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  1. Pretty early on out of law school, I was one of a not so small number of lawyers from various firms involved in a multimillion dollar fraud suit that became a multimillion dollar collection case. It definitely isn't a quick process. But (1) it's death by 1,000 paper cuts for the defendant(s), the plaintiffs ultimately collected, the civil fraud defendant was convicted in federal court during the process of securities fraud, he absconded and lammed it for over eight years, and currently resides in federal prison on a sentence he won't outlive. The enjoyable part of this person's life ended with that civil fraud judgment. The rest was pretty miserable for him. Yes, things are more pressing here. Time is a commodity. But I disagree with the notion that the judgments are meaningless. Remember the other Teflon Don. But as with all things future-predicting, as the Zen Master said, "We'll see."
  2. there's a little onion and sour cream thing going on in mine too. I forget the proportions off the top of my head, but I think I posted it somewhere here. It's really easy to make.
  3. That picture is of the one I got at the aforementioned Buck's (Galveston), which is made from the JM Recipe. I've worked up a recipe based on my memory of it, which likely isn't a clone but is close enough for me and very tasty. This is mine (batch 1). I've backed off the cheese a touch in later batches and have liked it more. But this still was good.
  4. When I graduate, I move my comb-over from one side of my head to the other, right?
  5. He put up a $5.6M supercedeas bond in the appeal of the first defamation suit against Carroll. I'm not sure if he asked the federal court to stay execution of the judgment pending appeal, but that was an option for the court and he ended up having to go the bond route. So there's that.
  6. Because we want a well-reasoned decision instead of a rushed one. The "ad nauseum" appellate process referenced above will benefit in expediency as a result. Also, by January 31 could mean tomorrow or next week.
  7. Hello, fellow optimist.
  8. I know I'm being redundant of others, but it was a bench trial. Letting him speak (with no cameras present) does him little good; what are his supporters going to do, read? It removes this as an an issue to prolong the appellate process. And it creates a situation where Trump only can damage his case. If it were a jury trial, the calculus would have been different. The baby got his bottle. But daddy hasn't spared the rod.
  9. He was heard to say, "My life for you."
  10. The assessment of damages is coming. Don't touch that dial.
  11. Afterward, there wasn't a dry eye in the courtroom. Justice Erdogan gaving him a standing ovation and declared it to be a perfect closing.
  12. Did he steal Obama's time machine?
  13. We're definitely talking about the same guy.
  14. According to the instagram post I saw, he's out of the restaurant business in any capacity.
  15. I dropped by the ill-fated Galveston establishment. He was very nice to us, we people from the internet. The food was good, particularly the "JM Cheesy Squash." That said, I stand in quiet solidarity with my Surly brethren who took it in the plumbs on that deal.
  16. He's off to a great start at Florida Atlantic at 4-8 with 3 conference wins. The turtle returns to the sea.
  17. Started a rewatch last week. Great as ever. Just started Season 2 tonight.
  18. But he handled it well by telling him he would let him if he agreed to be bound by the rules. Then, after getting called Judge meanie-pee-pee-doo-doo, he denied the motion. It was a nice ballet. It's not unike Burns is going to fire Lenny, but he gives Lenny the illusion that he might get his way.
  19. He wanted to testify without being cross examined. He will not have that opportunity.
  20. That email chain gives me hope. That, indeed, is how the Honorable Rhinestone Cowboy does it.
  21. I hear it's cold there this time of year. Melania better take a coat.
  22. A pinch of cinnamon is a game-changer in Tex-Mex gravy.
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