Fogbow

Depression seems to be the signature ailment of our times. I have dabbled a bit in reading the professional lit in suicidology - lots of statistics, little usable facts. My own amateurish notions on the Why of suicide is that some of the suicides (esp the sort - go prove which ones they are - that w...

The NRA/GOP solution to school shootings -- sell more guns ... to teachers -- has a LOT of drawbacks, including one that I keep thumping on, namely that even if this works in schools it does absolutely nothing about shootings in churches, concert halls, theaters, shopping malls, restaurants, etc., o...

Clint Walker, actor, famous for "Cheyanne" TV series, dead at age 90.

http://deadline.com/2018/05/clint-walke ... 202396121/

If they are not particularly successful lawyers, it may be because they have not particularly good judgment ... so they might sincerely believe that they might have a good chance of winning, just as my neighbor's 4-year-old thinks if he puts on a Superman cape he has a good change of jumping safely ...

Even a really bad lawyer - and an unethical one (think of the late Mark Lane) - would take on this case, blow sunshine up the fanatics shorts and make a point of turning this into an internet cause célèbre , talking about how many bazillions it will cost to fight the mean old guvamint (even though m...

Let's see if I understand this: Prayers and thoughts about shooting victims are perfectly acceptable ... in fact, they are the ONLY activities that have been approved by the US Congress. On the other hand, prayers and thoughts about the desperately poor are forbidden ... and if you happen to be a Co...

I have already said this yumpteen ways, but there is no magical preventative for school massacres that will work exclusively on school campuses. If you want mass shootings in schools to stop (or at least diminish markedly), your solution is gonna have to work also in churches, shopping malls, movie ...

Trump has been thoroughly pwned by Kim. First, Trump was all salivating for the summit with Kim, with visions of the Nobel Prize bouncing through his head day and night. Then Kim conned him into cancelling the the US-South Korea military exercises. Now Kim evidently wants a re-formulating of the goa...

Two weeks ago Michelle Wolf's joke about Sarah Huckabee Sander's smoky eye shadow (and she really uses it) was, to Republicans, the most godawful kind of blasphemous insult that could only be assuaged by having Wolf drawn and quartered. This week a Trump aide's witticism about Sen. John McCain dying...

I am trying to figure out this painting. It shows both Trump and Mueller on the floor of the House, but neither man would be there as of right, both would have to be invited. And Trump has Mueller by the necktie; as an experienced prosecutor, I'd expect Mueller not to approach a suspect except weari...

I cannot fully grasp the latest hints about the supposedly underlying causes of the latest school massacre. I have heard suggestions that seem to imply everything from "Don't let your pretty daughter say No to the creep who dares to ask her out to a drinking party" to "Don't let the school teach evo...

I am 70 now and the sap is running thin, but I learned something a long time ago: Nobody owes me sex. Nobody owes me sex even if I do her a favor. Nobody owes me sex even if I do her a big favor. Nobody owes me sex even if I have bottles of liquor and/or chloroform. Celibacy is a bit more tolerable ...

“We must do everything possible to prevent this from happening again,” says Ted Cruz. And yet I can remember several proposals, which fall into the category of "everything possible", that Senator Cruz opposed very vehemently. Now, very clearly, the Second Amendment does not allow possession of EVER...

I wonder if they're making measurements in order to work up a perfect Stepford replacement.

Not surprised about the crabby mood. My better half had the TV on at an ungodly hour to watch a wedding we weren't invited to. For a sinus headache I suggest putting some Japanese wasabi (green mustard) on the tongue. It will melt the wax in your ears and drain your sinuses and ease the pressure. Be...

I would suppose that the First Lady, even when not in critical condition, is, somewhat naturally, given a room of extra privacy and security because of the additional risk of fans, papparatzi (sp?), other intruders, as well as the probability (as least in other administrations) of visits from the Pr...

I watch reruns (15 years old) of BOSTON LEGAL and wish I was as smart as Alan Shore or any of the other lawyers in the show. This show featured a parade of really good performances, really beautiful actresses, serious legal issues, and truly excellent writing. How I miss it! Also watching the new Ro...

Once again I ask: Does anyone know what happened to SUI JURIS FORUM? It vanished about 4 weeks ago. Now my search engine tells me its IP address doesn't exist anymore.

There is a good deal of these pseudo-law SovCits that resembles the Cargo Cults that supposedly existed on tropical islands after World War Two. The story is that these islands were briefly inhabited by the US armed forces during the war, barracks and other buildings were built (and left behind), en...

I have a gut feeling, which gets worse with time, that whomever succeeds Trump as President, whatever his/her party. will spend at least the first two years just undoing the damage done by Trump before being able to introduce a new agenda. As time passes my estimate has grown from merely the first t...

The newspaper item says "The tattoo-artist spelled the name wrong - Kevin became Kelvin. And finally the family decided to change the boy's name [to match the tattoo]."


On another topic: SUI JURIS FORUM seems to have vanished about ten days ago. Anybody know what happened to it???

This is from my compilation: The myth about JFK and Executive Order 11110: This story has not been mentioned in litigation but recurs often, with differing details, in militia-type media, including several magazines, radio programs, and websites: The story is that President Kennedy issued Executive ...

Capt. Ernest Medina, who gave the orders at My Lai, for which only Lt. Wm. Calley was punished, died last week at 81 and was buried today.

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-arm ... ies-at-81/

As explained to me, the earthquakes are opening up new fissures below the lava, which momentarily is sparing parts of the island. On the other hand, if these fissures continue to open further, by repeated earthquakes and the pressure of flowing lava, the lava will actually trickle - or more likely f...

In case you are curious, I researched the Spousal Privilege regarding testimony against a marital partner in a criminal case: 1. A wife cannot be compelled against her will to testify against her husband. 2. But she can testify against him if she wants to. 3. It's the issue of the witness's willingn...