untended fish stall–
the lobsters
stir in their tanks
spelling test
the teacher’s
squeaky shoes
credits: “untended fish stall” – Modern Haiku XXX:3
“spelling test” – Frogpond XXIII:3
Most days, I think age is mostly a mind thing, but today is my last day in my
“early 50’s”, and it is hard to ignore some of the bodily signs of aging — especially
when I realize they will only exacerbate over the next few decades (we live pretty
long in my family). Looking back over haiku that I penned this Dec. week last year
[scroll to bottom], they seemed to be body-worried, too. To prove that my mind is
also going, I haven’t come up yet with a new haiku for today, but here is a fun
one from last December:
poking a cold nose
from under warm blankets
that squirrel and I
[dag, 12/05/03]
1 PM: Real-life brings inspiration:
frantic shampooing–
long hot shower
suddenly cold
[dag, 12/08/04]
one-breath pundit
last law school exam tomorrow (Dec. 9). Mike hasn’t posted as of Noon today — I hope that
means he is studying, rather than preparing an especially long post while procrastinating
just one more time as a law student. Were there weblogs 28 years ago, I would have surely
been in the procrastinatin’ camp.
Even Gomer Nods : This might not measure up to other plagiarism episodes we’ve seen
this year (see, e.g. here, there, but it is at least a little ironic that the following Notice appeared
“From the Editors: We recently discovered that significant portions of a number of
“Speaking of Ethics” columns should have quoted or otherwise been attributed to
the opinions of the D.C. Bar’s Legal Ethics Committee. Washington Lawyer apologizes
to its readers for any confusion this oversight may have caused. The specific columns
involved are being noted and corrected in the magazine’s online pages at www.dcbar.org.”
While Googling the “spelling test” haiku above, I notice an ad selling squeaky shoes
for babies and had to check it out. The ad copy includes the statement “Parents love this shoe even
more than the kids.” Perhaps Denise at B&B has an opinion on the product. [I was Googling to make
sure I hadn’t already used Barry’s haiku on this site. We Boomers need all the memory aids we can get.]
Bummer. I completely missed the radio ads sponsored again this year by the
NYSBA, in their “Lawyers Trusted Advisors” series. Prof. Yabut had a lot to say about an earlier version
of this campaign last April in PR or Parody?. You can find the text for the 2004 ads here. I was particularly
inspired to go hug a lawyer by this one:
Script 3 – “Rule of Law”:
Voice 1: To read the headlines, it seems our way of life is open to attack from inside
and outside forces.
Voice 2: We live in challenging times.
Voice 1: Change seems certain.
Voice 2: But one thing doesn’t change. . . our system of government. . . based not
on the politics of the moment. . .but on the rule of law.
Voice 1: The founders of our country made it that way.
Voice 2: Think about it.
Voice 1: The law. . .it’s your business. This message brought to you by the 72-thousand
member New York State Bar Association and the New York State Broadcasters Association.
If you care about the future of lawyer advertising, you should check out the proposed ad rules from the Florida Bar’s “Advertising Task Force 2004”, which is seeking comments until Dec. 31. (via SunEthics)
City Court jurist allegedly went toward defendant in heated exchange” (Albany (NY) Times Union, Dec. 8, 2004)
No one present is talking, and the steno’s transcript abruptly stops. The article notes:
“Sources said the argument between the two became so heated that Carter allegedly threw his robe
to the ground after he launched from his bench”
Oooh, those are great! Too bad you can’t buy them online.
Comment by Denise Howell — December 9, 2004 @ 1:23 am
Oooh, those are great! Too bad you can’t buy them online.
Comment by Denise Howell — December 9, 2004 @ 1:23 am
Glad you like, ’em, Denise. It is strange that Squeak Shoes would have AdWord ads but not an online sales option. As for the shoes themselves, they seem to be like a lot of toddlers — really cute, but often too noisy. As with many toys whose batteries I have removed, I’d be taking the squeaker mechanism out of these babies a lot.
Comment by David Giacalone — December 9, 2004 @ 8:49 am
Glad you like, ’em, Denise. It is strange that Squeak Shoes would have AdWord ads but not an online sales option. As for the shoes themselves, they seem to be like a lot of toddlers — really cute, but often too noisy. As with many toys whose batteries I have removed, I’d be taking the squeaker mechanism out of these babies a lot.
Comment by David Giacalone — December 9, 2004 @ 8:49 am