Tag Archives: Scattered Thoughts
Life with a Law Student: Doctrine of Proportionality
In law, there is the “Doctrine of Proportionality” – where any measure that is adopted should not have any greater effect than what is necessary to achieve its intended objective. Not so in real life. Our coexistence with the birds* … Continue reading
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Life with a Law Student: Hart vs Fuller
Mr. Cinical: Arggh, I can’t seem to understand the Hart-Fuller debate*, and legal theory exam is next week. Me: Haha, so you need to get Har(d)(t) to understand Fuller? Or understanding Fuller makes you get … Continue reading
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Life with a Law Student: Grievous Hurt
The rustling of newspapers and the pitter-patter of feet woke me up this morning. It was way before my alarm was set to go off. Mr. Cinical had been attempting (for the last 10 minutes) to “set a cockroach free” … Continue reading
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Life with a Law Student: Strict Liability
Phone call from Mr. Cinical. Mr. Cinical: “Hey, I have put all your clothes into the washing machine. Is there any special instructions before I switch the machine on?” Me: “Urmmm, the clothes need to go into a laundry bag … Continue reading
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Life with a Law Student: On Duress
Me: “Will you mind doing XXX, YYY,ZZZ….?” So there I was, launching into another round of nagging at Mr. Cinical to do some general household chores like tidying up. Oh you know those stuff that irritates you when living together … Continue reading
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First Steps
It had been raining for the past few days, which meant that there were puddles. And puddles on weekends meant that my purple rubber boots get to come out of the shoe closet. They had been in cold storage since … Continue reading
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Life with a Law Student: The Invisible Hand
Mr Cinical: Sometimes, in front of my friends, I refer to you as the “invisible hand”. Me: Oh, you mean that I have the effect of injecting some equilibrium into your life? (Obviously I was thinking Adam Smith). Mr. Cinical: … Continue reading
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Life with a Law Student: Frivolity
Me: Blah blah blah, and so I bought those shoes….. (5 seconds of silence) Mr. Cinical: Am I supposed to respond? Me: Aren’t you supposed to be good at writing respondent’s briefs? So I’m sure you must have some response … Continue reading
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Economist’s Concept of An Attractive Job
Criteria for measuring whether jobs are fundamentally attractive or not: Amount of nonsense suffered per dollar earned Amount of effort invested per dollar earned Courtesy of Ms. J & Ms. F.
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Dilbert’s Fantasy Life
Source Oh, and in my secret fantasy entrepreneurial life this week, I published a collection of short stories, shot a few award-winning photographs, doubled sales of my vintage clothes and accessories collection, baked a cake, brewed cups of lip-smackingly good … Continue reading
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