December 2011
2 posts
Dec 5th
“There is no such thing as a lousy job - only lousy men who don’t care to...”
– Ayn Rand
Dec 5th
November 2011
2 posts
1 tag
“If you don’t have enough time to do it right, when are you going to have...”
– A Legal Secretary’s Manifesto
Nov 7th
“Who will cry for the little boy? Who knows well hurt and pain. // Who will cry...”
– Antwone Fisher
Nov 3rd
September 2011
6 posts
2 tags
Whoopsie, we deleted your hearing and trial dates! →
… says the Parker County court system. If you have cases pending in the 43rd Judicial District or either probate court there, rest assured the court (or more particularly the vendor providing the docketing system) is working diligently to restore them. After they wipe all the egg off their faces first, of course.
Sep 16th
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Sep 10th
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A Man's Car Is His Castle? →
Maybe in Mississippi it is. (And it might not be in Texas [yet], but mess with a Texan’s car, especially his pick-up truck, and see what that gets you!) Link courtesy of Legal Blog Watch.
Sep 10th
63 notes
3 tags
2011 Twitter Brief Winners →
Here are the winners and honorable mentions of the 2011 State Bar of Texas Appellate Section Twitter Brief Competition. Hat tip to Twitterer @DToddSmith!
Sep 10th
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1 tag
“I have not only labored solely for the benefit of others (receiving for myself a...”
– Edgar Allan Poe
Sep 10th
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Come Monday, e-Filing Mandatory in Texas Supreme...
I attended a webinar sponsored by CaseFile Xpress today. It discussed the new e-filing rules going into effect on Monday, September 12, 2011. Here is the new rule regarding e-filing in the Texas Supreme Court (link to PDF of the order and rules), which takes effect on Monday, September 12, 2011: http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/miscdocket/11/11915200.pdf Points to remember: 1....
Sep 10th
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August 2011
5 posts
1 tag
About-Face For This Tumblog
This was my original tumblr.com account. It was just a repository for my tweets (@jonimueller and @pixelitadesigns), but you can get those anywhere. I’ve decided to resurrect it as Le-Gal-ities, an old weblog I used to maintain when I still had a (don’t faint) Prodigy account. They say you should write about what you know. So this tumblog will be dedicated to my observations about...
Aug 26th
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“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” ~ Antoine de St. Exupery
Aug 12th
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Good plan! RT @Burek Blame someone else and get on with your life. ~ Alan Woods
Aug 11th
Muchas gracias to @ZenFishing. Were it not for her tweet just now, I’d have kept on thinking this was Monday!
Aug 7th
Can’t have just ONE cookie, so no. :) RT @GrammarGirl Is “milk and cookies” singular or plural? AUDIO: http://t.co/lnr1G8v
Aug 6th
July 2011
4 posts
1 tag
Life is a spell so exquisite that everything conspires to break it. — Emily Dickinson
Jul 31st
#TropicalStormDon will miss Houston by a country mile. But Corpus Christi, watch out!
Jul 30th
#lawyers This should be your next goal, cover of the ABA, right @RickHorowitz @dtoddsmith @PaulBKennedy ?? http://t.co/0SJYbqi
Jul 28th
There is some serious tomfuckery going on all over the world. To that I say: Stop it. Stop it right now.
Jul 21st
April 2011
1 post
SUV drivers are the rudest drivers of all. Just sayin. #annoyances
Apr 10th
June 2010
1 post
Who Am I? →
If you work with me at Big Law… I’m the one who silently corrects your grammar and misspellings and tries not to laugh too hard when you, a partner, hand-writes “forum non convenience” in an…
Jun 9th
August 2009
1 post
1 tag
Daily Twitter Diary →
Great quote and very true! RT @burek “Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.” ~ Thomas Fuller # Great showcase! RT @pixelitadesigns 10 Pimped Out #WPThesis Small Biz Websites:…
Aug 16th
July 2009
2 posts
1 tag
Daily Twitter Diary →
Any lawyer will tell you this is true! RT @burek “A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.” ~ Samuel Goldwyn # “Today and still today they ride. Will they ever win? He the glory, she…
Jul 28th
Flying Solo? Lawyers, We Have a Deal For You! →
Law firm layoffs are at their all-time high in 2009. More and more lawyers are finding themselves flying solo. Pixelita Designs can help you get your solo web site off the ground and set you up with…
Jul 23rd
June 2009
1 post
Daily Twitter Diary →
Why does everyone seem so surprised about MS and Outlook’s HTML email rendering? MS never adhered to or trailblazed web standards. # Do you ever just want to sit in your office chair and scream at…
Jun 25th
May 2009
1 post
Daily Twitter Diary →
If you’re claiming to be an expert in something, check your copy and don’t misuse or misspell a word. It’s tendency, not tenancy. Oy. #
May 3rd
April 2009
1 post
Daily Twitter Diary →
It’s finally happened. Twitter is blocked at the office. #
Apr 5th
February 2009
3 posts
Daily Twitter Diary →
If you’re gonna hold yourself out as some kind of SEO expert or guru, then please, make sure your grammar’s correct. Just sayin. # Nice find! RT @jaculynn Free (and fine!) web page headers:…
Feb 12th
Daily Twitter Diary →
The art of proofreading is dead as a doornail. From an online product I test-drove: “…shows them that your committed to building….” #
Feb 7th
Daily Twitter Diary →
Putting finishing touches on a site for client’s review (hope she gonna love it). Heading downstairs to make dinner (steak, tater and salad) # Pozdrav to all my Serb friends… RT @amerikanka When the…
Feb 6th
January 2009
4 posts
Daily Twitter Diary →
Big downside to working nights. You can’t hear yourself think over the vacuum cleaner. Calgon, take me away! # Re TinyURL errors, I had those issues awhile back b/c Zone Alarm had it on the blocked…
Jan 27th
Daily Twitter Diary →
The only time people fill out a quality control card is when they want to bellyache. I almost always only fill one out to praise someone. # You can get more results with kind words and a gun than…
Jan 16th
Daily Twitter Diary →
Trying to complete a PDF Form-Fill and it keeps opening in Acrobat Reader 8.0 instead of Acrobat 6.0 Pro. Ugh! # Legal eagles: If after reading his obit, you feel you want to know Doug Tinker, this…
Jan 9th
Daily Twitter Diary →
Grrr. Pet peeve: Learn diff. between “affect” and “effect” and when to use which. Please. For the love of all that is holy. # RT @GenOneStudios Neat and tidy poll creator for twitter…
Jan 8th
December 2008
4 posts
Daily Twitter Diary →
Looking forward to @KevinOKeefe’s Top Ten List of Worst Law Blogs (cuz I hate using the word “blawgs” as much as “blogosphere”! # Solved #TinyURL problem. It was Zone Alarm Pro; it treated the site…
Dec 29th
Christmas Light Show →
Beautiful Christmas lights set to traditional Christmas music. Enjoy!
Dec 24th
Daily Twitter Diary →
Fellow Houstonians… Did I just hear the weatherman? Snow tomorrow? Yeah, right. # Just finished trial run of #Basecamp and trial run of #ActiveCollab. ActiveCollab wins my vote hands-down. Elegant,…
Dec 10th
Daily Twitter Diary →
Legal eagles and others looking for Project Mgmt tools, check out http://www.wrike.com … free 30 day trial, no cc required. # Houstonites .. Tax Assessor Collector Paul Bettancourt resigned. hmm….
Dec 6th
November 2008
2 posts
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Nov 7th
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“If you think a professional is expensive, just wait until you hire an amateur.”
– Paul N. (Red) Adair
Nov 7th
October 2007
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September 2007
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