tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61044442011-04-22T04:00:23.627+08:00Where Poetry and Law Collide kpohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02873136163566633574noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104444.post-1118394916716212242005-06-10T16:32:00.000+08:002005-06-10T17:15:16.736+08:00

I thought I had lost this blog to poor memory. Four months somehow rubbed out the log-in names and passwords from my system. I'm glad i was uncharacteristically patient today and kept pounding away at the keys until, miraculously, I gained access. Edgewise, you might say.Anyway, I have news. I got a new job! Well, actually, I'm just back to my old job. But with a new boss, so well, it's more of a

kpohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02873136163566633574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104444.post-1108023338296833792005-02-10T16:11:00.000+08:002005-02-10T16:23:23.803+08:00

Oh it's not so bad after all. The very talented Ian Casocot picked up my poem The Transit of Venus and it's now on the Philippine Literature Survey page at http://www.geocities.com/icasocot2/pioquinto_venus.html.

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I'm off to court in twenty minutes. As y'all know, I'm not a trial lawyer (am much too tame) so I rarely make appearances in court. However, there's such a thing as a Court of Tax Appeals to which taxpayers appeal their deficiency tax assessments, claims for refunds and all things tax. I do all things tax, so that's where I'm headed today. I promised myself that if the Justices scream at me, I

kpohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02873136163566633574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104444.post-1107921131842137242005-02-09T11:49:00.000+08:002005-02-09T11:52:11.843+08:00

I really need to learn how to punctuate correctly. I used to be really good at this but now, geez. That nice little book, "Eats Shoots & Leaves" ought to help.

kpohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02873136163566633574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104444.post-1107919755622424012005-02-09T11:03:00.000+08:002005-02-09T11:35:11.596+08:00

Just my luck. Yesterday, I hounded J into finally reading my blog and he did, which was nice of him, considering he had more consequential and far-reaching matters to attend to. Anyhoots, I thought he'd be gratified to find I'd called him 'ever-considerate' and even posted his forrest gump photo. But no such luck, kiddos. He handed me a big, fat, excoriating commentary that lay me low for like an

kpohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02873136163566633574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104444.post-1107857681189196082005-02-08T18:14:00.000+08:002005-06-10T17:20:46.583+08:00

J as forrest gump ?

kpohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02873136163566633574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104444.post-1107835960486991432005-02-08T11:26:00.000+08:002005-02-09T11:54:25.190+08:00

We got dem tickets! We got dem tickets! As a valentine-cum-wedding anniversary present for each other (yes, we're cheapos, so?) J and I got tickets to the Norah Jones concert on March 12. We're both just in love with her. Or at least we were two and a half years ago. Come away with me, in the night... Hmmm...It hasn't been that long, really, but it seems ages to me now. Back then J called me

kpohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02873136163566633574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104444.post-1107777138278371892005-02-07T19:52:00.000+08:002005-02-07T19:52:18.276+08:00

Isn't she just adorable? 

kpohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02873136163566633574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104444.post-1107668085726956422005-02-06T13:27:00.000+08:002005-02-07T18:34:14.876+08:00

Hey, guys, guess what? I've joined the bandwagon of South Beach Dieters and we're hurtling towards the much-touted land of weight loss. Yes, folks, almost a week ago, I decided that the babe--the one I always suspected was hiding inside of me--needed to come out and be seen. Of course, an appalling number of eggs and several Subway salads later, she's still nowhere in sight but, well, you know

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Truly doubt if the poem below will ever get published or if I even want it published. I did a kind of dumbing down but somehow enjoyed writing it so much that I think it's worth putting down somewhere. :) The Transit of Venus * Very few allow themselves to get caught up in the cosmic, knowing one’s piece of earth is enough and going out of one’s way to measure distances or plot

kpohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02873136163566633574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104444.post-1089366665678276992004-07-09T17:19:00.000+08:002004-07-12T19:48:30.263+08:00

on the cover of the writing pad sitting on my table: "twin-perf saves paper!" it does. "great for notes and memos!" it is. for about a month now, i've been using this writing tablet that allows one to select which size pad to use at a given time: legal-size or just half of that. very handy for impromptu meetings when 1) one has absolutely no idea what the agenda is or 2) no one really says much

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last week, the writer's almanac sent me this cool poem by richard cecil. i forwarded it posthaste to my uplaw2000 group, knowing (hoping?) my overworked lawyer-friends would be intrigued, if not intensely affected, by the last two lines. no one's commented yet. they're all busy i suppose. :) Internal Exile Although most people I know were condemned years ago by Judge Necessity to life in

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We all have reasons for moving. I move to keep things whole. --Mark Strand

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