Category Archives: General Culture and News

A Headline You Wouldn’t See Today

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Tom Garrett

I stumbled across the article pictured to the left while doing some unrelated research this past weekend.  It’s an AP story in a 1972 edition of the Richmond News Leader, a terrific newspaper that served as the afternoon equivalent of … Continue reading →

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Oh, Those Lawyers

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Tom Garrett

Every attorney publication I’ve read or speaking engagement I’ve attended[1] invariably, eventually, relentlessly tackles one of two weighty subjects: 1. The importance of striking a balance between work life and personal life. 2. Maintaining civility within the practice of law. … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Warriors

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Tom Garrett

A lonely figure shuffles across the floor in an empty hall.  Squeak, squeak, squeak.  Each step is itself a minor victory.  “I guess I should be grateful I can still move this well,” he jokes, even then with a twinge … Continue reading →

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R.I.P., AOL IM

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Tom Garrett

Fifteen years ago: I had never heard of it. Ten years ago: It was ubiquitous. Now: It’s dead. I can’t imagine how much different my 20’s (especially my early 20’s) would have been without Instant Messenger.  I used AOL’s IM … Continue reading →

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Something I Don’t Miss

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Tom Garrett

I’ve gotten a wonderful head start on becoming an old man who constantly reminisces about how much simpler, purer—and, in many cases, better—life used to be before the ubiquity of the internet made us all navel-gazing babies who expect everything … Continue reading →

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Injecting Unwanted Perspective

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Tom Garrett

I do this sometimes. Also: “Slamdunks?!?”

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Meme a Little Meme

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Tom Garrett

Hilarious friends from myriad walks of life have bombarded my Facebook feed with guffaw-inspiring pictures that show the various perceptions about a given occupation.  The purveyors of this meme have extended it to jobs as diverse as public relations people, … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Tom Garrett

Valentine’s Day (f/k/a St. Valentine’s Day) arrives to bestow upon us its annual bounty of heart-shaped confections and edible unmentionables. Most of us are simultaneously delighted by this wonderful holiday and perplexed by how best to spend it.  Anyone with … Continue reading →

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The Take-home Message from the SOPA Debate

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Tom Garrett

Tracking the political discourse regarding SOPA proved to be quite instructive in ways I hadn’t anticipated.  My own view on the proposed bill was that, while the aims weren’t entirely bad, some of the presumptions in the law overreached in … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Learned So Far

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Tom Garrett

Today is my birthday.  That fact triggers no negative emotion whatsoever.  I don’t feel as old as the calendar tells me I am. That’s one thing I’ve discovered as I’ve gotten older: I don’t feel the age I’m supposed to … Continue reading →

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