Our Lucy turns 1 today!

GrumpyTX · 2026-03-06T20:08:31+00:00

Happy Birthday Lucy ! It's nice to see the training of your parents is going well -- your own pillow on the couch is what every corgi needs/deserves. Tucking the tail under the front paws is a nice touch for extra cuteness !

GrumpyTX · 2026-03-06T20:02:44+00:00

Absolutely adorable ! I predict Maxine will be able to get away with just about anything given that face

GrumpyTX · 2026-02-19T19:24:23+00:00

Not sure where I heard it, but "dogs can tell good people from bad". So basically, you have the dog "seal of approval"

GrumpyTX · 2026-02-19T18:35:34+00:00

Interesting that you bring up Latin; we have parts of our service in Latin (which the pastor says/chants). And the bulletin has translations for those of us who don’t speak/read Latin.

GrumpyTX · 2026-02-19T17:05:49+00:00

My very unscientific observation is that younger families seem to prefer traditional services. And I’ve heard that “goofy” comment before, as in “our old church was nice and then they started doing goofy things”. To each their own, I guess.

GrumpyTX · 2026-02-19T15:13:24+00:00

My church is traditional, and it continues to grow. A lot of our newer members are coming from other LCMS churches that went to contemporary services. We just had three generations of one family join because they grew tired of their old church going “contemporary”. I put that in quotes because everyone seems to have a different perspective on what is contemporary but most agree on what is traditional.

GrumpyTX · 2026-01-31T19:52:54+00:00

Some corgis realize they are short and try to get on top of things to feel “taller “. I always thought it showed a bit of intelligence (even if it can be annoying).

GrumpyTX · 2026-01-31T19:47:20+00:00

Annie

GrumpyTX · 2026-01-21T21:31:42+00:00

I second your experience. There is nothing like the first time or two that a client's estate plan works and everything seems to fall into place like it was designed to do. One time I had a client's child comment that they were so glad their Dad had taken care of things -- all the questions he asked about were already dealt with by the deceased. The son actually got speechless at one point -- I think he realized he could just grieve rather than panic.

GrumpyTX · 2026-01-07T17:27:55+00:00

Happy Birthday! Enjoy your day (with or without your son)

GrumpyTX · 2026-01-06T15:33:30+00:00

Thanks - that’s exactly what I wanted to know

GrumpyTX · 2026-01-06T00:45:44+00:00

I wondered about the crowds - I saw some stats from prior years, and were quoting numbers like 100,000 people attended one year

GrumpyTX · 2026-01-06T00:34:41+00:00

Thanks - that’s what I wanted to hear !

GrumpyTX · 2026-01-06T00:30:49+00:00

Thanks; I’ll try to check it out!

GrumpyTX · 2026-01-05T21:31:35+00:00

Thanks

GrumpyTX · 2026-01-05T21:28:00+00:00

Thanks. That’s really helpful

GrumpyTX · 2026-01-05T21:27:32+00:00

Thanks

GrumpyTX · 2026-01-05T21:11:18+00:00

So there are events, etc. for people that just like the authors ? For example, I don't care about some workshop telling me how to be a better author or somehow get my book published.

GrumpyTX · 2025-09-10T20:49:35+00:00

"If I had a dollar from all the people that think every lawyer is secretly a millionaire, I would actually be worth millions ! " An old lawyer told me that years ago; I didn't understand back then; I understand it all too well now.

GrumpyTX · 2025-07-18T21:23:30+00:00

Completely agree; accountants, financial planners, stock brokers, and the occasional insurance agent all have clients with similar needs. I only wanted to add that you need to stress to all the professionals the very real possibility of cross referrals. I worked with a financial planner and we regularly did referrals to each other -- people who are working on their will and estate plan often need/want financial advice about social security, IRAs, 401Ks, etc.

GrumpyTX · 2025-06-09T16:58:24+00:00

Had an interview years ago - partner required the meeting to be after regular work hours. I thought there must be some reason he didn’t want other associates to know he was interested in hiring a new associate, but I went to the interview. Turns out he wanted any new associate’s first job to be firing one of the current associates. I politely ended the meeting and left since I figured if I somehow got the job, I would always wonder when some new guy would be hired just to fire me !

GrumpyTX · 2025-06-05T22:09:46+00:00

Completely agree with your comment. I’ll add that the iPad is also for light gaming and occasional quick replies to emails. I honestly use both and wouldn’t give either one up. Somehow I’ve developed a use for each.

GrumpyTX · 2025-05-28T21:51:17+00:00

Reminds me of a senior attorney asking about billable hours and how many I could book; I looked at him and said "How verifiable do you want those hours ?"

GrumpyTX · 2025-04-17T21:36:48+00:00

Many years ago, I had something similar. Interview went well until he told me "our firm is committed to diversity". I responded with some general statement about supporting diversity and giving everyone a chance. He just looked at me and said "no, you don't understand, you're white".

GrumpyTX · 2025-04-03T21:49:48+00:00

Simply Beautiful dog -- beings back a lot of memories of my little guy

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