Archive for October, 2010
Legal Line “Bobcast” October 27th, 2010
Bob answers questions about the probate process, how Estate Planning can better help to preserve and protect assests, Bob’s Guidebook Planning Process and What About Me. As well as making sure to be informed about voting for Washington State’s Judges.
Ok, so what’s your excuse?
You know you’re supposed to brush your teeth and you probably do it – right? You know you’re supposed to look both ways before crossing the street. And, oh yah, there’s the one about not stepping on cracks or something happens to your mother’s back. Nobody walks on the street anymore and there are no [...]
Legal Line “Bobcast” October 20th, 2010
Bob answers listener questions about name changes, pet care, and making sure that you report the sale of your car.
Legal Line “Bobcast” October 13th, 2010
Bob interviews Washington Supreme Court Justice Gerry Alexander. They talk about Justice Gerry Alexander’s journey from Trial Attorney to becoming the longest standing Chief Justice of the Washington State Supreme Court, his upcoming retirement, and some history of Washington State.
The Pledge Revisited
Melanie Kirkpatrick reviews The Pledge in today’s Wall Street Journal (page A17). The book is by Jeffrey Owen Jones and Peter Meyer and looks like a fun historical tour of the Pledge of Allegiance, taking us from its 1892 Columbus Day origins to today’s relatively secure place in our schools. The Pledge expanded from 22 [...]
Dangerous Ground? Metadata goes public
Today the Washington Supreme Court reached into our home computers and pulled out our metadata for public inspection. Metadata is hidden information about an electronic document. It can be very revealing (and sometimes embarrassing). For example, e-mail metadata might show dates the mail was sent, received, replied to or forwarded, as well as blind carbon [...]
Legal Line “Bobcast” October 6th, 2010
Bob talks about having an up to date, properly prepared Power of Attorney as well as some other key Estate Planning tips including using a corporate trustee, and having your What About Me? filled out for a caretaker.
No More Motorcycles
“Your motorcycle days are over.” The words moved across the room in slow motion, cartoon-like, as if in a dialogue cloud. And then they sped up as they got to me and hit me right between the eyes. Her husband would never ride a motorcycle again. His motorcycle days were over. We had just finished [...]
