Dan Riffle's Activity

• Dan Riffle wrote a new blog post: My Youtube Debut   4 months ago
  

  Again, unable to embed due to (I suppose) bandwidth limitations, but you can check it out here. For now you can see it on the front page of http://www.mpp.org.

• Dan Riffle wrote a new blog post: A-W-E-S-O-M-E Friskies commercial   4 months, 2 weeks ago
  

  I saw this incredible cat food commercial the other night. There’s no doubt that it has changed the world, though I’m not sure if it’s for better or worse. At the very least, it easily surpasses the McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish ad for most appealing to cats who happen to be really, really high.

  ps. It’s worth noting

• Dan Riffle wrote a new blog post: The Wrestler guitar = Crazy Heart   4 months, 2 weeks ago
  

  So I’ve been meaning to get around to seeing Crazy Heart for quite a while now and the Mrs. and I finally did Friday (after using a Groupon to get drinks at Lounge 201; Groupons good, Lounge 201 waaaay overpriced). I liked it, but I was not blown away.

  As always, there’s an element of high

• Dan Riffle wrote a new blog post: Can’t hardly believe that bio!!!   11 months, 3 weeks ago
  

  So I’m watching Can’t Hardly Wait tonight – don’t ask, I just like it – and I was wondering where else I’d seen the kid who plays the dork that plots to embarrass the jock and karaokes Paradise City. So I IMDB the guy, and I was surprised to see that (a) I recognized him

• Dan Riffle wrote a new blog post: Funny People – Judd Apatow or William F. Buckley?   11 months, 3 weeks ago
  

  Ross Douthat has a piece in the Times today commending Judd Apatow for his moviemaking skills; actually for his conservative moviemaking skills. Douthat argues that, in making a movie with real consequences and without the fluff, Funny People is Apatow’s most conservative, ergo best, movie yet.

  I’ve always had a problem with people who overanalyze, and

• Dan Riffle wrote a new blog post: CLE’s and Pro Bono Requirements   11 months, 4 weeks ago
  

  I had a “Continuing Legal Education” class (CLE) in Columbus yesterday and it made me think. I’ve been a lawyer for going on a year now and I’ve been to 3-4 of these in the last year and numerous others while in law school. Never have I ever been to one that actually provided any

• Dan Riffle wrote a new blog post: Bill Clinton, home run hitter   12 months ago
  

  Congrats to Bill on his latest superhero routine. Unlike a lot on the left, I think there’s something to the criticism about rewarding bad behavior and legitimizing the North Korean regime. Still, count me squarely in the camp that’s just happy for Ling and Lee to be home, finally.

  On a related note, anybody here have

• Dan Riffle wrote a new blog post: The Hurt Locker comes up short   12 months ago
  

  Maybe I’m just a contrarian given all the rave reviews this movie’s been getting, but allow me to be the first to say I was disappointed with The Hurt Locker.

  For those of you unfamiliar with the film, it follows a 3-man bomb disposal unit in 2004 Baghdad through the last 30 days of their rotation

• Dan Riffle wrote a new blog post: Hello world! Seriously, hello?   12 months ago
  

  Thanks for having me! I look forward to wasting a few hours each week writing things that no one will ever read; really just a tremendous opportunity. For those of you who don’t get the title you should know (1) I’m an attorney in small-town Southeast Ohio, and (2) you should be watching more 30