > > elevation at his option, by means of a chair, step stool, ladder or > > > > > any other means of elevation, grasp the party of the second part > > > > > (light bulb) and rotate the party of the second part (light bulb) in a > > > > > counter clockwise direction, said direction being non-negotiable. Said > > > > > grasping and rotation of the party of the second part (light bulb) > > > > > shall be undertaken by the party of the first part (lawyer) to > > > > > maintain the structural integrity of the party of the second part > > > > > (light bulb), notwithstanding the aforementioned failure of the party > > > > > of the second part (light bulb) to perform the customary and agreed > > > > > upon duties. The foregoing notwithstanding, however, both parties > > > > > stipulate that structural failure of the party of the second part > > > > > (light bulb) may be incidental to the aforementioned failure to > > > > > perform and in such case the party of the first part (lawyer) shall be > > > > > held blameless for such structural failure insofar as the non- > > > > > negotiable directional codicil (counter-clockwise) is observed by the > > > > > party of the first part (lawyer) throughout. > > > > > > 2. Upon reaching a point where the party of the second part (light > > > > > bulb) becomes separated from the party of the third part > > > > > ('receptacle'), the party of the first part shall have the option of > > > > > disposing of the party of the second part (light bulb) in a manner > > > > > consistent with all applicable state, local, and federal statutes. > > > > > > 3. Once seperation and disposal have been achieved, the party of the > > > > > first part (lawyer) shall have the option of beginning the > > > > > installation of the party of the fourth part ('new light bulb'). This > > > > > installation shall occur in a manner consistent with the reverse > > > > > procedures described in step one of this self same document, being > > > > > careful to note that the rotation should occur in a clockwise > > > > > direction, said direction also being non-negotiable and only until the > > > > > party of the fourth part (new light bulb) becomes snug in the party of > > > > > the third part (receptacle) and in fact becomes the party of the > > > > > second part (light bulb). > > > > > > Note: The above described steps may be performed, at the option of the > > > > > party of the first part (lawyer), by said party of the first part > > > > > (lawyer), or by his or her heirs and assigns, or by any and all > > > > > persons authorized by him or her to do same the objective being to > > > > > produce a level of illumination in the immediate vicinity of the > > > > > aforementioned front (North) door consistent with maximization of > > > > > ingress and revenue for the party of the fifth part, also known as > > > > > 'The Firm'. > > > > > > On Feb 7, 8:39 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Do you know how many lawyers it takes to change a light bulb KC? > > > > > > > On Feb 7, 4:09 pm, Kierkecraig <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Ok Slip, I don't know if your joking now or not, so I'll let you > > > > > > > know, > > > > > > > I was joking. I thought my sarcasm and humor was pretty thick, > > > > > > > but > > > > > > > maybe not. > > > > > > > > On Feb 7, 3:07 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > You know I was thinking it too? Wow! > > > > > > > > > Truthfully, I was not thinking any such thing not even > > > > > > > > remotely, get > > > > > > > > a grip my friend! > > > > > > > > > Perhaps this is self revealing and something that you should > > > > > > > > examine > > > > > > > > about yourself. > > > > > > > > > Paranoia is a bad thing KC. > > > > > > > > > On Feb 7, 3:55 pm, Kierkecraig <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I was only replying to your comment because you identified > > > > > > > > > the author, > > > > > > > > > my comment was really aimed at Fran. BUT I know you were > > > > > > > > > thinking it > > > > > > > > > too. > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 7, 2:53 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > How do you perceive my identification of the quote as any > > > > > > > > > > implication?? > > > > > > > > > > > Are you implying something about me? > > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 7, 3:39 pm, Kierkecraig <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > So is the implication that I am a Nazi? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 7, 2:32 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > It's from Hitler’s Zweites Buch. > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 7, 3:19 pm, frantheman > > > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nope. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 7 Feb., 21:51, Don Johnson <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > victor david hanson? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 2:45 PM, frantheman > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 7 Feb., 01:29, frantheman > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Nietzsche was a genius, and very troubled man. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> He can be mined for all > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> sorts of ideas and inspirations and much of it > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> is misrepresentational. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Personally, I've never been convinced of his > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> glorification of Homeric > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Greece and Sparta, as well as his working of the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> master-slave theme, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> although others have found it inspiring: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> "At one time the Spartans were capable of such a > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> wise measure, but not > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> our present, mendaciously sentimental, bourgeois > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> patriotic nonsense. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> The rule of six thousand Spartans over three > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> hundred and fifty > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> thousand Helots was only thinkable in > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> consequence of the high racial > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> value of the Spartans. But this was the result > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> of a systematic race > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> preservation; thus Sparta must be regarded as > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> the first Völkisch > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> State. The exposure of sick, weak, deformed > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> children, in short their > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> destruction, was more decent and in truth a > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> thousand times more humane > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> than the wretched insanity of our day which > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> preserves the most > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> pathological subject, and indeed at any price, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> and yet takes the life > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> of a hundred thousand healthy children in > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> consequence of birth control > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> or through abortions, in order subsequently to > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> breed a race of > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> degenerates burdened with illnesses." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Three guesses who wrote that, as well as the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> following: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I may not have expressed this clearly. The author > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > was NOT Nietzsche. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> "But for the coming of Christianity, who knows > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> how the history of > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Europe would have developed? Rome would have > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> conquered all Europe, and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> the onrush of the Huns would have been broken on > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> the legions. It was > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Christianity that brought about the fall of > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Rome—not the Germans or > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> the Huns. What Bolshevism is achieving to-day on > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> the materialist and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> technical level, Christianity had achieved on > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> the metaphysical level. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> When the Crown sees the throne totter, it needs > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> the support of the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> masses." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Francis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On 6 Feb., 23:32, Kierkecraig > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > Fran, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > I really don't have much of a philosophy that > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > I'm seriously committed > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > to. 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