"Saturday Stories" Judicial Weddings As a judge, I volunteered to officiate at weddings. I performed weddings in my courtroom, in chambers, at wedding chapels, on boats, at resorts, in parks, at hotels, at homes, and on the beach. Weddings are rarely flawless. Murphy’s Law, that "if anything can go wrong, it will go wrong," applies … Continue reading Wedding Disasters: Scared Doves and Dead Butterflies
"Saturday Stories" My favorite sport growing up was body surfing. One summer, I heard that a hurricane off Baja was generating big waves on SoCal beaches. I grabbed my fins and drove to Huntington Beach. The waves were huge. I put on my fins and swam out to sea. The crushing waves were brutal. The … Continue reading Lesson of the Lazy Lifeguards – A Story
"Saturday Stories" My "Big Band" I was very involved in music in high school. I played the saxophone and clarinet in the several bands and orchestras, and I was the student conductor for three years. During my junior year, I was invited to join a professional “Big Band” that played for dances. I was the … Continue reading My Disaster at the Leisure World Dance
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