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Nine years and a few days ago, I found Google. At the time, Erik Heels and I co-authored an online legal research column for Law Journal Extra, and periodically reviewed sites that we thought legal researchers should know about. One of the things I admire about Erik is the fact that he does a good…

Anyone following me on Twitter saw my update yesterday that Robin and I have signed paperwork on an offer we received Tuesday night. We’re elated. But there’s some backstory that’s interesting to share. Apparently the editor of the Naperville Sun still reads my blog, and when he saw my post about the house still being…

In the comments to my last post, Allison (a good friend who lives in NH) shared her thoughts on why she thinks Hillary won: 1) I think Obama overplayed his hand. Sorry Rick, but we’re not big on vague here, and he wasn’t selling anything specific. Yes, people want change, and they want hope, but…

Wow. [youtube yqoFwZUp5vc](Click through if you can’t see this in your reader.) We were driving back from San Diego, listening to CNN on XM Radio (my kids were thrilled). When Blitzer called Iowa for Barack I nearly drove off the road. I’m elated. Quickly, here’s my predictions for NH: Barack Wins, Clinton places second (but…

Yes, that’s right: I still own a house in Illinois. No, I’m not happy about it. Yes, I want to sell it to you. The price is now down over 20% from where we listed it in May – and we were underpriced for our neighborhood back then! Details are all over at the realtor’s…

In less than 72 hours, we’ll know the results of the Iowa caucus. Iowans will have made their choice, and they will set in motion a series of events that will result in the Democrats picking our nominee. I’ve been unabashed in my support of Barack Obama from day one: indeed, I wrote on this…

[youtube jPtg-gvgWhE] More later… on vacation with the family right now.

We moved to California in July. We moved into a new house, and of all the things that have been a challenge with this move, one was particularly unexpected: getting our mail. We’ve entered a wormhole, one in which mail never predictably gets to us. It’s not our old post office in Naperville – they’re…

No real time to write a long post about this, but here are my predictions for Iowa and beyond: Barack wins Iowa, with 30%+ of the vote. Edwards comes in second, with 20-25%. Hillary comes in third. Barack wins NH, Hillary comes in second. Barack wins SC, Edwards comes in second. Going into Super Tuesday,…

A few months ago, I (along with most of the rest of the blogosphere) was moved by Randy Pausch’s last lecture at Carneige Mellon. Pausch, you may recall, has a terminal diagnosis from an aggressive cancer, and has just a few months left. Not surprisingly, many people were moved by his lecture. Here’s the transcript,…