Dealing with attorneys in the mid 70''s was a nightmare. They thought god-hood was conferred when they passed the bar. I spent many an afternoon trying to dry tears from hysterical secretaries in the women''s room. I had one partner that averaged a new secretary every other month. Especially litigators. OMG. They got so wrapped up in their pitbull persona they forgot to check it at the courtroom door. Mostly we did a lot of blue sky work. They were a bunch of preppy WASPS who thought everything in a skirt was fair game. The only decent guy around was the estate guy. He was too nerdy to think he was a playerDate: 1/1/2009 3:44:27 PM
Author: Harriet
Purr,
Your straight-talking must have been useful in dealing with cranky partners and arrogant junior associates. Any tips?
Not yet, but thanks for the tip. I''ll put it on the listDate: 1/1/2009 3:07:42 PM
Author: iluvcarats
Hi PP!
I love reading your posts too!
and the sarcasm!![]()
Sounds like quite an interesting life so far!
I like reading non fiction too. I just finished The Avengers by Rich Cohen. It was amazing! Have you read it?
I like LA in spite of it''s sprawl. There isn''t much of a sense of neighborhood though. You can live somewhere for years and not meet your neighbor. It''s a car driven society. Commute to work, commute back...wash, rinse, repeat. Up until recently real estate was ridiculous - like $500 a square foot on average. For the first time in years you can actually purchase a single family home under $600K. Mostly it''s about the weather. It''s hard to knock 78 and sunny day in, day out.Date: 1/1/2009 4:14:15 PM
Author: WishfulThinking
Wow- So many different hobbies and interests! Very neat. Your description of yourself is so funny, and I wish my Type A personality caused me to be witty, sarcastic, and straight-talking... instead it just makes me a neurotic over-achiever with secret deep-rooted self esteem issues.I''ll be taking notes on your posts for sure!![]()
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Do you like living in LA? It''s one of the possible places Wifey and I may end up when we move to CA this coming summer and I''ve always wondered what it was like there.
And even before!Date: 1/1/2009 8:01:26 PM
Author: purrfectpear
Dealing with attorneys in the mid 70''s was a nightmare. They thought god-hood was conferred when they passed the bar. I spent many an afternoon trying to dry tears from hysterical secretaries in the women''s room. I had one partner that averaged a new secretary every other month. Especially litigators. OMG. They got so wrapped up in their pitbull persona they forgot to check it at the courtroom door. Mostly we did a lot of blue sky work. They were a bunch of preppy WASPS who thought everything in a skirt was fair game. The only decent guy around was the estate guy. He was too nerdy to think he was a playerI saw a lot of decent wives thrown over after working their hubby through law school. I''m not sure who was the most neurotic, the paranoid (with good reason) first wife, or the insecure trophy airheads that followed.
Junior associates knew better than to be arrogant. They were killing themselves trying to bill 60 hours a week so they could make partner after 8 or 9 years.![]()
The BH office was really something though. We had two floors of a building on the corner of Sunset and Doheny. The managing partner had the largest German Expressionist art collection in the world. We had two docents on staff just to manage the art. All the furniture was 18th century English antiques. The reception are had harlequin marble floors with blond wood paneling imported from some palace in Italy. Centered on a fabulous Chippendale table was a Tang dynasty horse. Fun times.
Yes, she seems nice. She''s exactly what he is looking for. Someone the opposite of meDate: 2/4/2009 6:32:22 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
You have had such an interesting life so far. Thanks for sharing. So now onto the real question...do you like your son''s GF?![]()
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Date: 2/9/2009 5:05:37 PM
Author: purrfectpear
Yes, she seems nice. She''s exactly what he is looking for. Someone the opposite of meDate: 2/4/2009 6:32:22 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
You have had such an interesting life so far. Thanks for sharing. So now onto the real question...do you like your son''s GF?![]()
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He wants a girl that will be a homebody at heart. I suspect he''s had enough of living with a strong independent woman to last him for a lifetime![]()
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Date: 2/9/2009 5:05:37 PM
Author: purrfectpear
Yes, she seems nice. She''s exactly what he is looking for. Someone the opposite of meDate: 2/4/2009 6:32:22 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
You have had such an interesting life so far. Thanks for sharing. So now onto the real question...do you like your son''s GF?![]()
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He wants a girl that will be a homebody at heart. I suspect he''s had enough of living with a strong independent woman to last him for a lifetime![]()
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