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Archive for November, 2010
A book
Posted in About This Site, tagged Amazon, book, ebook, iPad, Kindle, Life is a Brief Opportunity for Joy, Nook on November 19, 2010 | 8 Comments »
The Angel and the Devil
Posted in AboveTheLaw series, tagged billables, Hitchcock, Kool-Aid, law firms, making partner, making your hours, Skadden, Sullivan & Cromwell on November 17, 2010 | 22 Comments »
There comes a time as a lawyer when you split in two – an angel and a devil. The angel wants to do well – as I never tire of explaining, lawyers are pleasers. You want to make partner, earn a million bucks and be the best attorney in the world. To the angel, the [...]
Holiday Survival Guide
Posted in Radio, tagged alcoholism, Christmas, gay, holidays, isolation, lesbian, LGBT, survival, Thanksgiving on November 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This month on “The Alternative” with Terry LeGrand, we talked about surviving the holiday season as an LGBT person, especially if you’re feeling alone and maybe a little blue. You can listen to the show here. My segment starts about eleven minutes in, but as always, it’s worth sticking around for the whole show. To find [...]
Glad to be unhappy
Posted in AskThePeople'sTherapistSeries, tagged passive aggression, reflective listening, victimhood on November 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Here’s an interesting letter that arrived unsigned: I need help addressing a situation with a friend. About 8 years ago, her dad passed away suddenly, and she continues to miss and mourn her dad. We’ve been friends for about 6 years and for as long as I’ve known her, she’s always been… down. There are [...]
Extremely Versatile Crockery
Posted in AboveTheLaw series, tagged JD, law degree, law school debt, law schools on November 3, 2010 | 51 Comments »
For the record, a law degree is not “versatile.” Being a lawyer amounts to a strike against you if you ever decide to pursue another career. So why do people keep insisting it’s an “extremely versatile degree”? A bunch of reasons. Law schools are in it for the money. Teaching law doesn’t cost much, but [...]
Kinky Halloween
Posted in Radio, tagged bondage, dominant, gay, humiliation, kink, kinky sex, leather community, lesbian, LGBT, pig bottom, submissive on November 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week on a special Halloween edition of “The Alternative” with Terry LeGrand, we talked about kinky sex, and how your therapist has to be able to accept your tastes in bed, if you’re going to work successfully together. You can listen to the show here. My segment starts about eleven minutes in, but as always, [...]
Balancing law and anything else
Posted in Radio on November 1, 2010 | 7 Comments »
I took part in a “spirited conversation” about working in the law last week on an ABA podcast. You can listen to it here. I come into the conversation after about 9 minutes. The official discussion topic was “work/life balance”…but given the current situation for most attorneys, I found myself “expanding” the topic a bit [...]