May 21st.  

Just enjoying the sun from the window in my office.  Everyday like a Wednesday  -- I can't remember what I did last weekend and can't decide what I will do this weekend.

For my 72nd birthday my doctor gave me a present -- another prescription.   This one involves the fact that any food that looks good, smells good, or tastes good is not good for me.  I will stick to smoking cigars and drinking lite beer.

I did my 90 minute video presentation for CMCC homecoming  --  selling, retiring, valuating or purchasing a chiropractic practice.  World wide presentation coming in two weeks at the CMCC 75th anniversary homecoming.  It looks like a wild event even if done virtually.  Actually I prefer all meetings being done virtually  -- no travelling and I can do three things at once without getting the usual dirty looks.  

This will all be even better in decades to come when the meetings are all done with holograms.

In the meantime, I will just plod along with getting work done and trying to restrain my sense of humor and sarcasm.

Be well and be safe.

 March 11

It has been 10 months since I posted anything.  why?  because!

When teaching and lecturing I continue to tell the audience that there is one answer to 99% of every question --DEPENDS.   but if the question is why  -- the answer is always BECAUSE.   

I recall in grade 10 (decades and decades ago) the history teacher asked the question:  why did Napoleon invade Europe.   My friend answered the question with one word:   "Because"  -- the teacher was not amused.

I spend my days answering questions from my clients with "because" and when they ask for more, I have to tell them because:   the law says so; the agreement says so; your boss says so; the lease says so etc etc etc.  I think that I have a great attitude but it seems buried in the 1970's.

have a great day.

May 28, 2020

Every few months I come back to the blog site to see how young and daring I used to be.  While my inaction could have been excused by age, I prefer to blame it on the corona virus.

I am classified as an essential service worker.  If my high school teachers knew that I was essential at anything - they would likely be turning over in the grave.  The words "lawyers and essential" in the same sentence seems a little ridiculous - that is until you are in the office and a client needs some assistance and needs it NOW.

My law practice continues to operate and I continue to take on legal issues of interest to me.  Having HDADDDDDD it is important that I be able to concentrate and concentration comes with interest - both figuratively and literally  -- it is like being "principled/principaled".  Depends on how you spell it.

Anyway, life keeps rolling along and as long as I can learn something new each and every day, I will be around to live and learn.

Be safe and be well.
allan

"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"

November 20th.

The summer months are hotter and November is colder than I ever remember it.  That being the case it is time for me to take my bi-annual (ie. every two years) vacation.  This is definitely going to have to happen more often -- as in a trip to Italy in May.

Anyway, we are heading to south of the 49th parallel where there is no discussion about politics, religion, gun control, crime, and likely hockey, baseball and basketball.   My discussions will have to focus on cigars which will likely lead to an argument about which are better -- cuban or domenican.  The answer is always the same  -- it depends!   My favorite cigars still remain OPs and in "other peoples".

be well.
allan

Adjectives:

What is with the chiropractic profession.   I know that there are lawyers who call themselves criminal lawyers, real estate lawyers, family law lawyers.   I know that there are medical doctors who are called family practitioners, or surgeons or radiologists, etc.   Even chiropractors may be described as sports chiropractor, radiologist, animal chiropractor.   These all deal with some specificity and as a member of the public I can understand what is being described.

BUT I have never ever heard of a principled medical doctor, a vitalistic lawyer or an evidenced based accountant.

When I first became familiar with the profession I was amazed to be informed that there are straight, mixers, fuse busters and vitamin selling chiropractors.  Wow, is there specialty that teaches "mixing"? 

Then as the years went by more adjectives popped up  -- "principled, vitalistic, mechanistic".  All describing an individual and I suppose how they practiced.  Like any patient really gives a damn!

No wonder the profession is fractured -- not separated ie. subluxated (if that is a term)  -- just fractured.   Until the adjectives are stricken from the words emanating from the lips of chiropractors there is no hope whatsoever for unity within the profession. 

So let the patients/clients describe the practitioner as being passionate, warm, and caring.   But no patient/client I have ever met has ever referred to me or any other lawyer I know as being principled or even evidence based.    Actually, I am both evidenced based (when my opinions are based on case law) and vitalistic when I have to dream up a claim or defence which is unique and without precedent.

have a great day