Seminar from U.T. Continuing Legal Education

The Car Crash Seminar: From Sign-up to Settlement....

I got the flyer for this seminar in the mail today.

BG at "Liberally from the Land of Dairy Queen" beat me to it. I have to repeat: this makes me proud to be a lawyer (meant saracastically, of course).

At least they are putting a little ethics training in this...

Continuing Legal Education
UTCLE
512.475.6700
TX MCLE Credit

MCLE # 900022308

Total - 10.25 hrs

Ethics - 1.50 hrs
more credit info

Legal Specialization

Civil Trial

Personal Injury Trial Law

Civil Appellate
Other Credit TX Accounting CPE
The Car Crash Seminar: From Sign-up to Settlement
Austin, Jun 7-8, 2007 - Hyatt Regency Austin
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Senator Jane Nelson

This is my Senator in the Texas Legislature, and I am happy with her representation, so far. I have not heard about any ultra liberal votes on any issues, and she says "hello" to me when she sees me. This is kind of the problem. So many of us don't really know what our representatives are up to at any time and on any given issue or vote.

UNBELIEVABLE!!!!

Is It NBA Or NFL?

36 of them have been accused of spousal abuse

7 of them have been arrested for fraud

19 of them have been accused of writing bad checks

117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses

3 have done time for assault

71,repeat 71 cannotget a credit card due to bad credit

14 have been arrested on drug-related charges

8 have been arrested for shoplifting

21 currently are defendants in lawsuits, and

84have been arrested for drunk driving inthe last year

Can

you guess which organization this is?

Giveup yet? . . Scroll down,




Neither,it's the 435 members of the
United States Congress
The same group of Idiots that crank out
hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line.

You gotta pass this one on!

Senator Craig Estes

...And did you all hear about our erstwhile State Senator Craig Estes (Senate District 30) from Wichita Falls. There have been two stories and an editorial column about him in the Denton Record Chronicle.
I have two questions:
1. How crooked is this guy?
2. How stupid is this guy?

One of the things he did wrong was to use campaign funds for non campaign items. He was ordered to pay a fine of $52,000 (give or take), but is was reduced to around $17,000.
How did he pay the fine?
He paid it out of his campaign chest. Apparently, that is a proper use of campaign funds.
WOW!
Does anyone want to run for State Senate?

A New Hat

I just ordered a new hat for the trip to Europe. I hope it gets here in time. Everyone is getting excited. Personally, being on a plane for 16 hours will be a new experience for me. I have never been on a flight that lasted much more than a couple of hours. I know the price of everything is going up, but I'm glad we're doing this while we can. I think this will keep the sun off of my face and neck, and it is cooler looking than my old one (see my profile picture). "Well I never been to Spain, but I kinda like the music..."

IPOD

After all that time, I finally went out a bought the IPOD nano 8 gig. I am very happy with it. 8 gigs if plenty for me right now, and (this is for you V.), it is not interfere with all of my "fun" and coffee drinking.

And here is a sample of my first playlist (and there are actually some stuff that is less than 10 years old, but most of it is not):

Rainbow in the Dark 4:17 Dio The Very Beast of Dio Rock
I'll Be Alright Without You 4:51 Journey Greatest Hits Rock
Legs [#] 4:32 ZZ Top Greatest Hits Rock
( You Drive Me ) Crazy 3:40 Britney Spears From
Living Dead Girl 3:21 Rob Zombie Hellbilly Deluxe Metal
Love Stinks 3:37 J. Geils Band Classic Rock Rock
Queen I Want to Break Free 4:20 Rock
More Human Than Human 4:29 White Zombie Astro-Creep: 2000 Metal
Urgent 4:20 Foreigner Complete Greatest Hits Rock
No Sleep Till Brooklyn 4:07 Beastie Boys Licensed to Ill Hip Hop/Rap
Hooked On A Feeling 2:52 blue swede Classic Rock Disc 2 Rock
Take Me Home Tonight/Be My Baby 3:32 Eddie Money with Ronnie Spector
Papa Gene's Blues 2:01 The Monkees Anthology Disc 1 Rock
Big Time 4:29 Peter Gabriel So Rock
Sledgehammer 5:16 Peter Gabriel So Rock
I'm a Believer 2:48 The Monkees Anthology Disc 1 Rock
The Last in Line 5:47 Dio The Very Beast of Dio Rock
It's Been Awhile 4:26 Staind Break the Cycle Metal
Losing My Religion 4:29 R.E.M. In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 Alternative
(Oh) Pretty Woman 2:55 Van Halen Diver Down (Remastered) Rock
Slow Ride 8:15 Foghat Fool for the City Rock
Twilight Zone 7:58 Golden Earring Cut Rock
Whatever 3:26 Godsmack Godsmack Metal
Lady Willpower 2:48 Gary Puckett & the Union Gap Super Hits Pop
Can't Take My Eyes Off You 3:22 Frankie Valli
I Love Rock N' Roll 2:55 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Fit to Be Tied
You Really Got Me 2:38 Van Halen Van Halen (Remastered) Rock
Down With the Sickness 4:39 Disturbed The Sickness Metal
Nobody's Fool 4:48 Cinderella Power Rock Rock
Keep Away 4:50 Godsmack Godsmack Metal
Rebel Yell 4:47 Billy Idol Classic Rock Rock
Hungry Like the Wolf 3:42 Duran Duran Rio Pop
Fight for Your Right 3:27 Beastie Boys Licensed to Ill Hip Hop/Rap
Queen We Will Rock You
December, 1963 (Oh What a Night!) 3:33 Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Heart and Soul 4:14 T'Pau Heart and Soul: The Very Best of T'Pau
Don't Cha 4:32 Busta Rhymes/Pussycat Dolls PCD Dance
Let's Go All The Way 5:09 Sly Fox Pop! Goes the '80s Pop
Rockstar 4:12 Nickelback All the Right Reasons Rock
Oh Sherrie (Album Version) 3:50 Steve Perry Street Talk Rock
Turn the Page 5:04 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Greatest Hits Rock
Oops! ... I Did It Again 3:31 Britney Spears Oops!...I Did It Again Pop
Money for Nothing 8:26 Dire Straits Brothers In Arms (Remastered) Rock
Miss Independent 3:35 Kelly Clarkson Thankful Dance
Save Yourself 4:13 Stabbing Westward Darkest Days Metal
Lay Your Hands on Me 5:59 Bon Jovi Cross Road Rock
Stranglehold 8:23 Ted Nugent Ted Nugent Rock
In the Air Tonight 5:36 Phil Collins Phil Collins: Hits Rock
You Thought Wrong 3:51 Kelly Clarkson/Tamyra Gray Thankful Dance
Queen I Want It All
Pour Some Sugar on Me 4:53 Def Leppard Vault
Dragula 3:43 Rob Zombie Hellbilly Deluxe Metal
Fighter 4:06 Christina Aguilera/Larry Gold Stripped Pop

*PMAC has an awfully good time making fun of my music choices, but then we can't all be perfect, can we?

Democratically Controlled Congress: How Can You Blame President Bush for All That is Wrong?

"It's hard to overstate the panic that struck Republicans last week after the loss in Mississippi. They now trail the Democrats 236-199, their fewest number of seats since their 1994 takeover. And it marked the third straight loss in a special election, all in districts deemed reliably conservative – one in Louisiana, the other held for years by former Speaker Dennis Hastert in Illinois."
"The head of the Democrats' campaign committee, Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, gloated that no district anywhere can now be considered safe for Republicans.
That may be a stretch. In Texas, where Republicans hold a 19-13 edge, Democrats have little hope of padding their national majority. Still, the current climate will make it hard for the GOP to reclaim the two seats lost in 2006: Tom DeLay's old district in suburban Houston, now held by Rep. Nick Lampson of Stafford, and the San Antonio-to-El Paso district where Rep. Ciro Rodriguez ousted Henry Bonilla."
"These Days Nothing's 'Safe' for Republicans" Denton Record-Chronicle, Sunday, May 18, 2008.