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Walking Away From the Law
I have 269 days left of the practice of law; not that I’m counting. I will be fifty-six at the end of the year, which means I’m leaving the practice during my peak earning potential. I could go to another … Continue reading
Posted in Early Retirement, Great Bear Rainforest, Law, Lawyer, Photography, Retirement, Spirit Bear, Travel, Wildlife Photography, Writing
Tagged Alaska, Blogging, British Columbia, Digital Photography, Early Retirement, Great Bear Rainforest, Leaving the Law, Nature Photography, Photography, Recovering Lawyer, Retirement, Spirit Bear, Wildlife Photography, WordPress, Writing Life
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African Wild Dogs–Botswana
Here are a few shots of African Wild Dogs from my trip to Botswana last May. We spotted this pair in the lovely morning light, awaiting the return of their pack, who were out hunting. There was lots of tail-wagging … Continue reading
Unofficially Official
When last we met, I had concluded with near certainty that my position with BigLaw was reaching the end. I’ve been wanting to leave for years. In fact, when I returned from Belize, a trip with which I rewarded myself … Continue reading
Posted in 4 Percent Rule, Africa, Attorney, BigLaw, BigLawBoss, Botswana, Early Retirement, Frugality, Lions, Retirement, Wildlife
Tagged ACA, Africa Safari, African Lions, Botswana, Botswana Safari, Early Retirement, Leaving the Law, Lions, MAGI, Marginal Adjusted Gross Income, Retirement
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The End of Lawyering Is Nigh
I’ve been practicing law for twenty-four years. That makes twenty-four years engaged in a profession I don’t enjoy. I know I’m not alone here: Many lawyers dislike lawyering. There’s an entire industry geared toward helping lawyers leave the practice of … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Attorney, BigLaw, BigLawBoss, Botswana, Early Retirement, Finance, Finances, Fuck You Money, Gender Bias at Law Firms, Getting Unstuck, Investing, Law, Law Firm Gender Bias, Lawyer, Mid-Life, Personal Finance, Practice of Law, Women Lawyers
Tagged BigLaw, Early Retirement
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Here We Go!
It’s 2019: three-hundred-sixty-five blank pages ahead. How shall I fill them? Will I reduce my consumption of anxiety-provoking news and current events? Will I use the new dumbbells I ordered last week? Will I add to my “home gym” (i.e., … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Botswana, Elephants, Getting Unstuck, Healing, Kayaking, Lake Superior, Living Life, Mid-Life, Photography, Travel, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Tagged Africa, African Elephants, Botswana, Botswana Safari, Happy 2019, Happy New Year, Kayaking, Lake Superior, Mid-Life, Okavango Delta, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
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Lilac Breasted Roller
The Lilac Breasted Roller is one of Botswana’s most abundant and widespread species. I have dozens of photos of this breathtakingly photogenic bird. Here are a few of my favorites (so far).
Thirsty Giraffe
I discovered on my Botswana trip that I am quite a good spotter of wildlife, beating our guide in some instances. But the giraffe was different. I had difficulty seeing them, even when they were pointed out to me, they … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Botswana, Giraffe, Nature, Photography, Travel, Wildlife
Tagged Africa, Africa Safari, Botswana, Digital Photography, Giraffe, NatHab, Nature Photography, Okavango Delta, Photography, Wildlife Photography
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Maned Lioness
This lovely lady is a rare maned lioness. She lives in Botswana, in the Okavango Delta, where I went in May for my fifty-fifth birthday. She is one of five known maned lionesses in Botswana. She exhibits some male behaviors, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Botswana, Nature, Photography, Travel, Wildlife
Tagged Africa, Africa Safari, Botswana, Digital Photography, Lions, Maned Lioness, Nature Photography, Okavango Delta, Photo Safari, Photography, Wildlife Photography
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Sober Vacation
I have returned from what is becoming a yearly sojourn to the cabin on Lake Superior. This year, I took my twenty-six-year-old niece, daughter of my brother Steve, who died in 2013. She’d never been to the cabin. Her father … Continue reading
Posted in 100 Day Sober Challenge, Canada, Ontario, Sober Vacation, Sobriety
Tagged 100-Day Sober Challenge, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Alzheimer's, Birds, Canada, Chipmunks, Lake Superior, Lake Superior Provincial Park, nature, Nature Photography, Nikon D3200, Ontario, Pancake Bay, Photography, Pinguisibi River, Sand River, Sober Vacation, Sobriety
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Lawyers At Sunset
I read an article in the Texas Lawyer yesterday: The Graying Tsunami: As Baby Boom Lawyers Reach 65, More Choose to Work Into the Sunset “In the past 10 years, the state’s over-65 lawyer population has grown from 8 to … Continue reading
Posted in Antidepressants, BigLaw, Canada, Depression, Early Retirement, Lake Superior, Ontario, Photography, Practice of Law, Retirement
Tagged Antidepressants, Attorney, Attorney at Law, BigLaw, Canada, Chipmunks, Depression, Early Retirement, Gitch Gumee, Lake Superior, Lawyers, nature, Nature Photography, Ontario, Overachievers, Photography, Practice of Law, Quitting the Law, Retirement, Retirement from the Law, Sunrise, Sunset, Sunsets, Tom Petty
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