Blawgletter recalls early on hearing about "the bow tie rule".  People who wear bow ties, the rule supposes, want to stand out.  They regard themselves as unique.  They desire others to see visible proof of their disdain for norms, wardrobe-wise and otherwise.  And you don't want them on your jury.  They'll tend to disagree with other

If you've worked in the building trades, you've seen people trudging around with their feet up to a yard or more off the ground.  Blawgletter does not refer to self-levitation.  We mean instead the workers – often those putting up drywall — who walk on stilts so they can reach high spots at will.

Yesterday, the Federal Circuit used a case involving a