Can the Chinese be wrong? Chinese authorities are arresting dozens for spreading Mayan apocalypse rumors. Maybe they’re on to something?
Friday is Doomsday. And I’m not just talking about Friday’s release of Jack Reacher, the new action movie starring tiny Tom Cruise — supposedly 5’7″ in platform shoes — as 6’5,” 250lb Jack Reacher.
Not that fans of Lee Child’s Reacher[1] novels aren’t whining like it’s the end of the world over the worst movie miscasting since Chuck Connors played Geronimo or John Wayne was a Centurion at Golgotha.
With 2 days to go until December 21st, take a cue from the Chinese and pay attention to the Mayan Calendar or at least start “partying like it’s 1999.”
Or in either case, we should’ve already run through our list of 10 things to do before Apocalypse Friday. Granted, some of them may be contradictory.
What’s on your list?
1. Lose those last 20 lbs.
2. Cook and eat the Christmas Turkey.
3. Eat all the ‘kibbles and bits’ left in the house, including chips, candy, pretzels, nuts, ice cream and sodas.
4. Run your first and last marathon.
5. Complete your bucket list cruise to Bali.
6. Read the books on your nightstand.
7. Open your Christmas presents.
8. Write your great American novel.
9. Move up your hair appointment.
10. Make that hole-in-one.
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And for lawyer readers still scrounging to find and finish calendar year-end continuing legal education (CLE) — here are a few more FREE CLE online programs to squeeze in before the world ends — and while taking care of the above-mentioned ten. What? Don’t worry, you still have time. After all, Joseph Heller in Catch-22 did say“live forever, or die in the attempt.”
The usual C.Y.A. disclaimers apply.
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PLI: Seminars – “Bankruptcy, Mortgages and Foreclosure: What Bankruptcy Can and Can’t Do for Borrowers in Distress”
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Tax, Credit and Other Financial Consequences of Foreclosures – PLI
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Lawline.com
Online CE – What’s that Worth? How to Value and Appraise Intellectual and Real Property
Agenda:
I. Appraiser Levels
II. Three Approaches to Value
III. Reviewing Reports
IV. Why Intellectual Property Valuation?
V. Value Constraints
VI. Valuation Methodologies and IP
VII. Case Studies
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[1] “He was huge, for a start. He was one of the largest men she had ever seen outside of the NFL. He was extremely tall, and extremely broad, and long-armed, and long-legged. The lawn chair was regular size, but it looked tiny under him. It was bent and crushed out of shape. His knuckles were nearly touching the ground. His neck was thick and his hands were the size of dinner plates.” A description of Jack Reacher, Lee Child, A Wanted Man (New York: Delacorte Press,2012) 155-6.
Photo Credits:”Beijing walking street at night,” by Christopher, Augapfel, at Flickr via Creative Commons-license requiring attribution; “Chuck Connors, Geronimo (1962); “John Wayne,” cameo appearance in George Stevens’ 1965 film “The Greatest Story Ever Told”;”Lose weight now” by Alan Cleaver at Flickr via Creative Commons-license requiring attribution; “060511 food,” by Dan4th at Flickr via Creative Commons-license requiring attribution; “Runners,” by Chris Waits, waitscm at Flickr via Creative Commons-license requiring attribution; “Hole in One,” by Hussain Khorsheed at Flickr via Creative Commons-license requiring attribution.
Thanks for the links to PLI’s free CLE, which I’ve passed on to others at http://4freeCLE.com
However, the lawline course is free only to watch; to claim credit, you have to pay $99. It’s probably worth watching for the content (whether or not you’re a lawyer) but 4freeCLE lists dozens of other free on-demand CLE recordings..
Now I’m gonna go finish those books on my nightstand …
Randy,
Good point on Lawline although they do also feature free credit programs. For example, last August I took the free online course, “Pixel Persuasion: Legal Writing for the 21st Century,” and received a CLE Certification. The course was taught by Lawyer Lisa Solomon.
As for the Mayan Apocalypse, it’s December 21st. However, I read this morning that the prediction doesn’t supposedly go into effect until 10:11 pm tonight — not when the clock struck midnight this morning. This gives me several more hours to work through my list, too.
Thanks for commenting!
- Mo