My Attorney Bernie

One of my favorite attorney songs is My Attorney Bernie by Dave Frishberg. You can hear it on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5GUZmUaGOA

Other cute versions are at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg3-ItF_t3k

or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO-OWUwDLlg or watch directly at

Lyrics go like this:

I'm impressed with my attorney Bernie I'm impressed with his influential friends He's got very big connectionsand I follow his directionsBernie knows his way aroundand so I always do what Bernie recommendsI am blessed with my attorney Bernie I'm impressed with the way he runs the storeHe's got Dodger season boxesand an office full of foxesIt's amazing all the different thingsyour average guy might need a lawyer forchorus: Bernie tells me what to doBernie always lays it on the line Bernie says we sue, we sue Bernie says we sign.. we sign I'm in touch with my attorney BernieIn a clutch he can speed right to the scene and if I'm locked up in the jailwith just one phone call for my bail He said to call his club collector deal directly with his answering machineWhen I dine with my attorney Bernie He buys wine from the rare imported rack That's 'cause Bernie is a purist Not your polyester touristBernie waves the glass around awhile then takes a sip and always sends it back(chorus) I admire my attorney Bernie I admire any guy who knows his stuff Sure we blew a couple ventures with a counterfeit debenture But you win a few, you lose a fewand like Bernie says, you keep on hanging tough Thanks to you my attorney Bernie Thanks to you I'm considered well to do Sure I made out like a bandit Just exactly like you planned it But like Murray my accountanttold me yesterday, I owe it all to you(chorus) On the dotted line!

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Alec Baldwin

30 Rock with Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin is one of my favorite television shows. I had read about his comment about his daughter on the answering machine and have read many articles about a husband or wife’s dissatisfaction with the adversary or traditional divorce process. I always ask myself if they would have had the same feelings if they had used mediation. Mediation is a more confidential process and we rarely see news stories about mediated divorce but back to Alec Baldwin. Baldwin has written a book entitled A promise to Ourselves, A Journey Through Fatherhood and Divorce which was reviewed by Jennifer A. Kingson in the October 13, 2008, New York Times. See entire article at
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/14/books/14king.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Kingston says, " Survivors of a gory divorce think their stories are the worst of all, and the actor Alec Baldwin is no exception. He may have a bit of a leg to stand on - though Christie Brinkley deserves at least honorable mention - if only for the ugly public spectacle of his custody battle with the actress Kim Basinger.
Kingston goes on to say, "Mr. Baldwin gives poignant expression to the shortcomings of the law in deciding matters of the heart. For the bitter-with-baggage fathers whom he intends as his readers, he dispenses some advice (get a prenup), but the primary value of the book comes from his deeply felt observations about living through a divorce. ‘When someone is sick, our society usually offers some means of care," Mr. Baldwin observes. "When illness afflicts a marriage, however, the professionals who arrive on the scene often are there to prolong the bleeding, not to stop it.’"
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Divorce TV on Youtube

Divorce TV is now on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/DivorceTV is the Divorce TV channel or you can go to the left of your screen an pick a show. Let us know what you think. See Sample



WM 11/10/08

Happily Ever After? Indeed

A new survey reported by Karen Asp at
http://www.aolhealth.com/healthy-living/relationships/truth-about-marriage-survey reveals some telling facts about marriage in America. She says, "Marriage has been taking a hit in the headlines recently. Everywhere you look, couples are cutting that knot. Yet the outlook for marriage in this country may not be as bleak as you thought, if the results of a new survey from Parade Magazine are any indication. Parade polled 1,001 married Americans aged 18 and over and found some contradictions to the otherwise bleak news about marriage. For starters, a whopping 88 percent of participants reported being either happy or reasonably content in their marriages. Another telling statistic? Over half of the couples said they were happy in their marriages, half of them using words like "joyful" and "loving" to portray their marriages. What's more, 71 percent of couples said they've stayed married because of deep love while 73 percent cited companionship. However, when it came to marital satisfaction, the picture wasn't so rosy. Men actually reported being happier than women with 70 percent saying they never think about leaving their wife. Women, however, weren't so optimistic. Over half admitted to thinking about leaving their husbands. Yet as many of these married couples know, there's good reason to invest the time in that relationship. "People who are in healthy, happy marriages have less stress, better health and are better able to deal with the challenges of life."
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