We are still avoiding new lawyer-themed punditry here at f/k/a. But, this is Presidents’ Day, and our admiration for that lanky lawyer from Illinois, Abraham Lincoln, makes the Gang want to remind you of prior posting we’ve done about him and his attitudes toward lawyering, litigation, life, etc. So please take a look at:
- “A Lincolnesque law practice?” (Feb. 12, 2004);
- “Lawyer Lincoln was a Bargain” (Feb. 19, 2004);
- “ATLA, Lincoln and Tort Reform” (September 9, 2004)
the great lord
forced off his horse…
cherry blossoms
. . ………. by Kobyashi Issa, translated by David G. Lanoue
- “Lincoln’s message to lawyers and litigators” (at shlep, Feb. 12, 2007);
“learning from Abe’s thick skin” (Feb. 20, 2005) —
If you’re looking for new content here at f/k/a, how about some Sports senryu by a pair of our Honored Guest Poets, from this newest issue of Simply Haiku (Vol. 6 no. 1, Spring 2008):
AM radio dial —
lights up with the roar
of a ball game
on seventeen he
hits the sand he hits the sand
he hits he hits hits….
………………… by Barry George
“on seventeen” from Modern Haiku 36:3
last second field goal…
for the fifth straight week
my bookie wins
up from Pawtucket
his error in slow-mo
on the centerfield scoreboard
after confession
father shows us
how to throw a spitter
…………………… by Ed Markowski