not for the monosyllabic

So, I couldn't not get mouthy about the latest Supreme Court travesty  decision, Maryland v. King.  It was just released today and it...

"The court (can't/won't/isn't going to) tell the jail what to do or interfere with the jail and its policies." Occasi...

So, it seems I will be in a trial next week that involves me having to talk about lien waivers and other things I don't understand. It...

I went on my "date" tonight. Which lasted all of 2, maybe 3, minutes. Immediately after we met, he informed me that I was "bi...

Soooo this date is less than 24 hours away & I am starting to get the panic dry heaves. The socially anxious part of my brain is trying ...

Well apparently the stuff I put in my online profile was enough to garner me a date already. I will be going on my first date post-divorce t...

At the insistence/urging of several friends, I have put a profile up on a dating website. Then I remembered that 1. I did that in college ...

1. I was scheduled to cover a coworker's routine hearings in one court while they were in another court. These were insignificant hearin...

"Well I've never been through hell like that, but I've closed enough windows to know you can never look back." - Carry On...

I will not cry tomorrow. I haven't cried about it in months. I will not be sad tomorrow. It is just another Wednesday. I will not let ...

The Senate passed the bill legalizing same sex marriage.  It passed the House on Thursday of last week.  Governor Dayton is signing it tomor...

I woke up this morning & realized something was different. I couldn't quite figure out what it was for awhile. Then, as I was drivin...

So, I am now an authorized blogger @ the newly resurrected Public Defender Stuff site. It's linked on the side already, has been for awh...

As usual, my life is full of change. I am going to be moving in a couple months. I am moving closer to work. It's not exactly where I pi...

When I got to my office today, I saw that I had a really sweet email from a prosecutor friend of mine that made my day.  My friend said that...

So, I happened to stumble across  this post  that talks about the often-asked question that many defense attorneys get ("How do you def...

Currently chilling in Chicago.  RV's little sister got married this weekend, so I travelled to Chicago to be at the wedding and visit wi...

So I have been feeling pretty happy with things lately & feeling grateful for the things in my life. And, my dear NFTMonosyllabicers, th...

I totally got a .gif on What The Public Defender's website! Score! Check it out here: http://whatthepublicdefender.tumblr.com/post/4922...

Ok so there's tons of stuff going on lately that I could discuss--the entire wtf of the Tsarnev situation (but how about I just tell you...