Rest In Peace Nelle Harper Lee.

From subpoenas to secret court orders, the government has an arsenal of legal tools for sweeping up your personal data.

I just got in from a 5 miler on the American River Parkway. On the way back to the office I guy came up from the horse trail and said he just saw a Doe chasing a coyote. I've never seen that happen and I guess she was protecting her young. I think she went "Mommy Deerest" on the coyote. I'm just sayin'

Is all this attention turning Jill Kelley on?

Looking at the photos of Jill Kelley (the Socialite who got the ball rolling in the Petraeus scandal, not the famous porn actress) it appears that she may be finding all of this attention pretty stimulating.  It could the be cut of the material, but then again maybe not.

Could be Alan Rickman?

Stephen Conroy (British, 1964), The Entrance I, 1992. Oil on canvas, 183 x 137 cm.

Copiers are full of your secrets!

Copiers are full of secrets.

Did you know that modern copiers have a hard drive that digitally retains every (or nearly every) document copied on that machine and the vast majority of those machines are without any mechanism to erase or encrypt the data.  As a result when you sell or trade in a copier you are probably sending all kinds of private information that identity thieves can then get their hands on.

In addition, lawyers conducting discovery should be aware that an individual's copier or a company's copier may be a source of information relevant to an on going law suit.

One law firm I spoke with purchased what was represented as brand new copier and its hard drive was full of documents from and accounting firm. 

For a brief primer check out this video from CBS News that aired in 2010.  

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6412572n

Super Bowl Advertising

I am surprised that we didn't see the following announcement during the blackout during Sunday's Super Bowl.

"This power outage is brought you by Buffalo Wild Wings."

This small shop is closing down and the employees are not the only ones left out in the cold.

What does "has a servant's heart" mean?

Ralph Goings (American, 1928-2016), Double D, 2010. Oil on canvas, 10 1/16 x 8 1/8 in.