Toxic Testators

When drafting documents, you should encourage your clients to use language that isn’t designed to enrage those they leave behind. It only fosters discontent and litigation after their death. If you want to give God a good laugh, tell Him your plans. – Yiddish Proverb Whether done to even the “score” or leave a lasting […]

Typhoon June and I got Personal

A True Story As an Air Force Navigator/Bombardier during the 70’s I was stationed all over the world. In 1975, I was returning from a tour in Thailand through the Pacific as the navigator on a KC135 air refueling aircraft. It was really a Boeing 707 converted to carry fuel. With a boom in the back […]

Pet Humans?

“The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.” – Robert Frost Ascending to their highest level of incompetence. You know who they are, they are everywhere! These are individuals who keep moving up the ladder and getting praise for their accomplishments. They move ahead of their peers. […]

Who’s Calling? Timing Is Everything!

Recently, a friend sent me a link to an answering service which was reasonably priced and would give the illusion that the person answering the phone was an employee of the principal’s organization. I forwarded that information to students who follow me on a Google Group with the following response from on of the members […]