Patrick Fabian
@patrickfabian.bsky.social
Pomona College, Peace Corps (Türkiye), Army (ROK 1968-69), Berkeley Law. Mostly retired lawyer now in Sonoma County. Worked in San Francisco. Support your local farmers’ market. albertspruce on Threads.
Oh lord, the roster of possible fruits…
I’m pretty sure we’re not going to get to papaya.
I’m pretty sure we’re not going to get to papaya.
November 20, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Oh lord, the roster of possible fruits…
I’m pretty sure we’re not going to get to papaya.
I’m pretty sure we’re not going to get to papaya.
Can it do the chicken dance?
November 20, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Can it do the chicken dance?
Lady G’s late night calls?
November 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Lady G’s late night calls?
Rule 1.1 (The very first rule.)
A lawyer shall provide competent representation to a client. Competent representation requires the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness and preparation reasonably necessary for the representation.
(ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct)
A lawyer shall provide competent representation to a client. Competent representation requires the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness and preparation reasonably necessary for the representation.
(ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct)
November 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Rule 1.1 (The very first rule.)
A lawyer shall provide competent representation to a client. Competent representation requires the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness and preparation reasonably necessary for the representation.
(ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct)
A lawyer shall provide competent representation to a client. Competent representation requires the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness and preparation reasonably necessary for the representation.
(ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct)
Lunch brings joy. This is a universal truth.
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Lunch brings joy. This is a universal truth.
But they’re only investigating Democrats.
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
But they’re only investigating Democrats.
Went to Pomona College in the 60’s. Claremont, where the smog spent the night. If you spent any time in a chlorinated pool on smoggy days, the lung burn was excruciating.
November 20, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Went to Pomona College in the 60’s. Claremont, where the smog spent the night. If you spent any time in a chlorinated pool on smoggy days, the lung burn was excruciating.
Phylloxera which at various stages feeds on leaves and roots, whose females (of one stage) are parthenogenetic egg layers. Native American vines developed resistance to the insect, and many vineyards have been replanted to American rootstock, grafted with the desired varietals
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Phylloxera which at various stages feeds on leaves and roots, whose females (of one stage) are parthenogenetic egg layers. Native American vines developed resistance to the insect, and many vineyards have been replanted to American rootstock, grafted with the desired varietals
Must be a castrated Trimble because there’s only one of them.
November 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Must be a castrated Trimble because there’s only one of them.
SCOTUS 28 USC 1253
November 19, 2025 at 6:02 AM
SCOTUS 28 USC 1253
Not enough catalyst in the filler?
November 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Not enough catalyst in the filler?
Thanks, Gonzo. We stopped at the good deli on the way back from the orthopedists’ office and I got a good pastrami sandwich. Definitely a treet. (Emily’s new hip follow up was all good. Also a kind of treet.)
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Thanks, Gonzo. We stopped at the good deli on the way back from the orthopedists’ office and I got a good pastrami sandwich. Definitely a treet. (Emily’s new hip follow up was all good. Also a kind of treet.)
Now there’s apparently national security implications. Kash thinks it’s all secret.
November 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Now there’s apparently national security implications. Kash thinks it’s all secret.
I asked. I answered.
November 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I asked. I answered.
Yeah, Kristi is in charge of blowing stuff.
November 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Yeah, Kristi is in charge of blowing stuff.
He thinks her name is Tiny Peters. He’s always been fond of tiny peters.
November 18, 2025 at 3:57 AM
He thinks her name is Tiny Peters. He’s always been fond of tiny peters.
Productive procrastination.
November 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Productive procrastination.
De vermibus viroque canit.
November 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
De vermibus viroque canit.
I think there’s a few who are dessicated c*&ts.
November 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I think there’s a few who are dessicated c*&ts.
My grocery prices are level, but it’s only because I found out that the local market gives veterans a discount. My wife’s grocery prices are up.
November 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
My grocery prices are level, but it’s only because I found out that the local market gives veterans a discount. My wife’s grocery prices are up.
Yeah, there’s stupid, and fucking stupid.
November 16, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Yeah, there’s stupid, and fucking stupid.
Hammer has a handle. Use it.
November 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Hammer has a handle. Use it.
Decaying potato has emerged from the compost.
November 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Decaying potato has emerged from the compost.
Quick, somebody tell Thomas Chatterton Williams. I’m sure he could write 5000 words on submission as the ultimate road to power. (And it would make absolutely no sense.)
November 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Quick, somebody tell Thomas Chatterton Williams. I’m sure he could write 5000 words on submission as the ultimate road to power. (And it would make absolutely no sense.)
I suspect that many states distinguish rapes committed against children based on their ages. In California, for example, crimes committed against children under 14 are distinguished from and punished more severely than crimes committed against older minors. But they are all serious crimes.
November 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I suspect that many states distinguish rapes committed against children based on their ages. In California, for example, crimes committed against children under 14 are distinguished from and punished more severely than crimes committed against older minors. But they are all serious crimes.