At the end of my trial, I was rather hoping the judge would send me to Australia for the rest read more

At the end of my trial, I was rather hoping the judge would send me to Australia for the rest of my life.

Wretched excess is an unfortunate human trait that turns a perfectly good idea such as Christmas into a frenzy of read more

Wretched excess is an unfortunate human trait that turns a perfectly good idea such as Christmas into a frenzy of last-minute shopping.

Tommy looked fine. He had only two walks and located the ball well. He gave up three runs in the read more

Tommy looked fine. He had only two walks and located the ball well. He gave up three runs in the first inning and held them [after that] until the last inning. He mixes his pitches up well and is comfortable throwing any pitch.

Well, I'm in the South.

Well, I'm in the South.

(ADR) allows parties to control and design the outcome of their disputes by crafting creative solutions that avoid the randomness read more

(ADR) allows parties to control and design the outcome of their disputes by crafting creative solutions that avoid the randomness of trial decisions, ... Schedules can also be controlled, reducing business, professional and personal disruption.

It speaks to the fact that today's Democratic Party is so out of the mainstream, it has moved so far read more

It speaks to the fact that today's Democratic Party is so out of the mainstream, it has moved so far left, that a senator who just 12 years ago supported a then-centrist Democrat -- Bill Clinton -- is unable to support today's Democratic nominee. It also speaks to the strength of the president.

Say Jessica was working on a math problem ... I would always try to illustrate the solution by drawing things read more

Say Jessica was working on a math problem ... I would always try to illustrate the solution by drawing things out. And she just started to copy what I was doing. Of course, as she got better at it, I would show her the 3-d aspect of shading or how to render perspective — and she could just do it. She would just pick it up.

When you read a classic you do not see in the book more than you did before. You see more read more

When you read a classic you do not see in the book more than you did before. You see more in you than there was before.

It could be argued that, in Thailand, many foreigners have come and gone, and the number of people who are read more

It could be argued that, in Thailand, many foreigners have come and gone, and the number of people who are considered to be Thai have traveled abroad in a great number.