We are all Slave now.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

Well, that kills any post I had on this subject.

2. As to every single syllable.

You guys need to hang out with better lawyers. I suspect that the kind of legal practice can make a big difference.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

I don't drink with a lot of bar industry people, but do hang out with a lot of food service people. It's an incredible group, well-traveled but often in rural out of the way places.

I'd also put music industry people on the list. It is an industry where there are great people and there are total scum in equal numbers and they mix regularly.

The blue color types I hang I know from church, politics or family. They are a wide mix, hard to put in one category when it comes to drinking. I mean, I got Trumpster family members I have to give a wide berth to, folks who mostly want to talk about community events and charities, and old friends who were on staff with unions who can compare what it's like to get arrested in 20 different states and cities.

i mostly drink by myself, so it's "lawyer/engineer/nationally know storyteller." I like drinking with me FWIW.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

You guys need to hang out with better lawyers. I suspect that the kind of legal practice can make a big difference.

i enjoyed drinks with Ty, but N.B., do NOT let him pick the location.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

i enjoyed drinks with Ty, but N.B., do NOT let him pick the location.

You think that's a bad location, you should see where I work now. Hey Less and Slave, when are we meeting for lunch?

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

i enjoyed drinks with Ty, but N.B., do NOT let him pick the location.

Is anyplace in the world more generic than SV?

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

Is anyplace in the world more generic than SV?

Ty and Atticus came to Hank. SF. I had an earlier appointment to meet Sidd, and whoever the guy was that had the monkey avatar? The monkey guy stood me up, but I couldn't assume that. So i couldn't go to SV.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

Ty and Atticus came to Hank. SF. I had an earlier appointment to meet Sidd, and whoever the guy was that had the monkey avatar? The monkey guy stood me up, but I couldn't assume that. So i couldn't go to SV.

You went to a bad place in SF? Damn. Do better people.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

You went to a bad place in SF? Damn. Do better people.

The food was great, the company better. But the restaurant seems to have been built over the city sewage treatment plant, as there were constant whiffs of foul gas; seemingly from the ground, but to be fair, this was the only time I've actually been near atticus?

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

You guys need to hang out with better lawyers. I suspect that the kind of legal practice can make a big difference.

I think it's more about the type of firm. Big law people generally suck.

TM

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

I think it's more about the type of firm. Big law people generally suck.

TM

Often, yes. Big-firm practice is more soul-crushing, and it's harder for people in them to have any interests in or bandwidth for things other than their practice. Which, of course, makes them boring to talk to.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by LessinSF

The intellectual masturbatory aspect of practicing law is great. It is unfortunate, however, that the practice necessitates interaction with other lawyers.

This is spot on. Although I feel like I’ve been lucky with (most) opposing counsel the last few years.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

or about how much more room they have in the suburbs.

TM

So much room.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

Often, yes. Big-firm practice is more soul-crushing, and it's harder for people in them to have any interests in or bandwidth for things other than their practice. Which, of course, makes them boring to talk to.

Yes, we all know this. You are an over-explainer--but not in a bad way.

Add to it that it's generally filled with people who have crafted their life from high school on to look good on a resume and who haven't tried to actually live it.

TM

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

So much room.

I'm thinking about picking up a Vineyard in Napa so we'll have a place with some room.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

Yes, we all know this. You are an over-explainer--but not in a bad way.

Add to it that it's generally filled with people who have crafted their life from high school on to look good on a resume and who haven't tried to actually live it.

TM

When I was at one, there were some other people who were interesting to talk to about things other than the law. Fewer and fewer in the senior associate/junior partner ranks, and then you'd get some more in the senior partners, who hadn't had to bill so many hours coming up. I meet a lot of big-firm antitrust lawyers who are interesting to talk to, but that's a practice area that requires a little more engagement with economics, technology and government.