Walls, Doors, Floors, Ceilings: Your Days Are Numbered

I must have warmed to David Giacalone's BloggerCon essay ("Jargon Builds Walls Not Bridges") because of the chaotic, construction-ravaged state of my home at the moment. We're all about ripping through walls, windows, floors, ceilings, peace, quiet... (Don't ever think you can undertake a "small" construction project. There is no such beast. Recently, I was game enough to suggest to some nice friends who want to throw me a shower in November, "Hey, we could do it at the house." Now I'm wondering: (1) whether the sounds of hammers, saws, and a vast array of power tools might actually be soothing to an infant, like a clothes dryer or car engine, and (2) whether any of our local hotels might cut me a special "maternity leave" rate come December.)

But as usual, I digress. Do you think terms like "blog" and "blawg" are cliquish and off-putting? I don't. If you have an opinion, go add it to the thread. (If you have carpentry skills, I'll see you at 8:00 a.m. sharp.)

Up, And Upcoming

Will Baude and friends at Crescat Sententia have moved to new digs, and are featuring an interview with "the blogosphere's foremost expert in election law," Rick Hasen.

Eugene Volokh—"186,000 miles per second. It's more than just a good idea; it's the law."—will run one of the free BloggerCon sessions on Sunday, October 5, called Weblogs and Law.

Today's New Blawg

Senator and presidential hopeful John Edwards is blogging (but not BloggerConning). The site features posts from the Senator himself, in addition to staff and other supporters. Anybody can post comments. [Via Professor Lessig]

Never Too Early

It's only September, but you may want to file these a cappella gems away as holiday gifts for your favorite legal loved one:

• The Bar & Grill Singers, Grilling Me Softly, featuring "I'm Billing Time" (to the tune of "Time After Time") and other classics.


• The Bar & Grill Singers, Licensed to Grill, featuring appellate lawyer favorite "Reversed and Rendered" (to the tune of "Return to Sender").

Distance Learning

So, I finally will have to download the RealPlayer it seems. A small price to pay. I'm sad to have to miss BloggerCon, but it's good consolation to know there will be no shortage of reports!

And this just in: "The Clark campaign just opened their new weblog. More announcements from Clark at BloggerCon on Saturday." "[T]he mastermind behind the Clark '04 campaign's blog strategy and web site"—Generally Speaking—is none other than Cameron Barrett of CamWorld and WatchBlog. Smart move.