Non-Sequiturs: 06.01.10

* Al and Tipper Gore are getting separated. So far, there’s no hint of scandal. It’s refreshing to think that a man and a woman can just grow apart after 40 years of marriage without one of them having to carry on an illicit affair for the end to become clear. [Politico]

* This jackass tried to punk Kash over the weekend. I hope I never meet him, I don’t feel like buying a prosthetic limb to replace the foot I’d break off in his ass. [True/Slant]

* If you paid attention to David Souter’s speech at Harvard’s commencement, apparently you received quite an old-school defense of judicial activism. [AOL: Politics Daily]

* Here are five excellent tips for new Biglaw lawyers looking to retain a bit of their sanity. [TechnoLawyer]

* The list of things that are like war seems to keep growing — apparently, trial law is now on said list. I want to do something that is not like war. Are there professions that are like sitting on a beach with a good book and drinks that are expecting rain? [Underdog]

* I understand how to spin the colossal failure of “quit Facebook day” as a victory. I learned the trick during the million man march. [PC World]

* Speaking of quit Facebook day, this week’s Blawg Review takes a look a privacy concerns from the perspective of a lawyer down under. [Freedom to Differ via Blawg Review]

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