This week’s question comes from Katie M. via Instagram DMs.“Griddy is charging customers several thousand dollars for a few days of electricity service – is that legal? I don’t understand how this happened.”Excellent question, Katie! First of all, we need to clarify that Griddy, the Texas electricity company, is NOT the same as Gritty, the maniacal … Continue reading Legal Question: The Nitty Griddy Truth
This week, amidst the Texas freeze, I found myself crouched in front of my house in the snow with my brother-in-law, Aaron, absolutely vexed by my water meter cover. It’s a circle of metal, about the size of a personal pan pizza, and can be removed with an aptly named “water meter box key” which … Continue reading Won’t You Be My Helper?
This week’s question comes from Nancy aka my mom. HI MOM!!!!!“Should your attorney be sober and present? What do you do if you suspect that your attorney is shit-faced?”She included a link to this article: Rudy Giuliani had three triple Scotches in 90 minutes hours before infamous hair dye-dripping press conference, ex-Overstock CEO claims as he … Continue reading Legal Question: Drunk on the (Legal) Job
This past week on the Sinisterhood Patreon, we released a new “Am I the Asshole” episode. There is a website on which users ask whether their behavior in interpersonal relationships is or is not acceptable. The other users judge their behavior by voting one of three ways: YTA – you’re the asshole; NTA – not the asshole; … Continue reading Just Desserts
This week’s question comes from Katie M.“What EXACTLY is racketeering? I hear it all the time but have no actual concept of what it is.”Excellent question, Katie. When most people hear the word “racketeering,” they think of the Mafia, which is spot on. When criminals get together and commit crimes repeatedly as part of a … Continue reading Legal Question: What’s All This Racket-eering?
(When I was a kid, maybe nine years old, I remember sitting at home with my mom on a Saturday night, waiting to drive back up to our local mall and pick up my sister, Shannon, at closing time. She was around 15 then, outfitted with a pager my mom bought for her at that … Continue reading Mall Madness
This week’s question comes from @ellebeabea on Instagram.“Can you please explain this GameStop thing in the same way you explain all financial and legal matters on the podcast? I get it very basically: X Jerky Companies bet against GameStop and X GameStop Patrons said EFF YOU WE ARE GOING TO MAKE YOU PAY FOR BEING … Continue reading Legal Question: What’s the Deal with Meme Stonks and GameStop?
“You know they say you can’t be just a little bit pregnant?” I said out loud to 85 of my coworkers during a presentation. “Well, you can be just a little bit incapacitated. It’s not an on-and-off switch.”I was co-presenting a legal education seminar on how to spot red flags of elder abuse. I hadn’t planned on … Continue reading Blame It All On My Roots
This past summer, I really wanted to swim in a pool. But I didn’t. Primarily because I was terrified of getting coronavirus. The virus is bad enough, but I’m more afraid of the symptoms. I hate feeling sick. I hate having diarrhea (despite living under its constant imminent presence in my life). I super hate … Continue reading My Answers to “20 Questions That All Celebrities Need To Answer Honestly”
This week’s question comes from Candace H:“Can you explain why Trump’s ban from Twitter (and Facebook, plus the overall removal of social media platform Parler, et al) did not silence first amendment rights (ie: explain government action censoring vs. private company rules and regs)? Please and thank you.”Sure thing, Candace. I’ve seen a lot of … Continue reading Legal Question: Is Twitter the Government?
Heather vs. the World 