lsujro

re: Life as a Lawyer Advice Needed

Posted by lsujro on 4/17/24 at 8:28 am

[quote]Practicing what kind of law?[/quote] these are almost certainly personal injury lawyers. and yes it is frustrating :lol:...

re: Life as a Lawyer Advice Needed

Posted by lsujro on 4/16/24 at 9:50 am

[quote]Here's an example of what a first year is making in LA (while billing 2k hours):[/quote] That is unusually low pay for an associate at a LA firm. Most small to mid size firms in a decent sized city are going to bottom out at about 80k. Bigger firms closer to 100k bottom. Not sure where ...

re: Starting a trust in louisiana

Posted by lsujro on 4/15/24 at 9:34 am

I'm going to make an assumption that a trust is not right for you based on this post. Please don't do it. Just do a will to spell out what you want to happen to your estate. ...

re: Blackstone griddle or Weber gas grill ?

Posted by lsujro on 4/5/24 at 12:36 pm

[quote]Really only use the grill for searing[/quote] Blackstone is also excellent for searing...

Food and Drink

re: Fine leather bifold wallet suggestions

Posted by lsujro on 4/5/24 at 9:31 am

My wife gave me a Hanks wallet for Christmas. It's very well constructed with quality saddle leather. It will surely last my entire life. A little thick, but I've gotten used to it. ...

Home & Garden

re: Life as a Lawyer Advice Needed

Posted by lsujro on 4/3/24 at 12:08 pm

[quote]But you would agree that the barrier to female entry into the marketplace is lower than it was 20 years ago, right?[/quote] I have been in practice about 15 or so years but I don't think there is a barrier per se. It's really just some industries are not as conducive to having a family. Fo...

re: Life as a Lawyer Advice Needed

Posted by lsujro on 4/3/24 at 10:31 am

[quote]Is your daughter a finder, minder, or grinder?[/quote] this is obviously probably industry specific, but i find that very few women are finders. the most successful ones are minders from what i've seen. lots of them become moms and go the grinder route but part time these days. however, i ma...

re: MacBook Air

Posted by lsujro on 3/18/24 at 1:04 pm

Macs last much longer in general, but I recall reading that the M2 was a significant improvement. Probably worth the $200 ...

Tech Board

re: Do you have a "home base" Mexican restaurant?

Posted by lsujro on 3/18/24 at 10:15 am

[quote]Mexican food, the whole Mexican restaurant experience has been bastardized. A plate of shitty food that was only ever considered acceptable because it was $7.99 with free chips/salsa is now twice that, your watered down premixed house Rita is over $10. Opposite end of that is $5/tacos, $15...

Food and Drink

re: Club set refs for small kids…

Posted by lsujro on 3/15/24 at 1:44 pm

Dicks has a top flite set for a good bit cheaper than us kids. ...

re: Ping G430 10k Review

Posted by lsujro on 3/14/24 at 9:58 am

Appreciate the review. I've had a few pings over the years that I really enjoyed. Interestingly mygolfspy just rated it the no.1 driver by a pretty decent margin. I've been hearing good things about the new paradym drivers as well (they were 2nd and 3rd in mygolfspy). ...

re: Need recs on best/most powerful shop vac…

Posted by lsujro on 3/11/24 at 12:30 pm

Family member who is a contractor uses a Ridgid. I bought a cheaper one recently and noticed basically every non-shopvac brand is the same manufacturer (e.g., craftsman is same as the walmart brand). ...

Home & Garden

re: Sous Vide Whole Chicken: Getting Skin Crispy

Posted by lsujro on 3/8/24 at 9:29 am

[quote] I just can't see sous vid making a whole chicken better than roasting it.[/quote] this is the answer. best whole chicken i've had is in an oilless fryer. skin gets super crisp and chicken is very moist. sous vide for a whole chicken is just a bunch of unnecessary effort for a subpar produ...

Food and Drink

re: Sore back remedies after a round of golf??

Posted by lsujro on 3/7/24 at 3:21 pm

[quote]A lot of low back pain is attributable to tight hammies and hips. The more I work on getting those stretched and moving well, the less my lower back hurts in golf and life in general[/quote] Add glutes to that. I've made it a focus of my routine lately and low back pain has nearly vanished...

re: Golf polo company fad

Posted by lsujro on 3/7/24 at 10:15 am

Travis Mathew's run a good bit smaller imo. I like the shirts and the cotton blend fabric they use, but they don't seem very durable and the sizing is a bit odd. I checked my closet this morning because I have another brand that I really like - it's Turtleson. Not sure if they sell online, but I...

re: Golf polo company fad

Posted by lsujro on 3/5/24 at 11:17 am

Peter Millar are the best in terms of looks and quality imo. They last a really long time for tech fabric as well. They make a tailored fit that runs more true to size and looks better if you don't want it loose fitting. ETA I bought a few of the obvious knock offs from amazon on prime day for l...