A long, long time ago in between reading for con law and criminal law I’d unwind with certain friends at clubs all around LA. The more underground the better. There’d be hell to pay for it the next day in an early class but the way we saw it, we were “researching” for future clients and cases in those dives. During my …
9/11
 So another 9/11 passes, and today on its 8th anniversary I can still clearly recall that Tuesday morning when a colleague called me from Toronto. I was already in my LA office, really early as usual, responding to client emails. Back in those days I liked coming into the office while it was still dark outside. It meant I had a fighting chance …
A Plate Of Heavenly Yumminess
 I wasn’t kidding when I wrote a few weeks ago that I’ve been eating my way through Europe. I’m what you might call a snacker and not good at long, drawn-out eating marathons. More of an eat-on-the-go kind of person, what with my short attention span applying to my appetite as well as everything else.  However, when I’m …
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Dordrecht
 From Rotterdam it’s a quick hop to Dordrecht, the oldest city in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. I arrive just as the locals begin milling around the city center for dinner but it’s still a few hours yet before sunset.  I begin my walk at the statue of the brothers Johan and Cornelis de Witt, …
Kijk-kubus
 You can’t really go to Rotterdam and not stop by the Kijk-kubus (Cube Houses), a mixed-use project designed by Piet Blom in 1984. The tilted signs on the streets and walls nearby hint at what’s to come.  Remember the last pic I posted in yesterday’s entry? This is what’s behind the boat that was behind me: This entire …