It’s Spring and time for housecleaning! It’s also time to open up your windows and let the fresh air into your home. Working full-time means you have less time to attend to the things you need to do at home. ...
Read More »Finalize with a pre-bill review
Last week we started to talk about some additional concepts we use in our office with regard to the area of “billing.” You know that “billing” is one of the five areas that make up every business in the world. ...
Read More »Burning down the copyright house, or rearranging the furniture?
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last Tuesday in MGM v. Grokster, a case that pits Silicon Valley against Hollywood and highlights the convergence of technology and entertainment. The question is whether respondents Grokster and StreamCast, two Internet peer-to-peer file ...
Read More »Buyer/Renter Beware
I’ve repeatedly heard that buying a house is a person/couple’s biggest investment of their lifetime. But, with the variety of options now available, what should you look for? What is best for you? Some young lawyers don’t have “roots” set ...
Read More »Raising the Bar – 'Legal Fools' Day
Sometimes raising the bar requires a look in the mirror. Here is what I see following April Fools’ Day, a sampling of some bizarre legal machinations. See if you can tell which ones really happened. 1. A minister and his ...
Read More »Cell Phone Virus – Real or Hoax?
Back in February 2002, an e-mail was circulating warning you not to answer your cell phone if you saw “UNAVAILABLE” or “ACE?” on the screen. The e-mail warned that if you answered, a virus would infect your phone, rendering it ...
Read More »Up in smoke: Make better use of your money
The other day I stopped at a local convenience store to pick up a carton of cigarettes for a friend of mine. Since I do not smoke, I had no idea what a carton or 10 packs of cigarettes cost ...
Read More »Finance – Can you track your own CPI?
The federal government announced in mid-January that consumer prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, rose 3.3 percent in 2004 – the highest increase since 2000. But do you know what your personal inflation rate was for 2004? Or ...
Read More »Make sure your billing system covers everything
We have just finished talking about “tips” in the area of “billing” of expenses. You will remember that “billing” is the fourth area of the five areas that make up every business in the world. The other four areas are: ...
Read More »Right and wrong ways to plan for Medicaid
As the population ages and health care costs skyrocket, seniors and their caregivers struggle with how to pay for long-term care without losing everything they’ve worked a lifetime to build. While Medicare covers much of the cost of physician and ...
Read More »It's a Gimme – Things you may not know about golf
Golf has been called the greatest game ever invented. While I can’t say for sure if that’s true, I can tell you it is a fascinating game. With that in mind, I’ve put together a little grab bag of odd ...
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