. . . from Hotham’s haiku.* Here’s another pair from haijin Gary Hotham:
waiting up–
one hand warms
the other
their last sound
before we move on–
the geese outdistance us
(Canon Press, 1999)
* Ed. Note: I sure hope my puns are not accruing a Comic Karmic Debt.
They might just get me kicked out of the Haiku Society.
by dagosan
3 am nature call–
the loud drip
of icicles
[Dec. 17, 2004]
one-breath pundit
As they have done in several other states, the FTC and the Antitrust Division of DOJ submitted a joint advocacy letter yesterday urging the Mass. Bar Ass’n “to narrow substantially or reject a proposal by
the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court that would unnecessarily reduce or eliminate competition
between nonlawyers and lawyers to provide many services [by broadening the definition of ‘the practice
of law’]. The FTC and the Department said that the proposal likely would lead to higher prices and a reduction
in competitive choices for consumers.” (FTC Press Release) (AP/Boston Herald article “Justice Department
denounces effort to limit legal competition,” Dec. 16, 2004) ethicalEsq treated this topic often, and a summary
can be found here.
rages against the ban on anabolic androgenic steroids in baseball and elsewhere. Your Editor supplied a Comment
to offer a little balance.
Orin Kerr, over at VC, wonders whether federalism and tort reform and whether conservative tort reformers are being inconsistent. He’s enabled comments, so let Orin know. I continue to believe that federalism is
invoked by all sorts of folks when it suits their political needs and ignored otherwise.
Congratulation to my old colleague-friend John H. Seesel, who was appointed to the new Federal Trade Commission position of Energy Counsel. He will play a key role in reviewing and making recommendations
on the Commission’s energy-related work, including investigations and cases, legislative initiatives, advocacy
comments, and studies and reports.
Having had homicidal (and suicidal) ideation while in bank and supermarket lines next to cellphone-yakkers,I can only empathize with the dread felt by Prof. B. (“the horror”) and Larry Ribstein (“let the nightmare begin”)
about being stuck between such folks on airplanes. I would not want to let the marketplace work this one out —
although many passengers would opt for airlines banning the use while in flight, too often, passengers do not
have a choice of airlines for a particular trip. How about having phoning and non-phoning sections? Naw, ban ’em!