Category Archives: Personal

* I know lawyers who get tired of fighting all the time at work and want to get into mediation instead. I see the law profession, like all professions, profoundly shaping personalities. People who fight all day at work as … Continue reading →

I just had this magical dream, it was like a movie. Along with friends and family, I travel to a remote snowy mountain in Canada where we have a cabin. As soon as we get there, I plug in my … Continue reading →

I had so many dreams for my time at UCLA. At last I was getting on to university and getting serious about my education. I signed up for a special “Quiet Floor” at the Rieber Hall dormitory. It was for … Continue reading →

As I moved through my teens into my 20s, my father foresaw that I had heapings of misery headed my way. When I wouldn’t heed his admonitions and insisted on my own way, he said, “Perhaps you’ll only learn through … Continue reading →

It was a Sabbath afternoon. God, how I hated the Sabbath. We were Seventh-Day Adventists at Avondale College in Cooranbong (comes from the Aboriginal word “Kour-an-bong”, meaning “rocky bottom creek”) and you weren’t allowed to do anything fun on the … Continue reading →