Lawyers Supporting the Arts?

You don't often think of lawyers in our town as driving the burgeoning non-profit arts scene, yet look at this Miami Herald article, which quotes Mike Eidson, chair of the Arsht Center Board of Directors; Dennis Scholl, of the Knight Foundation, and active patron Ali Mora -- all lawyers.

Mike even says going to the arts is good for the soul -- and he's right:

“Going to attend cultural events at places like the Arsht Center is a good thing for making people feel like they’re part of a viable community, part of an exciting community,” he said. “They don’t want to just sit at home. They’re not just going to bars.’’

Especially strip bars, according to recent headlines.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/06/11/2843885/nonprofit-arts-scene-generated.html#storylink=cpy

Hump Day Digital Dump

Hi kids, just another day in paradise.

Let's see what's pinging around in my brain this morning:

Steve Carell has a schmuck problem.

Related -- I want to marry Sarah Silverman.

I've got a brand new pair of roller skates, Mike Eidson's got a decades-old key.

Dwyane Wade -- oy.

Congrats Willie!!

So Senator Bennett looks at a little soft porn while on the Senate floor?

But don't worry, sez the Senator, it was totally my best friend's fault!

“Last Friday, I took a moment to check my personal email account during a quiet minute on the Senate floor. I received several emails from a former city colleague and life-long friend. I had no prior knowledge as to what the emails would contain and when the contents of one was discovered to be less than appropriate, it was promptly closed. I cannot control what individuals may send me and am disappointed that at a time when there are major issues impacting Florida, an insignificant issue such as this receives any attention.”

What's worse -- four seconds of harmless skin during the workday, or publicly throwing your life-long friend under the bus?

Guess where I come down on that one.......

Jerry Borbon's Wife is Terrified.

Like many of you, I get ready for work in the morning the old-fashioned way: by downing two raw eggs dropped into a shot of whiskey.

Then I jump in my mint-green Dodge Dart, turn up the Terry Jacks, and head downtown.

But some of these new-fangled fancy-pants tree-huggers, however, want to "save" the "environment."

And isn't that always how trouble starts?

For example, take foreclosure defense attorney Jerry Borbon, whose wife drives an (allegedly) scary yet environmentally safe car:

"My wife has been worried about it for a while. She's eight months pregnant and she's terrified to drive the car now," said Jerry Borbon, a Miami lawyer who is still driving his 2008 Toyota Prius and is a plaintiff in a potential class-action lawsuit.

"We thought about trying to get rid of it, but we're stuck with it," he said, adding Toyota's damaged reputation has made it hard to sell the vehicle. "I don't feel secure in the car and I don't want my wife driving it."

Jerry, here's what you need to do.

You need to let regulators like NHTSA and the Transportation Department handle it. The government has proven it knows how to deal with this stuff and they have a lot of experienced people there:

A Washington Post analysis shows that as many as 33 former National Highway Traffic Safety Administration employees and Transportation Department appointees left those jobs in recent years and now work for automakers as lawyers, consultants and lobbyists and in other jobs that deal with government safety probes, recalls and regulations.

Oy.

On second thought, better call Mike Eidson?