The Civil War

Wait a minute, wait a minute STOP the music!  Brothers fight against brothers, sisters fight against sisters, mothers against sons or daughters. Even uncles, aunts and cousins get into the action. I’m not talking about wars between flag waving nations, I’m talking about our families!  After a parent dies with no living spouse their descendants will  often go to  war over the house, the couches, the knickknacks, the family photos and sometimes over money even when it's a very small amount.

How do you keep this painful war from happening in your family? What can stop this carnage? It is up to you to prevent a war by laying down the law to your family in your Last Will and Testament.  Having a Will is like writing a peace treaty to prevent a war from ever happening.  The most qualified person to decide who will get your stuff after you die is YOU.  Your Will gives you the ability to gently guide your family by dividing your property in any way that you wish. You can even spell out what to do with your remains in a Will. Your family will be glad that you did have a Will! It takes the pressure right off of them to make those hard decisions that you should have made. Your Will can be like a bridge over troubled waters. It is one of the most loving and practical things you can do for your family while you are still here. I've seen some really bad grade C minus and grade F do-it-yourself Wills, that ended up having some unintended or undesirable outcomes. Avoid those, you should have your Will professionally drafted by an attorney. For more information click on  Jhammondlaw.com.

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The Dead Sea Incident (Public Hot Tub Dilemma)

I won’t get into the hot tub at the gym anymore because I hear that it is really germy. We all know that kiddy pools are often germ filled because little kids pee in the water. Maybe not on purpose, they just do and it’s very common.  But adult hot tubs can also be germ filled because grown people also pee in them or simply plunge their unwashed bodies into the hot water.  They think the hot water will kill off all the germs but I am told by some reliable scientific sources; that some very nasty germs like hot water. 

But the ocean is different right? Who hasn't peed in the ocean. A person needing to go should maybe move away from the other swimmers and out into deeper water. Here in deep water; the waves, strong ocean currents and a high concentration of salt should dilute urine in seconds flat, right?

But what if a large number of people peed into the ocean at the same time; what affect would that have on the ocean environment?  It’s a fair question and after doing some more research this time historic research; I found that a precedent has already been set in ancient times.  Thousands of years ago, an army of thousands of guys peed into what was once known as The Crystal Blue Sea at the same time. This body of water still exists today, but after that onslaught everything living in the water died and then the water itself died. Naturally that dead body of water had to be renamed. People began referring to it as "The Dead Sea" and the name stuck. And yes, the fashionably dressed guys pictured above were heavily involved in this disturbing incident. True story?

I Got LAWYERED Up!

“Talk to me, so you can see
Oh, what’s going on

What’s going on

Ya, what’s going on

Tell me what’s going on
I'll tell you what's going on – Uh”

As sung by Marvin Gay (check it out).

I'll tell you what’s going on with me and my family at least.  I got LAWYERED UP with my daughter Brigette taking the oath as a lawyer in Georgia, my son Alex just finishing law school in Texas and my niece Toni also graduating from law school in Alabama. Together we will try to "bring some understanding here today," all across this land.