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December 24, 2021

A Curmudgeon Family Lawyer’s View of Parenting

...ut in this world of shallow thinking, a superficial culture, and with most religions unable to cope with rapid change and the reality of science, adrift on matters of moral and ethical importance, what is a parent to do? Especially the millions who didn’t get what they needed from their parents? I think good parents must also do everything within their power to educate their child and promote that child’s wonder and curiosity. That means NOT to al...

May 5, 2014

“Teacher; why do we have to learn this stuff?”

...elopment influenced and was influenced by, war, political change, art, and religion. The most cutting edge, brilliant, minds are the point at the tip of the needle of humankind’s development. They are the Newtons and the Einsteins. Perhaps, for these brilliant thinkers, we just throw away the mold and let them pursue whatever they want; but what of an average “smart person”. There are millions of us, and we tend to run the world. Such a person is...

May 17, 2022

A “SUMMING” LETTER TO A YOUNGER COLLEAGUE

...urious; not just the law, nature, science, history, biography, philosophy, religion, and technology. I was a “science fiction” geek most of my life. I have drifted from it but still enjoy a good “sci fi yarn”. I am guided by certain books and movies: “Horton Hatches an Egg” and “Horton Hears a Who” by Doctor Seuss; “Princess Bride”, “The Verdict” and “Cool Hand Luke” starring Paul Newman. These stories help me define the boundaries of my morals, e...

August 11, 2011

Fat, the Law, and Society

...ial clients, colleagues, and friends. I posted a note to FB on my views on religion, “religiosity” and philosophy. ( It ruffled some feathers. but I am also including it in my Kindle Book. Perhaps it will get me on Piers Morgan or Bill O’Reilly.) (J.B.H. 2/17/2012) I will not tackle race or gender issues, even though WV’s coal miners’ families were targeted by the “Kansas Krazies” after our WV Supreme Court wisely awarded a child to her lesbian, n...

July 23, 2022

Enhancing the Human Brain 2022. 2.0

...THLETIC? WILL WE PASS OUR IMMUNITY ON TO OUR CHILDREN? THE ETHICAL, MORAL, RELIGIOUS, AND MEDICAL QUESTIONS ARE BEYOND OUR ABILITY TO QUALTIFY. JENNIFER DOWDNER WAS INSPIRED BY WATSON, CRICK AND ROSELIND ELSIE FRANKLIN, AND BY READING THIS SHORT BOOK BY JAMES WATSON, WHOSE LATER VIEWS ON RACE AND GENDER GOT HIM CENSORED. FREEDOM OF THOUGHT AND OPINION WERE SORELY TESTED. I AM NOT SURE OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GOOGLE MAPS, APPLE MAPS AND GOOGLE E...

August 10, 2022

What Don’t I Know? How Can I Find it?

...Underinsured Uninsured Tort Auto collision Malpractice Living will Obesity Religiosity 4-H Club and Ohio County Collegiality Ethics Unbundled (legal services) Limited Scope Representation Divorce Right of way Promissory estoppel Boundary Line Child Custody Contempt Modification Mediation Alternate Dispute Resolution Alimony Equitable Distribution Legal Separation Estates Elder Abuse WV “Conservator” or “Guardianship” Legal disability Adoption chil...

August 18, 2021

Keeping Our Perspective: 2021, A Reading Life

...sts and sources sprinkled throughout my blog. I even included my views on “religiosity” and my “history of the world”. Just search for “reading”. For the last five years, I have been nearly obsessed with the curiosities of human cognition and the bizzarities created by the rise of Donald Trump and the pseudo-conservative radical right and the media industry that has morphed into existence. That obsession is tied to my lifetime quest to figure out...

July 31, 2018

On Blogging, and my New Book 2018

...ting one’s self in the legal world; law office management and technology; articles applicable to family law; articles applicable to contingency, personal injury, and insureance matters; articles applicable to civil matters; and my view of the world, historical, political, philosophical, and religious. IF YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO DO A SIMPLE REVIEW AND SCAN OF THIS LONG TABLE OF CONTENTS, YOU WILL HAVE AN IDEA OF WHETHER MY TARGETED BOOK IS FOR YOU...

March 12, 2017

House Bill 2658: “The One Size Fits All, Children Can Go to Hell, Custody Law”

...le giving one parent primary decision making on something like medical, or religious decisions. The party granted “sole legal custody” simply gets to make the decisions, and the hell with the other parent. In hundreds of mediations, I have seen examples where “best interests of the child” is trumped by what the parent wants for herself or himself. Many times I have seen a negotiation be stalled by a parent’s demand for one extra overnight per year...

January 17, 2018

Why Make Daily Posts to Social Media?

...rs. I think I have good examples of all three. I like to post on politics, religion, philosophy, and what I’ve learned in the practice of law, and try to make sure I post from a foundation of serious thinking, reading, and watching, with a goal of reaching some common ground, and even consensus. But, I also post professionally, for three or four reasons: 1.To educate the public; 2. to market myself; 3. to influence my profession; and, 4. to educat...