Author Archives: Michael Froomkin

Soghoian’s Law

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Michael Froomkin

Soghoian's Law of Identity Theft Stupidity: Anyone who publishes their own private financial details in a public discussion of identity theft will eventually find that information used for fraud.

Posted in ID Cards and Identification | 1 Comment

Quality Over Quantity

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Michael Froomkin

Eric Muller says he doesn't remember many jokes, but in I'm Here All Week. Tell Your Friends. he tells a great Jewish joke that I never heard before:

So Joel Rabinowitz, this Jewish guy, falls in love with Bird-in-the-Night, an American Indian girl. They get married and soon decide to have a baby. This is when things get tough. Sol's parents insist that any grandchild of theirs must have a Jewish name. Bird-in-the-Night's parents tell Bird that they'll disown her if she doesn't give their grandchild an Indian name.

When the baby's born, they name her “Smoked Whitefish.”

Posted in Completely Different | 4 Comments

Drumroll Please

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Michael Froomkin

Today I'll turn in the grades for Administrative Law.

Posted in Law School | 1 Comment

The Tyranny of Systems Think

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Michael Froomkin

It's a risky thing to do on the day of the NH primary, when in all likelihood the results — whatever they are — will bring forth a flood of bloggy eloquence, but here goes: I nominate the following blog post at Calculated Risk, a post which has nothing to do with politics, only a little to do with the mortgage crisis, and everything to do with the tyranny of corporate (or, really, any) systems and mental blinders, as the best blog post of the day.

Turns Out Judges Don't Like “Efficient” Servicers

Posted in Econ & Money: Mortgage Mess | 4 Comments

Dean Search

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Michael Froomkin

Our Dean search starts in earnest in January. Meanwhile, if you know (or are!) someone who'd be a great Dean for our law school, email me and I'll forward the info to the committee (which, thank goodness, I'm not a part of!).

Irreverent, no doubt irrelevant, video.

Posted in Law School | Comments Off on Dean Search

When I’m a BigTime Columnist…

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Michael Froomkin

Dear Major Media,

Regarding that gig as a bigtime columnist I was saying you should give me? I have a few pledges to make. Unlike this character, I pledge that in my first column, I won't do any of the following:

  • Quote an author with a well-demonstrated track record of inaccuracy in the service of an agenda designed to justify an American horror such as the Japanese internment.
  • Mis-quote that author
  • Use lots and lots of tired cliches (I don't promise to use none you understand, just to pace myself)
  • Be boring.
Posted in The Media | 5 Comments