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What are you changing?

Biography

Graduated first in class. Federal clerkship. First real job at the largest specialty law firm of its kind in the world. Unispired working for huge corporations. Quit. Worked for mass tort asbestos. Retired at age 32. Divorced. Felt catholic guilt. Gave wife everything and took all debt. Moved into fancy car. Drifted around the country in fancy car. Slept in the woods at rest stops and under bushes in fancy neighborhoods in big cities. Got married to wonderful blonde girl who used to date rich guy, but got distracted by nice car. Lived off wife's job as school teacher. Made lunches and hand delivered them to wife's school. Tried case in Boston out of car trunk of nice car to 2$ million dollar verdict. Defendant goes bankrupt after verdict. Back living in nice car. Help friends start internet company, building TCPIP-based collaberation tools for hospital systems. Company folds when investors turn into idiots. Have first son. Live in 18 places in the next year. Drift with wife and son. Eat every breakfast, lunch and dinner with family. Best years of my life. Have number two son. Friend of wife says"'he [that be me] can get a job in the city." End up getting job in city as a lawyer wearing shoes. Shave goatee. Move to medium sized city from small tourist town on beach. Make partner in two years. Get tired of hourly billing model. Impossible to change the practice of law from within. Change strategies. Launch this blog site.

Interests

  • Going trekking in hundreds of acres of woods, trails and hills out the front door of my new office.
  • Being able to shower at my office after I am done jogging.

  • Being an innovator in the things I do professionally, socially and philosophically.
  • Being located at largest historical redevelopment zone/restoration project in the country, which it just so happens is a tax free zone.
  • Making people think and challenging norms by wreaking my own small form of anarchy on the world.
  • Blogging. I always knew that I had a lot to say. Somehow writing "it" in my paper journal and sticking it in my backpack seemed to miss the mark.
  • Hacky Sac. I used to be just short of amazing but am still pretty good at age 41.
  • Boomerangs. Go to coloradoboomerang.com and buy one (or eight). You will be the coolest one around. Kids love to watch them fly. Adults are fascinated by them as well for some reason. I have been throwing rang for over 12 years, having bought my first boomerang from the 5 time world boomerang champion, Gel in the Golden Gate Bridge park.
  • Favorite Motto: "You never know when it is time to throw."
  • Favorite Place: Lake Michigan beaches at sunset on a warm summer night, drinking Oberon beer and throwing rang.