This week’s question is from me watching a lot of Breaking Bad. No real spoliers below, but if you are concerned about me ruining a 12-ish year old show, by all means skip. Along those same lines, I am only on season 3, so don’t email me any spoliers please.On to the question:Does giving a lawyer … Continue reading Legal Question: If You Give a Lawyer a Dollar
I started this newsletter after I stopped going to my regular breakfast spot every Sunday because of the pandemic. I used to sit in the same spot at the same bar at the same restaurant and order the same thing from the same bartender every single Sunday. It was fantastic. I am a creature of … Continue reading Regularly Regular
This week’s question is from Ryan H. who asks:Two-part question!1. How do death bed confessions work? As people approach death in general, cognitive abilities tend to deteriorate as well. If there is evidence of decreased cognitive function, are statements taken more or less seriously? Are the things they admit to used for evidence or put … Continue reading Legal Question: Say It or Regret It – Deathbed Confessions
In the moments after announcing that Paris and I were engaged on social media, we were delighted by so many lovely comments and texts. “So happy for you guys!” “Congrats!” “Love this!”On the group chat for one of the comedy troupes I belong to, Watermelon, the messages were much the same. “I screamed!” “Congrats!” But … Continue reading The Beautiful Aftermath
This week’s question comes from Paris via asking me on the couch and me responding, “If you really want to know, you should fill out the form on the website.” Paris asks:“Is the Tontine agreement made in The Simpsons Season 7, Episode 22 legal? Abe Simpson and Monty Burns enter into a contract where the last surviving … Continue reading Legal Question: Raging Abe Simpson and His Misguided Miscalculation in “The Unenforceability of the Flying Hellfish Agreement”
I’m writing this on my back porch on a summer morning, sipping a cup of coffee in my PJs before the sun comes out and roasts everything in sight. The only hiccup in my current pleasant state is what I believe to be a golden dung fly buzzing around me. Don’t let the “golden” fool … Continue reading Gripes of Wrath
This week’s question comes from me incredulously reading the news and then seeing this fool on billboards all over Dallas:“The company of Dave Ramsey, personal finance ‘expert’ and evangelical Christian radio host, has repeatedly fired employees over premarital sex. Is that legal?”Excellent question, me! I love answering questions from you, but just like you, I … Continue reading Legal Question: Total Workplace Discrimination Makeover – Dave Ramsey’s Office Nightmares
(TW: Eating disorders)“Don’t go in there!” I hollered after my fiancé, Paris, as he headed into our bedroom. He didn’t listen, charging in to see four piles of clothes on our bed at least as high as his head.“Making progress?” he asked.“I have a system,” I said as he walked through the room and into … Continue reading Someday Today
This week’s question comes from Abby via the form. Abby asks:“So I'm not sure if you have heard or are following anything happening with the wedding dress designer Hayley Paige. From her account, the company JLM Couture has taken all rights to her name, including her presence on social media. I've tried reading the court … Continue reading Legal Question: Something Borrowed – The Downside of Trading Your Name for Cash
I am a gambler. I love scratch offs and slot machines and the thrill of “maybe.” It is because I am an optimist. Most rational people look at a slot machine with a giant jackpot flashing in lights and think, Yeah right. They see a scratcher promising the possibility of $10,000 per week for the rest … Continue reading The Maybe Payoff
Heather vs. the World 