E. Vernon F. Glenn
Jane Gardam’s ‘Old Filth’ Series

Jane Gardam’s ‘Old Filth’ Series

I have never been one to read, much less enjoy, books about lawyers and judges. Of course, here I am writing at least a trilogy and probably more about a lawyer and his trials and triumphs so obviously, I can create an exception to my basic rule. It’s my laptop and I...
James Joyce Stream of Consciousness it Ain’t

James Joyce Stream of Consciousness it Ain’t

But, it is illustrative of a rattling, wandering, busy mind…just like we all have. Try it sometime. It’s, if nothing else, interesting…The following comes from a set of notes I made a couple of months ago. I was trying to list all the things I did this day. I’m sure I...
A Brief but Pithy-Recommended Reads – NOT!

A Brief but Pithy-Recommended Reads – NOT!

A Farewell To Arms, Ernest HemingwayThe Great Gatsby, F. Scott FitzgeraldLittle Murders, Jules FeifferFrom time to time, it occurs to me that I need to do some backtracking, that I need to return to the significantly lauded works from years before.But usually I don’t...
Various Observations from Mount Cranky

Various Observations from Mount Cranky

The recent round of horrible shootings are of course dismaying and disturbing. How to fix this mess needs more than a little input. And that’s not where my thinking cap is today. But, here is something that bugs me. When the poor Asian folks were gunned down by that...
Assignments, assignments!

Assignments, assignments!

As a student, a child, an athlete and most certainly as a trial lawyer for four-plus decades, I am used to assignments.Do your homework, make your bed, brush your teeth, learn the plays, play by the rules of the courts and the judges.You know, at some point you’d...