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In case you missed this post at Above the Law about: “Yale Law School Going to the Dogs”

3 Geeks and a Law blog have something to say about it, too: “But, what about those of us (especially librarians) that are cat people? Bird people? Fish people? Turtle or reptilian people?? Where’s the love and diversity for those of us that don’t like dogs??”

(To each his/her own stress-buster, including blogging, which can be a great way to get it out of your system. Woof.)

Don’t forget, you can also check out a librarian at some libraries 🙂

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The Law Librarian Blog (LLB) has an interview with the Quid Pro Books publisher:

Law Prof as Independent Law Book Publisher: An Interview with Alan Childress, Founder of Quid Pro Books:

Excerpt “… Wait a minute, a law prof as independent law book publisher?! When I saw that Alan’s corrected and annotated version of Holmes’ The Common Law was available in eight digital formats and in paperback and read the Publisher Information page about Quid Pro, LLC, sidebar, right, my interest peaked. This isn’t some law prof who has gone the self-publication route because no major publisher would accept his 2010 edition of Holmes’ The Common Law. Quid Pro Books is a new venture that publishes eBooks of original manuscripts in law and law-and-society, in addition to classics, for worldwide distribution….” (Link to full LLB blog post and to Quid Pro Books.):

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There are so many websites for writers and for self-publishing that it’s hard to know what to link to first, but I did really like this post for so many reasons:

BubbleCow (in the UK – so remember to translate to America-speak) on How to Publish Your Book On Kindle And iPad

Other resources for writers, Willamette Valley and beyond.

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Our favorite Justice William W. Bedsworth (not to be confused with Justice William T. Bedsworth), regales us with tales of European travel in his September 2010, Criminal Waste of Space column, in the OC Lawyer Magazine:

The Justice visits his first biergarten and lurches about on a rooftop tour, in harness — the mind boggles, so read the column yourself – and laugh:

The Same Only Different, by Justice William W. Bedsworth:

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This story from the Law Librarian Blog caught my eye, “Short Takes on the News”:

Excerpt: “…If someone lives in Philadelphia and blogs, and collects even a tiny amount of income from that activity, then that person could expect a tax bill from the city for $300. It represents the cost of a business privilege license. Apparently any activity that generates even a tiny amount of money is subject to the license fee. The Philadelphia City Paper tells the story or Marilyn Bess, who operates a low traffic blog that generates about $50 in ad revenue. She received one of the bills, which was not a mistake after she investigated it. It’s sad that even in rough economic times that a city such as Philadelphia would stoop to these tactics. I wonder how Ben Franklin would respond? Hat Tip to Andrew Sullivan’s blog for the tip….” (Link to full blog post.)

(Read about Benjamin Franklin.)

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The website, I Write Like, is wonderful, funny, and inventive (and I’m not inquiring into their algorithms, etc. Sometimes you just have to go with the flow, even if they all lead to Corey Doctorow). Give it a spin.

For many of my sample paragraphs I feed to it, I’m also told (as a couple of the 3 Geeks folks were) that “I write like” Cory Doctorow (including this blog post!) with a few paragraphs coming up “like” David Foster Wallace. If that’s not worth a laugh (and a pang for DFW), I’m not sure what is, but if you have to choose your writer-company, it certainly pleases me muchly – such august company – even if it’s all a fantasy.

Thank you (I think) to 3 Geeks and a Law, August 23, 2010, for their hot tip blog post: I Write Like Jonathan Swift – Who Do You Write Like??

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If you haven’t yet discovered how much excellent information can be buried inside law firm websites, here is another example: Latham and Watkins Books of Jargon, including “book” on corporate and banking finance jargon.

See previous OLR blog on Law Firm Websites and Blogs.

(Thank you to 3 Geeks and a Law Blog for the hot tip!)

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No, there isn’t really an Oregon Metaphor of the Week Prize, but maybe there should be!

(Wikipedia describes metaphor. For the record, my latest, favorite uber-metaphorist is Harry Markopolos.)

Willamette Week (homepage), cover story, July 28, 2010: Oregon’s Scariest Cops:

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