Osler's Razor

Some of you may be curious about the cast of characters who participate on this blog. Some are my oldest friends, some are my students, many I have never met. Here are a few of the most frequent participants:

"B": Fifth Circuit clerk who has a way with haiku.

Baker: Baylor Law Student and blogger. Stephen Baker is a current student in the oral advocacy class which is creating the On Rhetoric Blog. Also cares deeply for college basketball.

Celebrity Luvr: Federal Judge and Haiku champ.

Mrs. Celebrity Luvr: She luvs celebrities, too. And she apparently is going to cut and color my hair if the mock trial team wins in Sacramento. This is kind of terrifying.

Chris Fahrenblogger: Proprietor of Sothebearsays, the first significant blog by a Baylor Law Student. A recent graduate of law school, he is now studying at Butterworth College in their "Special Writer's Program." While this does not lead to a degree of any kind, it does promote self-esteem, basic living and communication skills, and principles of cooperation that may lead to mainstream employment.

Dancing Barista: Employed at Common Grounds, she will do the "faculty dance" on Fridays if she is in the right mood and you tip well.

Habib the Tile Guy: Tydwbleach's erstwhile tile guy, who combines doe-eyed friendliness with outrageous prices and no actual work done.

IPLawGuy: A partner at Wahttp://www2.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifshington D.C.'s venerable Holland & Knight law firm, IPLawGuy has been a great friend both to me and the blog. Lately, though, he seems a little crabby. It seems to be car-related.

Misty Keene: Prominent and successful Dallas attorney; former BLS student and mock trial potentate.

Ladybird: Current BLS student, frequent class target. Ie: Osler: "Ms. Griffin, what would you do if you were the prosecutor in this case... and you were a samarai?

Meatloaf: Former paramour of Swanburg's Mom. At work on a new album.

The Medievalist: Actually, he's a Spanish Medievalist. A master of his craft.

P. Rico: Member of the Gatos. Resident of the faculty suite. Haiku champ.

Pankratz: Current student Craig Pankratz, who is doing interesting things over at his own blog, Weightier Matters.

Squeeknsqueeker: Not mousey at all, as the name would imply. BLS grad, Austin lawyer, superstar. Plus, knows a thing or two about meat.

Red: Commenter with an unusual depth of knowledge regarding medical issues and haiku.

Red Andrews: An owner of the infamous Beer Meet blog, which nominally covers Baylor sports, yet is still often entertaining.

Sleepy Walleye: A Minnesotan, he is wise in the ways of anesthesia.

Swanburg: Jonathon Swanburg, the operator of FromMalibuToWaco, a popular student blog. Mr. Swanburg is a decadant egoist, and I mean that in the best possible way.

Swanburg's Mom: Though not a Swanburg herself, she gave us Mr. Swanburg. Small tidbits of her life come out occasionally, including her maternal concern for Swanburg and her former relationship with Meatloaf.

Swissgirl: A graduate of the University of Virginia, the mysterious Swissgirl teaches in Switzerland. An object of much affection on Haiku Fridays.

TradeLawGuy: D.C. Lawyer (like Red and IPLawGuy) who apparently went to Baylor Law School. Otherwise shrouded in mystery, other than the apparent fact he practices Trade Law, whatever that is.

Tydwbleach: Seemingly the offspring of Erma Bombeck and Sid Vicious, Tyd is a domestic goddess with an edge. Living in Canby, Oregon with her luthier husband and bombastic toddler Spencer, she is currently barricaded into a single room with nothing but soup recipes and Home Depot catalogues.

Vitriolic Diatribe: Astute and mysterious current student. Haiku master, yet apparently unloved.