Category Archives: Daily Ross Blog

Writers’ Block

So I thought that my recent slump in posting was mostly due to a lack of time and energy.  Then tonight, I’ve had some time (approximately 30 minutes) to write and I decided to open up the blog and go … Continue reading

Posted in Daily Ross Blog | Leave a comment

The Verdict

I had the conclusion of my first bench trial (no jury) this past week.  Yes, it took that long to actually get a trial to finish.  This was an interesting one because partially through the trial a few months ago, … Continue reading

Posted in Daily Ross Blog | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Scout Series: My First Dallas

The annual meeting of Section Chiefs in Dallas (technically Arlington I think) each year is quite the experience.  They meet to plan the next year’s big event, to unveil new national programs and most importantly select a new slate of … Continue reading

Posted in Daily Ross Blog | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Oops

Apologies for being AWOL for so long.  This month has been wild with lots of time on the road and overwhelming days even when I’m working out of my home base.  This week we get some relief from busy court … Continue reading

Posted in Daily Ross Blog | Leave a comment

2011 – A Year of the Unexpected

What a year.  It started with tons of snowfall on the Sierras and some pretty good ski opportunities.  I was working a temporary job for the Nevada Legislature as a Senior Research Analyst (not exactly the job you’d expect during … Continue reading

Posted in Daily Ross Blog | Leave a comment

Iowa Just Days Away

It looks like the caucus in Iowa on Tuesday could be interesting with all the buzz being about how Romney, Paul, and ….Santorum?!?! will finish.  It is far less interesting when only one party is doing battle but still worth … Continue reading

Posted in Daily Ross Blog, National News | Leave a comment

Flying to Vegas

One coworker mentioned this the other day and having had flown to my parents for both Thanksgiving and Christmas I can now confirm his observation.  The latest example happened just a few minutes ago as I had already printed my … Continue reading

Posted in Daily Ross Blog | Tagged | Leave a comment

Should You Give to the Boy Scouts?

A friend of mine who also happens to be gay forwarded me an email from his local Boy Scout council soliticiting end of year donations so that they can meet their goals and be a quality council.  Knowing my involvement … Continue reading

Posted in Daily Ross Blog | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Toy Trains

That damned Salvation Army has done it again.  Despite lingering remnants of bigotry in their policies, I just can’t walk past one of the trees at Christmastimes without taking a look.  Of course, once I look, my usual cold heart … Continue reading

Posted in Daily Ross Blog | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Big Boy Court

I spent most of the morning in District Court.  This is a departure from my usual court appearances which have, up until this point, been in Justice Court.  I sat around for about an hour before my case was called.  … Continue reading

Posted in Daily Ross Blog | Tagged , | 2 Comments