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You ever wonder why lawyers bill like they do (e.g., by the hour, by the phone call, etc) and are reluctant to give away free advice, even to friends? I've spent a lot of time agonizing over billing practices, contemplating billable time, and attending seminars on billing

And when we're done huffing this crap, we'll drink the bong water [http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/jenkem.asp]. Freaks. Smoking Gun story on same topic [http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/1105072jenkem1.html] . . . . A Mesa woman was arrested Saturday after police said she

21. That's the number of clocks in my house. Ten of them re-set themselves automatically (computers, cell phones, and my clock radio), but the others required reaches and ladders, and one is a finer clock that can't be wound backwards. A small cross, this daylight savings

I feel a lot better today, but I'm still moving slowly and using all free time for sleep. I managed to take my children out for two of their four rounds of trick-or-treating last night. I had hoped to break the thousand mark, but fell shy. The totals:

No Eudemon today. I have the flu or somethign terribly like it. Last year, my doctor said it's not uncommon for low grade viruses to dog a person off and on for weeks (he may have said months), with the severity of symptoms going up and down. I&

Gotta get it: The Bad Catholic's Guide to Wine, Whiskey, And Song: A Spirited Look at Catholic Life and Lore from the Apocalypse to Zinfandel. [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/082452411X/thedailyeudem-20] Only $10.17 at Amazon. __________ Taking the kids to The Golden Compass? Check out

I finally got a chance to clean up my link list on the right. Dead links, blogs that haven't added fresh content in over six weeks, links not accessible without passwords, blogs that were recently updated to say "This blog is now closed." They're

I guess this story came out last month [http://maltastar.com/pages/msfullart.asp?an=15214]. I missed it. One of the most amazing (and scary) things I've ever read. Via [http://dprice.blogspot.com/2007/10/commit-this-name-to-memory-stanislav.html].

My plans yesterday: Greektown Casino in Detroit with my brother, crash in Greektown, get up at 6:00 a.m. and be in Kalamazoo by 9:00 a.m. Friday. My day yesterday: Four Winds Casino [http://www.fourwindscasino.com/] in New Buffalo with my Dad, drinking club for a