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Thar She Blows Print E-mail

"No good deed goes unpunished."  (Clare Boothe Luce 1903 - 1987).  While I don't know the context of the original quote and whether or not Mme. Luce was being cynical or humorous at the time it is a sentiment that pops into mind from time to time just like it did today.

Today I woke up and it was still dark out.  While not entirely pleasant this is not unusual during the winter months.  I opened the front door to retrieve the morning's paper only to find that for some reason the paper had not yet arrived.  On the other hand at least three weeks worth of newspapers were scattered along my driveway sitting in the slush.  We have been pretty good about recycling and are sure to toss all of our paper and most of our cans into the recycling box and take them out to the curb the night before recycling is picked up just like the law requires.

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From Calvin and Hobbes, created by Bill Watterson

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You Be The Judge Print E-mail
21.12.09

Did you ever wonder if you have what it takes to be a judge?  I know you have probably seen a lot of judges on television and think that you can probably do as well or even better than they do.  Real life however is often much more complicated than any television show.  Real life cases can often be more bizarre than those thought up by TV writers.

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Hot Coffee Print E-mail
09.12.09

Have you ever heard of Stella Leibek of Albuquerque, New Mexico? You’ve probably heard her story floating around the Internet and wondered whether or not it was true. Hers is a truly bizarre automotive legal story.

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Ticket Add-Ons Print E-mail
19.06.09

Tickets. Tickets. Tickets. That seems to be all I have been hearing about these days. It's true that during the month of May the police carried on a reasonably well publicized vehicle safety campaign. During that time the police were particularly vigilant and cracked down on traffic offenders. It is part of an ongoing campaign to reduce automobile accident fatalities and get us used to driving properly once again.

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Millions of dollars in traffic tickets are handed out each year by the police.

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