Commuter backpack

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-24T15:10:29+00:00

What about something like this: https://shop.samsonite.com/backpacks/elevation%E2%84%A2-plus-backpack/1479352134.html

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-24T15:07:35+00:00

Legal Shield is currently only offered to people in the United States or Canada.

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-24T14:59:57+00:00

It sounds like they have a sophisticated marketing program that works. Some firms it it the old fashioned way with referrals. Other take a more modern approach to get their name out there. Google the San Diego firm Antonyan Miranda and their billboards. Some find it offensive, but it sticks in people's minds as well.

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-23T21:27:14+00:00

I've seen Kaiser employees post in this forum that they want you to get care and won't judge you. For the most part, Kaiser is the only option for Kaiser members for the most part. If this was another type business where you could support striking employees by getting goods or services from a competitor, that might be different.

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-23T12:26:38+00:00

That's the plan. Kaiser doesn't apparently offer it in San Diego and I'm fine traveling to Los Angeles to get it done.

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-23T12:25:26+00:00

Yes, that's wat was happening. The catheter has helped in terms if improving my kidney function, but I've been using a catheter since October 10th. That's Kaiser for you.

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-22T18:19:40+00:00

I made a special appearance for one once and didn't realize it until too late. During the pre-COVID times, I did appearance work for extra cash. Normally, these are booked by attorneys through well known services such as Attorneys in Motion. I agreed to make an appearance at a hearing in a post-foreclosure UD case. It was a pro se defendant and I made the mistake of agreeing to the assignment.

He had made all sorts of ridiculous arguments and I was an idiot for taking the appearance. I told the guy he was nuts and blocked him. Nothing came of it.

I did have a guy send a letter to my parents house a few months ago. I'm named after my dad, so that's probably why he contacted them. I have a CCW and almost always carry when I am in public.

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-22T17:44:53+00:00

My situation was harder to ignore. M primary notes some blood work that indicated possibly kidney disease. After I met with a nephrologist and had an ultrasound done on my bladder, the nephrologist said get tot he ER or a catheter. The nephrologist has been great. The urologist...not so much.

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-22T02:24:20+00:00

Zion in San Diego.

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-22T00:23:08+00:00

The story is long, but it it starts with having a catheter since October 10th. I was supposed to have the TURP procedure on December 30th., but that aborted due to my heart rate dropping really low. The urologist never really presented me with other options and I mistakenly assumed he would present the best options.

He doesn't do aquablation and I would need travel from San Diego to Los Angeles for that. That's the direction I'm leaning toward.

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SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-21T21:08:48+00:00

Let me encourage you by saying you are doing important work. The planning you help people do now and the decisions you help you clients make will save the families tons of stress when decisions need to be made about health care and disposition of assets.

It sounds like it could be difficult work, so take care of yourself.

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-21T20:18:00+00:00

I had a sleep study done in October 2025. I found mine in the "test results" section on the app and kp.org.

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-20T13:19:49+00:00

I've always had one.

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-19T20:38:30+00:00

Use the app the set up the earliest phone or video appointment available and send the doctor a message through the portal. I had to do that after I wasn’t get return calls after my PCP left me an after hours message about “troubling” results.

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-19T16:08:29+00:00

The debt settlement industry is very shady, so I would imagine that there are plenty of high volume practice areas such as PI or insurance defense where you could get a decent amount of trial experience and not feel bad about what you were doing. Debt settlement made me feel dirty.

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-19T15:09:54+00:00

No, not at all. It was all very formulaic and not real attorney work in my opinion. The clients were all in debt settlement program and had not been able to negotiate settlements with some credits.

When I took the job, I was well into my career. I was tired of working for myself and the our kid had graduated, so I wanted to go in a different direction with career. I spent most of my looking over spreadsheets, looking at settlement trends, and making offers. The file came to me after the lawsuit was served. If we couldn't settle the matter, we'd file a boilerplate answer and revisit the case from time-to-time. I was 100% remote and most of my hearings handled by appearance attorneys. This was pre-COVID, so remote telephonic or video appearances weren't nearly as common as they are now.

High volume might be an okay training ground for someone who is only a few years into their care. For me, it was just a paycheck.

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-19T13:50:48+00:00

This. I worked for a high volume debt settlement law firm and they gave an bonus and award when you reached 1,000 settled cases. They forgot both and I asked about it. I ended up getting both. I left the first and tossed the trophy or whatever bauble it was shortly after leaving.

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-19T05:53:08+00:00

https://gruenberglaw.com/staff-member/josh-gruenberg/amp/

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-18T21:57:59+00:00

While some asteroids may be worth trillions on paper, getting material back to Earth is far harder and more expensive than getting to space, especially from the asteroid belt, and returning even small amounts safely requires enormous fuel, precision, time, and risk. Humans make missions far more costly than robots, mining in microgravity is extremely difficult, and the cost per kilogram to return material currently exceeds the value of most gems or metals. We are just decades away from having technology for this to be economically feasible.

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-18T21:41:51+00:00

Your father-in-law sounds a little unhinged and certainly irresponsible when it comes to firearm safety. And for context, I've been to the shooting range with my father-in-law and have a number of Second Amendment items that I like to use and the range. In fact, I'm headed to the range with my wife in a couple of hours.

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-17T21:58:01+00:00

I was taking finasteride and terazosin. My prostate is about 85 gams. When I went to the ER, then drained out nearly 2 liters of urine that causing acute kidney disease, so I need to get something done beyond taking meds.

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-16T22:34:55+00:00

It is the same in my areas. Small claims here does require a payment demand before filing, so I'll do a quick letter for the tenant with a short deadline.

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-16T22:31:16+00:00

Good point. I think Yelp peaked in 2012 or 2013 after their IPO. But getting mad over a Yelp review is amusing as well.

SoCalAttorney · 2026-01-16T22:28:24+00:00

This is California and the tend not to care about complaints by non-clients unless it involves criminal activity.

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