Park Row Fallout ⋅ 40 ⋅

Midwest Attorney trying to navigate the waters of life

Each person feels pain in his own way, each has his own scars.

Haruki Murakami

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A teacher friend of mine shared an article about “The New Helicopter Parents” and how the new breed is worse than the old breed. AND with a new name! Helicopter Parents are typically defined (ge...


Hope everyone enjoyed their 3 Day Weekends, if you got one! I just wanted to write a quick entry tonight as my tomorrow may be so busy that I don’t have time to write. (1) Wife and I did another ...


A Brief Moment That Will Depict Me Both As Pathetic and As Vulnerable Today… all day… I’ve been feeling fat. That feeling of fat has turned to feeling bloated. Uncomfortable and Unflattering. A...


I’m going over my case load looking at all of these people who have no chance of winning at trial but they demand to go to trial. It is their right to do so, and I cannot begrudge them the exerc...


So, don’t know exactly what is going on… but painful morning, really sleepy commute, and just a blah day in the first hour of work. I’m guessing it is probably to do with how busy we were yester...


Public Entry. I’m feeling… tired from a busy day. Trying to use the afternoon to protect against problems in the immediate future. Not super likely to get my way on that. But I can hope. Tha...


Some days I think “Wow, I can’t believe I’m paid to do this job!” Other days I think, “Okay, jackass, don’t you think you’re being a little much here?” We have depositions and trials scheduled a...


It has been a long weekend and I know that there are important things happening… so remind me: (1) John McCain passed. I have a friend who said “fuck him, he hated Asians” and I was like… “well,...


This from the New York Times via BBC News: “The Department of Education (DoE) is looking at allowing states to use academic enrichment funds for firearms, the New York Times first reported.” In t...


I have been involved in Criminal Law for the last 8 years. Not a long time, but certainly more time spent with inmates, criminals, judges, and attorneys than most. This week, Trump has said two ...


I read an interesting article this morning that explained some things I’ve been seeing. Now, when I say “explains some things I’ve been seeing” that doesn’t mean “This article is true because it...


I’m already working on another entry, but the last 24 hours have brought something to the forefront that I believe I need to speak on. As a Criminal Prosecutor, as an Attorney, as an Iowan… I fe...


So… I have over 17 things hanging out in my drafts folder. Yeah… many (perhaps most) are erotic stories I’ve been working on. Well, I say stories but you know I mean fantasies. But there are als...


Happy Friday to all who are able to call Friday the end of the work week. I plan on spending this day largely preparing for Monday and my abundant litany of Juvenile Cases. However 3 things ar...


So, I am here to write a full entry. I have this feeling in the back of my mind that I’m being cavalier and/or simply forgetting important things about doing my job. A bad feeling when your job...


This will be quick as I am trying to use most of my energy to stave off pain. I had a big weekend. Will write about it later today. Big weekend means using my body; my body was not pleased. IN ...


As expected, I got home and got busy doing other things. SO I did not write the sexy entry I wanted to. So.. uhm… imagine something awesomely sexy. Pretend I wrote it. Give me credit. lol. :...


Today I was thinking and considering my last several years. NOW… I’ve only been in this “new life” for a little over a month, so that is not at all sufficient time to get the proper most realisti...


Okay, Prosebox… I know there have been a large uptick in the number of complaints about bullying and trolls. I happen to know that those complaints are mostly valid as even I went mostly Friends...


“Define Irony: A bunch of idiots dancing on a plane to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash.” Con Air Those who know me on Prosebox for a while know that I don’t shy away from ...


Just wanted to throw two things up at the moment: (1) My heart is broken for Chicago this morning. I have a friend who was shot, she’s doing okay but.... Chiraq, indeed. What is most shocking a...


Public Service Announcement: There are many attractive female lawyers in this world. These are women who challenged a male dominated industry and have the personal discipline and determination t...


As of Tuesday’s rally in Florida… QAnon has gone mainstream. Signs at the rally touting QAnon were seen and photographed by many media outlets including international press. Why is this concerni...


I’m in one of those unfortunate moods where I can’t sleep because my mind has decided to say Hey buddy.... know what would be perfect? And then my mind goes off on a million and one things that ...


I’m wondering if I’m a dick. So… honestly, truthfully… my wife and I are separated and going to Marriage Counseling. This is known. Today, my Wife had an appointment to figure out if “ADHD” is al...