Posts under ‘amusing’

Do I have your attention?
A new drama series from CBS, “The Defenders,” begins this fall. Billed by CBS as “an irreverent new legal drama about two fiery and charismatic Las Vegas defense attorneys,” the show will star Jerry O’Connell and Jim Belushi. But those actors aren’t who have me interested:
[T]he character that apparently will be responsible for weekly comedic [...]

Well, there’s an app for that: Sazerac

Ice
1 sugar cube
1 ounce water
2 ounces rye whiskey (preferably Sazerac)
A few drops Herbsaint or Absinthe
Lemon zest

“Fill a rocks glass with ice and water and set it aside. Drop a sugar cube into a separate rocks glass and splash with bitters and the water. Muddle the concoction until the sugar cube is [...]

If you’re planning to …
1. Give her flowers;
2. Give her chocolate;
3. Treat him to dinner & drinks; or
4. Take in a movie
… don’t forget where you are.

View that protest sign and the other ”Funniest Protest Signs of 2009,” courtesy of The Huffington Post.
Thanks to one of my “he’s-so-multi-talented-he-makes-you-feel-inadequate” friends, Daniel Breckenridge, for the tip.

‘Tis the season of holiday parties and family gatherings. Ingrates, in-laws and inebriants. Yes, alcoholic beverages [read "social lubricants"] can sometimes help you get through this season. Sometimes. Whatever your state of mind, if you’re running low on libations (and want more), do not send this gentleman on the beer run.
Otherwise you might get thirsty.

Did you catch the American Music Awards last week?
Liberty Counsel did. And it, whoever it is, is not happy. It has formally complained to the FCC about the broadcast. Why? Well
At the close of the show, Adam Lambert performed. The Lambert performance featured, among other things, simulated oral sex, suggestive crotch grabbing, simulated digital penetration, sadomasochistic conduct, [...]

“Amsterdam may be losing American tourists in the near future because now, it is always 4:20 in Portland, Oregon. The Cannibis Café opened last week in Portland, Oregon. This place serves food and marijuana. It is the first of its kind in the nation. It can house up to 100 patrons,” reports Digital City here.
It’s [...]

Gayle, Kristine and Angela sued the City of Chicago, challenging the constitutionality of its ordinance that prohibits the use of wireless telephones without a “hands-free” device while driving a motor vehicle. How do you think that suit fared? Good job. Judge Wood (my prediction for the next SCOTUS Junior Justice) began the opinion like this: “The [...]

… is the title of this post by my good friend and peer, Marc J. Randazza, over at The Legal Satyricon.
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of joining Marc and Jennifer Kinsley on the legal panel for Adult Entertainment Expo 2009. A blast, I say! I spent that weekend ”people watching” — and, I confess, feeling quite vanilla about my [...]

In his article “Bars are about more than drinking,” Daniel Levin ponders Utah’s current private club laws.  Which, he notes, “are most often derided because they are so inconvenient and so irrational as to be maddening. But,” he believes, ”they are most offensive for their chilling effect on Americans’ constitutional right of free association.” Mr. Levin makes a [...]