Every once in a while the world reaches out to you and does something totally unexpected. This is one of those times.

I came home at 2 am last night and found a letter waiting for me. The return ominously said “Hamfield | Davis LLP” but did not include a return address. I opened the envelope and found this treasure:

I've hardly made it a secrety that I love Google and everything they do.  But I also like to emphasize that I don't think everything they do is wonderful simply because I'm a fanboy.  Rather, I am a fanboy because everything they do is wonderful.  If the day comes where they start making terrible products, or someone else is making better, then I will switch allegiance.  Will that day come?  Probably; I used to say the same thing about Yahoo.

So, AIM is dead.  That's AOL Instant Messenger.  Let me back up.

There's an old rivalry in San Francisco between bikers and car drivers, and every once in a while someone dies.  Everyone in SF is either a biker or a driver, and so everyone has already taken sides.  Here's my position:

You're both wrong.

I am still a lawyer, even if I don't act like it much any more.  But I have a client right now, a criminal defendant, and it's time to write a motion.  I haven't written a motion in three years; my new laptop is set up for web design, not legal practice.  But this was one of those skills that was beaten into me very effectively, so I know what I need.