First, let, me be clear, this blog is in no way meant to be serious! It is meant to chronicle the crazy, stupid, laughable and unimaginable events that occur in my personal life and in my life as an attorney Nix & Kirkland, P.A. in Milton, Florida. The "Kirkland" in Nix & Kirkland, P.A. is my husband, and my almost seventy-nine year Daddy (yes, I still call him "Daddy") conducts business out of my office! Follow me on twitter @julieknix or check out my web site at www.nixandkirkland.com.
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30
May
When we live in a world were we have to worry about one man eating the face of another man in broad daylight (or in pitch dark, for that matter), things are off balance, crazy, not right, just fucking crazy! Who is it that wants to legalize drugs, right!
That’s all I have on that subject!
Finally, there is definitive proof: The presidential candidate was born in the United States, and his father was not.
Yes, Republican Mitt Romney appears eligible to be president, according to a copy of Romney’s birth certificate released to Reuters by his campaign. Willard Mitt Romney, the certificate says, was born in Detroit on March 12, 1947.
His mother, Lenore, was born in Utah and his father, former Michigan governor and one-time Republican presidential candidate George Romney, was born in Mexico.
READ MORE: Romney’s birth certificate evokes father’s controversy
How does one run for president if they’re born in Mexico?
Leaves Mitt’s Daddy looking somewhat of an idiot!
07
Apr
By: JULIE K. NIX I’ve been pondering lately, as opposed to thinking…you will see the difference as I discuss further, since my brain being tired is the topic of this post…that this practice of law is really a mental drain. “Julie, what is your opinion on this” or “what should we do about that” or “can you draft this for me today?” Today? Really…is it an emergency? Is the world coming to an end? All day, into the evening and on the weekends (it is a world of mobile email), I am bombarded with telephone calls and emails with those types of questions, which, in turn, require me to devise a solution. Don’t misunderstand. I am very grateful for the work.
Knowing that people are planning their next step, and even their lives, around my advice, sitting and waiting frantically for an answer, calling back or emailing (or both) if they haven’t heard from me within a few hours (or less) is all very stressful and very tiring. In fact, I think it might be more tiring than manual labor…not that I have tried that, nor do I want to. However, I often think, why not do something where I really just don’t need to think that much. Don’t get me wrong, I love thinking about things I enjoy. I am very much a thinker, and I devour information and do enjoy practicing law. However, everyone needs a break at some point. Right? This is just not a profession that ever gives you a real break. Even whileonthe rare vacation,I check with the office, read my emails and respond to them.
I think back to the days before law school. My mind was so open, and my thoughts and the possibilities flowing therefrom were never-ending. I could have written a million books. I could think openly about anything. Now, when I see something I wrote back then, I don’t recognize it as being mine. My thoughts now are narrow, focused…on the task at hand, perhaps. However, I view my thoughts as being boxed in to this one area, law, only law. Maybe it’s just me, my personality. Maybe I’m an all or nothing typeof person. (Okay, yes, I admit that I am.) Completely consumed by work…going to bed thinking about it and waking up thinking about it.
Am I complaining? Maybe, just a little and, then again, not really. I know this is the life I chose. I’m good with that. However, I could easily be consumedby something that requires less thought and providing less opinions. Hmmm…working on that one! However, don’t worry trusty clients, I’m not leaving the world of law for a long time, maybe just venturing out a bit into more mind opening pursuits.
06
Apr
Lazy Poodle
09
Feb
How ‘Shadow Inventory’ Is Killing the Housing Market - http://pulse.me/s/5M7rA
25
Jan
Our nation has vast untapped oil and gas resources with new technology today that wasn’t available in years past. We can now turn a virtual dry field into a massively productive field. We can tap into natural gas resources that previously wasn’t possible. Our government needs to stop making excuses and make use of our natural resources!
23
Jan
So, my 79 year old Daddy injured his neck…who knows how! Today has consisted of picking him up at his house, stopping at the post office to see if he had any mail, stopping by MY office so HE could meet one of his business partners quickly, and then rushing in to his doctor’s appointment. I can’t let him drive, you see, because he can barely turn his neck! Several x-rays later and a text message to my assistant to set him a massage appointment, I am feeding him Waffle House for lunch (at his request)! Now, over half way through the day, I am sitting at the chiropractor, waiting while Daddy gets his massage, after which, I will take him to collect his prescriptions, and maybe, just maybe get in an hour or two of work at the office before taking him home. How, pray tell, did we exist in this world prior to tablets, iPads, cell phones, and the like? I haven’t been at my desk for a single moment all day! However, I have been able to communicate with my office, and others, thank goodness! The life of an attorney, so fancy, I tell you, so fancy!
19
Jan
My horns!
For the first time in 13 years, America’s dependence on foreign oil is below the 50% mark.
16
Jan
I hate when I’m at the Golden Globes and some dude hands me Meryl Streep’s glasses like oh great now I gotta be responsible for Meryl Streep’s glasses.
David Fincher (via moreteavicarr)
I love your work, but no. All you had to do was pass them to Meryl, who was just a few feet away, but instead, you decided to make her suffer. Thanks for playing, Dave.
(via kateoplis)Yes, I think they were handed to him by George Clooney, and he just sat there like too much of a puss to take them to her! #loser
(Source: baneblake)
15
Jan
It’s about respect…you asshole!>Rick Perry Defends Marines Who Urinated On Corpses - http://pulse.me/s/50Zje
06
Jan
Michele Bachmann is an extremist who spouts weird conspiracy theories, garbles history and foreign policy, and tells untruths with such conviction that she’s less a liar than a denizen of an alterative reality. She burns through staffers and appears to have a megalomaniacal sense of her own destiny. She built her career by demonizing gay people, and even as she touted her passion for liberty, she planned to use the presidency to intrude on the sex lives of American citizens.
Michelle Bachmann has 28 kids…give her a reality show and forget about politics!
04
Jan
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, taking a rather literal approach to his announcement that despite fairing poorly in the Iowa caucus, he’s still in the race.
Oh damn! #RickPerry Get out of the race…you bore me so!
Convicted of the forgery, insurance fraud, and theft,
he admits the first and last, but denies the charge that’s left.
He claims the sentence for insurance fraud is most certainly amiss —
he says “I may be guilty, but I’m just not guilty of this.
My sentence is inappropriate — undo the wrongful conviction.”
And in the end, seeks this relief from our appellate jurisdiction.
I like it! A poetic judge!
02
Jan
fek:
True story: Sabering champagne is a fuckton of fun. UPDATE: The comments on this thing are hysterical.
I’ve done this several times with mixed results. Once a party guest wanted to try it, the bottle slipped from his hands when struck, flew off the balcony, landed in the yard, and then was propelled horizontally by jet action into the neighbors yard. It was quite memorable.
Ha!
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