Another week has passed. What have we learned? Friday is better than Monday, that's what we have learned - are you kidding?  •  Update: Toronto in 1977 and 2007. Just click on "next day" for the next comparison. 1977 was waaay cooler.  •  The Totalitarian Olympics (and, really, when weren't they …

This is an interesting article but not necessarily for the intended reasons:  •  “Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin joined Ms. Robertson in her siege against a "business model" of operating law firms that is soul-destroying, outmoded and steadily driving women away from a …

There is a new book in Canada called Lawyers Gone Bad which is causing a controversy within the law talking trade:  •  “Lawyers Gone Bad features the story of about 20 disgraced lawyers who faced disciplinary action for offences ranging from overbilling to sexual offences against children, to …

For a blogger of some heritage relative to the medium - yes, I am now part of Canada's blogging heritage being well into my fifth year of it - I hope I have no sense of my own importance. Sure, I did once...but that was 2004 when bloggers were going to rule the planet, leading through words alone …

Law suits can be fun and none moreso that over claims that someone who has become wealthy based on an idea or a widget or some such thing stole that thing. The Facebook claims, however, take it to a new level of corporate intrigue:  •  “ In September 2004, the ConnectU trio filed a claim that …

Another week is gone. It was a good one except for the Red Sox starting their August collapse a little early. In other sporting news, apparently there was a move to press gang the Chilean U20 soccer team for the Hudson Bay fleet last evening. And I play vintage base ball this weekend in another …

The thing I find strange about this is not that it happens but that it doesn't happen all the time...or that we do not recognize it happening:  •  “...John Mackey, the chief executive of Whole Foods Market...used a fictional identity on the Yahoo message boards for nearly eight years to assail …

This, of course, is the real question, the real angle on the Conrad Black trial - the Mrs.:  •  “As the judge in Conrad M. Black’s fraud trial began reading through the verdict in the criminal fraud prosecution against him last Friday — finding Mr. Black guilty on four counts — Mr. Black’s wife …

Can there be 100 comments without ry? That was the question I asked myself last night. We have settled into a kind rapport even with our differences. Is this middle age? Yesterday at the beer blog, I cited a post that I wrote in October 2003. That's a long time ago. When do blogs hit middle age …