How not to choose a law school

When most people choose a school, a major selling point is usually not that there is one traffic light in the town. Yup, that was the first clue that my decision-making skills may be slightly defective. I chose Vermont Law School, which, no, is not at UVM in Burlington. It is the only law school …

From Gypsy to Blogger (a tribute to Dad)

Like many pre-teens, I spent many nights gathering evidence to prove I was adopted. My childhood photos seemed to suggest that my “parents” won me in a poker game from a band of gypsies. . This theory was shattered one night when I found the first existing childhood photo of my Dad. For a few years …

I don’t usually date felons, but making out is ok…

I admit there are times I’ve seen a mug shot on the news, or more accurately, posted by a news station on my Facebook feed, and been totally convinced I had seen the guy on a dating site. You have to figure the odds are probably something like 2.89% of Match.com members, 11% of Plentyoffish.com …

I watched Fifty Shades so you don’t have to…

Ok. I’ve put this off long enough today. I was challenged by a friend (I may not call you that after this movie causes me to bleach my eyes, Jaime) to blog Fifty Shades of Grey. I hated the books. Yes, I read all three. Only because a friend loaned them to me and kept …

Let’s Polka to Death

Lately it seems there have been a number of stories in the news about people who put their personal flair into their funerals. Whether is it is the woman who chose to use her obituary to proclaim Tom Brady’s innocence in Deflategate, or the woman who urged voters from the other side to vote for …