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Jacques deVillier on Fire

A good friend of mine who owns Old Port Wine & Cigar, Jacques deVillier, has recently decided to begin an exercise program that involves lots of walking. He's even walked 5k and 10k races — including the just completed Sea Dog's Mother's Day 5k as shown below.

For the full effect, when looking at the picture, click on the music link below it.

Jacques

 

Vangelis – Chariots of Fire Theme




 

Posted by on May 15, 2020 at 09:48 AM in Blogging, Business, Comedy, Entertainment, Film, Music, Sports | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

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Tripadvisor Reviewer Get Sued For Negative Review

The ABA Journal reports that a Tripadvisor who stayed at a hotel and complained about bed bugs has been sued by the hotel. The couple wrote the review and stated that the hotel didn't take their complaint seriously. The hotel counters by saying they had the room checked by maintenance and a pest control company and no bugs were found.

What do you think about this lawsuit?

My concern is that if the hotel wins, what is to prevent any reviewer from a lawsuit if they write a negative review? What if the couple just complained that the room was cleaned well, that the hotel staff was discourteous, or that the bathroom towels were scratchy — do those types of reviews merit a lawsuit that the hotel could win?

I review a lot of books. The next time I do a negative review, does the author get to sue me? What about if I give the author 3 stars and she wanted 5, is that grounds for a lawsuit?

If the hotel wins, do lawyers now get to sue anytime they get a negative review on AVVO or any of those other sites?

Your thoughts?

 

Posted by on June 29, 2020 at 12:36 PM in Blogging, Book Reviews, Books, Business, Health, Legal, News | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

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Man Suffers Heart Attack Listening to Lecture on Heart Disease

The Portland Press Herald reports today that a man was listening to a Maine cardiologist give a lecture to nurses about heart disease when he experienced chest pain and collapsed. Luckily, he was in a room full of medical professionals and a cardiac nurse used a defibrillator to restart his heart.

I'd call that being at the right location at the right time.

Posted by on June 29, 2020 at 11:45 AM in Blogging, Health | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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How to be a savvy cheapskate

Alison Hinson suggested this link for me. It’s a U.S. News & World Report article about choosing a frugal lifestyle. For our difficult financial times, some of the advice makes a lot of sense.

Dollar stretching

Posted by on April 26, 2020 at 10:41 AM in Blogging, Books, Business, Entertainment, Food and Drink, Health, Legal, Writing | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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The Dangers of Torture

Sure, President Bush and V.P. Cheney think that torture of Guantanamo prisoners is just fine. You remember Abu Zubaydah — the detainee that was labeled “high-value” and was waterboarded 83 times in August of 2002.

His is the man that we tortured and it was videotaped and the tapes were later conveniently destroyed. We alleged at one time that he planned the 9/11 attacks and was the No. 2 or 3 person in al-Qaeda. He is the man V.P. Dick Cheney publicly admitted that he personally approved of waterboarding.

George W. Bush, said he was one of al-Qaeda’s “top operatives plotting and planning death and destruction on the United States.” The Bush administration at the time claimed that Zubaydah was subjected to “enhanced interrogation” techniques because he had information about imminent attacks on the U.S. and knowledge about the inner workings of al-Qaeda.

According to this recent story and released court documents, apparently none of this is true.

For the first time, the government now officially admits that Zubaydah did not have “any direct role in or advance knowledge of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2020,” and was neither a “member” of al-Qaeda nor “formally” identified with the terrorist organization.

In other words, he’s totally innocent of the charges we leveled against him and couldn’t provide information after being waterboarded 83 times in a single month because he wasn’t involved in terrorist activities.

Oops.

 

Posted by on March 31, 2020 at 04:05 PM in Blogging, Health, Legal, Politics, War | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers

This blog post is captioned: Top 10 Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers — but it could just as easily been titled: Top 10 Reasons Why Everyone Hates Lawyers.

Do you agree?

Lawyersuingself

Posted by on January 18, 2020 at 10:59 AM in Blogging, Business, Legal, Writing | | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

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seth godin’s free e-book on what matters now

It’s called What Matters Now and has contributions from over 70 business gurus. Go ahead, download it now. It’s free and full of useful advice.

 

Posted by on December 18, 2020 at 10:51 AM in Blogging, Books, Business, Legal, News, Web/Tech, Weblogs, Writing | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

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Social Media — Fad or Not?

I’m doing a seminar for the Maine State Bar Association next month with Rich Brooks from flyte new media called: Social Networking for Lawyers: New Ways to Keep Clients Happy & Gain New Business.

I’m certain that some lawyers believe that social media is just a fad. I doubt that any have seen this video. It may be the perfect way to start the seminar.


Posted by on December 14, 2020 at 10:42 AM in Blogging, Business, Current Affairs, Entertainment, Film, Legal, Weblogs, Writing | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

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Unreviewed Books of 2009

I had someone ask me recently if I reviewed each and every one of the books I’ve read in 2009.

Duh!

Not by a long shot.

Here’s a list of some of the books I’ve read this year that I didn’t review:

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. This was a very popular book in 2009 and it presented a bunch of fairly unique ideas – but they were ideas that I just didn’t buy. Outliers are defined as men and women (but in the book – mostly men) who do things out of the ordinary. One of the proposals was a ten thousand-hour rule for excelling at anything and the book used the Beatles and Bill Gates as examples. (Lots of practice produces results – duh!) Gladwell writes about birth months being important to talent in hockey, and the richest billionaires and the importance of their birth years. My take: it’s an enjoyable read but I wouldn’t put too much stock in the theories.

           

Infected by Scott Sigler. I’d read this was a great book by a new author who presented a unique spin on aliens from outer space infecting humans. I didn’t find much new in the book – more like a reworked Invasion of the Body Snatchers or Stephen King’s Tommyknockers. I found most of it clichéd and predictable.

 

I read several books by Michael Connelly this year. The one I liked the most – by far – was The Brass Verdict. I enjoyed The Lincoln Lawyer after reading it a few years ago and wanted to read other Connelly novels. The Brass Verdict was a good one. There were excellent courtroom scenes and the pacing was superb. Any lawyer or lover of legal thrillers will not be disappointed in this book.

 

Not so with Connelly’s book Dragons. This novel featured Detective Harry Bosch and involved his daughter being abducted by the Chinese underworld. If you’ve seen the movie Taken, you know the plot of Dragons. Basically, Bosch breaks all the rules to get his daughter back. I’m not saying I wouldn’t do the same thing – but I somehow expected something slicker from Det. Bosch.

 

The Scarecrow, while not as good as The Brass Verdict, was better than Dragons. In this Connelly novel, reporter Jack McEvoy is laid off at the L.A. Times and given 14 days’ notice. He decides to write his final story about the arrest of a young gang member for the rape and murder of an exotic dancer. After some digging, McEvoy believes the young man is innocent. He teams up with FBI agent Rachel Walling and the real investigation takes lots of unexpected turns. While certainly farfetched, it was a fun read.

 

Ultra Marathon Man by Dean Karnazes was a book recommended to me because of my interest in the fabulous book that I previously reviewed: Born to Run. Ultra Marathon Man was an entertaining read about someone who has run incredible races and feats of unbelievable endurance: a 100-mile race over mountains; a 135-mile race through Death Valley and up the highest mountain in the contiguous U.S.; and running a marathon at the South Pole. Although I enjoyed it, I’d have to say this book is for the more hard-core athlete.

 

The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson is a book that was written in 1952 – before I was born. It’s still a powerful, gritty, dark novel about an evil man who does horrible things to people. It’s noir at its darkest. Written in the first person, this novel will stay with you quite awhile. Powerful.

 

The Survivors Club by Ben Sherwood is a book that shows how some folks managed to survive extreme situations: plane crashes, ships sinking; falling on a knitting needle and having it pierce your heart; jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge; being attacked by a lion or surviving the Holocaust. In addition to incredible stories of survival, the book is filled with tips and ideas on how you can survive life-or-death situations you might face. Fascinating reading.

 

The Appeal by John Grisham was an eye-opening read at the type of politics that goes on behind the scenes in those states where judges are elected. Here in Maine, judges are appointed by the Governor, so the type of shady politics dealt with in the book couldn’t occur here. Although the book is called The Appeal, it’s could just as easily be called The Election. My main criticism with the book was its ending. The novel sets you up for what I would deem a “satisfying” conclusion – only to leave you frustrated and dejected.

 

And this is only a tip of the iceberg of other books that I read during the year. Here are some others that I’ll try to briefly review soon:

 

  1. When You Are Engulfed In Flames by David Sedaris
  2. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
  3. Just After Sunset by Stephen King
  4. Brimstone and Rough Weather by Robert B. Parker
  5. The Quickie Divorce by Linda Connel
  6. Beating the IRS by Roni Lynn Deutch
  7. Bodies Left Behind by Jeffery Deaver
  8. The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin
  9. And Here’s The Kicker by Mike Sacks

And these are just the one’s I can think of right now.

 

While some of you might think that I spend every free moment reading, or all my money on books, you’d be wrong. Often I read early in the morning before anyone else is awake.

 

And I make good use of my local library. If you haven’t been to your library in awhile, give it a visit. You’ll probably enjoy yourself.

 

What good books have you read in 2009?

 

Posted by on December 11, 2020 at 10:57 AM in Blogging, Book Reviews, Books, Business, Comedy, Divorce, Entertainment, Health, Legal, Politics, Science, Sports, Writing | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

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Free Christmas iTunes Album!

Who wouldn't like a Free Christmas iTunes album from Apple with 20 different songs? Come on, enjoy!

Posted by on December 11, 2020 at 09:47 AM in Blogging, Business, Entertainment, Music, Religion | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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