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Giving this concept another try. This post will (hopefully) be updated with new reviews throughout the year. This is mainly for my personal reference, since I love going out to eat but am notoriously forgetful as to where I've been or what I thought about it.Grüner (Jan. 6):

PRE. VAILED.Prayer for costs and disbursements: granted.Prayer for enhanced prevailing party fee: granted (smaller award than I thought just, but ain't complainin').Prayer for attorney fees: withheld.Bit of a question mark with that last point. Judge was prepared to deny my request for

Pimping this here for the search engines ... and of course for anyone reading who's interested in what I do professionally. This is the first blog post on my professional website at whaleniplaw.com, in which I tackle the burning question of whether you should allow your patent application to be published.The Wh

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So, a friend of mine is talking about dressing up as Rick Astley for Halloween this year. I'm not sure why. I suggested that the best way to make a Rick Astley Halloween costume work is to tell everyone else who's planning to attend the same party you are that you're going to be something else, then sho

Prior posts on this topic:June 22: I was sued by my former landscaping service because I withheld payment for shoddy work and instead tried to negotiate a commensurate fee. This plan was not successful.Aug. 25:

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Exhibit 2, John Jenkinson as The Messenger.

The cats don't especially like each other. Our sympathy to this is diminishing, however.For example, despite living in a rather large townhouse with many rooms, they usually insist upon co-occupying the same area. About six feet apart seems to be the optimum glaring distance.Last week we took the (

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Jackets of Awesome.Exhibit 1, Ryan Gosling in Drive.

At today's hearing, the judge granted my motion to dismiss the complaint.The plaintiff wan't there. I mean in person--just his attorney was present. The main issue in my motion was that the plaintiff is suing for an amount that was incorrectly calculated. Again, this action was initiated by my landscaping com

This afternoon is the hearing on my motion to dismiss. My first court appearance, ever! And not even related to my actual job!

Last I posted on this was two months ago. Since then, I filed a Motion to Dismiss the case, based on lack of jurisdiction, the theory being that he should have filed in Small Claims, and avoided the jurisdictional limit of mandatory filing in Small Claims by (1) ignoring payment I've already tendered, and (2) including att

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Photos of pictures from the past superimposed on the present. Example:Young Me / Now Me project. Example

Short version: My prior landscaping company is suing me to collect on an invoice I declined to pay because of shoddy service that killed several shrubs. I contacted the owner to negotiate, and rather than discount the amount due, he sued.Long version: My relationship with the company mainta

Here's an example. I saw a bumper sticker one day, proclaiming that "GOD IS A GOOD GOD!" (emphasized just so).A clear, simple sentiment, and likely a Christian one, considering the cross that also decorated the sticker ... but one whose expression unfortunately encumbers it with inconsistencies an

I'm changing gyms because of cost ... originally I joined mine (Lloyd Athletic) because I wanted to play racquetball, but that hasn't happened. Nicole's a member of 24 Hour, so I got a free week pass and have visited a couple locations. I might do the same for the other gym chains in town, not sure.My cardio w

I am allowing a lot of the commentary on my friends' FB pages--mostly coming from those with political and/or religious persuasions not aligned with mine--to get me really steamed. Time to take a break.

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Noticed my interest in LJ is on an upswing lately, even though I'm not posting here much (I am reading, though). I'm tinkering more with the

Saw these this weekend ... Unknown was not thrilling. Really it was like watching Bourne Identity set i

Nic had two cats when I met her, litter-mates that she'd had since they were a few weeks old, 14 years ago: Clarence (above), a boy, and Irv

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... an incomplete list I'm working on.The Empire struck back.Batman returned.Jesse James gets assassinated by the coward Robert Ford.They find Nemo.There is blood.They save Private Ryan.Pelham 123 gets taken.The Lost Ark gets raided.

A day in which one contract project blossoms into four, and in which the approved budget increases to easily encompass the additional amount of work required, is a good day.A good day in which the contract client sweetens the deal even further with a bottle of Glenmorangie Lasanta is a very good day.