Heard on the radio today

“De-risking” the stock market, a euphemism for “panic selling.”
A fast-talking ad for “secure flip units.” In this case, “secure” really means “speculative,” and “secure” plus “flip” makes for a nice oxymoron as well.

Books are like tweets

Books are like tweets, except longer.

The only good lawyer is a transaction lawyer

I didn’t say it—a leading corporate law professor did—but I can’t deny that I share the sentiment. Especially when I read articles like this: Litigators ruin pretty much everything – ProfessorBainbridge.com.

Did I mention I’m a transaction lawyer? To quote my favorite New Yorker cartoon: “I am a member of the legal profession, but I’m not a lawyer in the pejorative sense.”