Monthly Archives: November 2021

Dear Prudence

There are a great many things that are legal or arguably legal to do that are not wise to do. To the extent that we seek to live our lives according to wisdom and exercise prudence in our conduct, there … Continue reading

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Do Not Ask For Whom The Bell Tolls

I have read it somewhere that once upon a time in New Guinea, it was the case where when strangers met that they would start talking about their connections and friends and relatives in the hope of finding someone in … Continue reading

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Light Out Wanderlust

I think it may be safely said that, for whatever reason, I have a fair amount of wanderlust. The word wanderlust means, rather simply: a strong desire to travel, and I do not think that such a thing could possibly … Continue reading

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On The Asymmetry Of The Adversarial Justice System

We are used to thinking of the justice system as being finely balanced between the different parties, but that is not the case. In some cases, the balance can weigh differently, and efforts to redress what are apparent imbalances can … Continue reading

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Laws Make Bad Memorials

I was watching a video recently from a lawtube channel named Runkle In The Bailey that features a Canadian criminal defense attorney with a specialty in firearms law. What he said that was striking about the Canadian legal system and … Continue reading

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Return Of The Native Son: Second Epilogue

The months ran by and before too long it was time for Sarah to give birth. Having never given birth before, she did not know quite what to expect but had plenty of help from her foster mother and her … Continue reading

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Album Review: Tug Of War

Tug Of War, by Paul McCartney Paul McCartney is not known by many people as a person of consistent albums, but as someone who has been a great fan of his for some time, thought it would be worthwhile to … Continue reading

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Return Of The Native Son: First Epilogue

It was a beautiful spring day when the carriage brought home Lord Lipton and his pregnant wife along with Clarissa and Miss Wood back to Orient House in Yorkshire. Not to far away from them, waving them farewell from the … Continue reading

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Return Of The Native Son: Chapter Thirty-Two

It was a beautiful winter day when Lord and Lady Sydney gave their foster daughter Sarah away to be Lady Lipton. They had now for months been waiting for this day, and were pleased that their efforts at encouraging the … Continue reading

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Return Of The Native Son: Chapter Thirty-One

When Sir Martin went to the Colonial office he found to his pleasure that they were very interested in seeing him. He walked into an office and found that there were a few people waiting to listen to him. He … Continue reading

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