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INSTALLING A HUSBAND

Dear Tech Support,

Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0.

In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5, and then installed undesirable programs such as

NBA 5.0,
NFL 3.0 and
Golf Clubs 4.1.

Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system.

Please note that I have tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.

What can I do?

Signed,
Desperate.


Dear Desperate,

First, keep in mind,Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system.

Please enter command: ithoughtyoulovedme.html,

Then try to download Tears 6.2, and do not forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update.
If those applications work as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5.

However, remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5. Happy Hour 7.0, or Beer 6.1.
Please note that Beer 6.1 is a very bad program that will download the Snoring Loudly Beta.

Whatever you do, DO NOT under any circumstances install Mother-In-Law 1.0 (it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources.)

In addition, please do not attempt to reinstall the Boyfriend 5.0-program. This is an unsupported application and will crash Husband 1.0.

In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly.. You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance. We recommend
Cooking 3.0 and
Hot Lingerie 7.7.

Good Luck!
Tech Support

Bragging about my lawyer!

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith General Liability Newsletter Fall 2010

GENERAL LIABILITY GROUP VICTORIES

San Bernardino partner Lawrence Rookhuyzen received a defense verdict in the Riverside Superior Court case Stilwell v Final (9/03/10). Plaintiffs' lawsuit alleging Assault, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress and Trespass was retaliatory for our client's complaints to animal control that his neighbors were feeding dozens of cats who then used his backyard as their kitty litter box. The jury voted 12-0 in Defendant's favor. Mr. Rookhuyzen was able to obtain evidentiary rulings excluding plaintiff's expert witnesses, loss of earnings and a video tape that had not been shared.

San Bernardino partners Lawrence Rookhuyzen and Dean McVay and associate Manuel Sarmiento successfully defended an appeal from a 12-0 defense verdict in the SBSC case Camarata v Abbate claiming the trial court abused its discretion in granting a non-suit on the issue of assault, striking the testimony of plaintiff's child psychologist as to the ultimate fact, and allowing the defense expert to testify on issues of DNA and child sexual abuse. Oral argument was by Mr. Rookhuyzen. Plaintiff's Petition for Rehearing was denied.

On 8/5/10, San Bernardino Partner Lawrence S. Rookhuyzen received a defense verdict in the case of Yolanda Ochoa v Omnitrans, a public transit agency, tried before a jury in SBSC-Rancho Cucamonga. Ochoa, a bus passenger, was injured when a car pulled in front of the bus. Plaintiff's demand was $3.8 Million.

Los Angeles partner John Rea and San Bernardino partner Lawrence S. Rookhuyzen settled a wrongful death claim for $75,000 ($37,500 each to the decedent's divorced parents) in the consolidated Riverside Superior Court case Kazmark/Romero v Chappies Bar. The bar served the under aged [19] decedent, who later rear ended a parked mobile home, and died in the crash.

Saturday, September 11 in San Diego

Saturday, September 11, I drove to San Diego to spend the day with Morgan and family. We started the day with a trip to WalMart for ingredients to make two new versions of Chex Mix! One involved white chocolate...yum! Then we wen to Michael's for some yarn. While there, I also bought a foam kit to build a "farm." It looked fun and would give us something else to do with the children. That turned out to be one of the funnest things ever!

I have included photos of us doing it then the finished product.

We also went to the park to let the kids run around and to let the tortoises wander around. They have two tortoises now that belong to Steve, Morgan's husband. They are pretty fascinating to watch. They are moving into a house at the end of the month and management wanted to show the apartment. We had dinner at Hometown Buffet and had a good visit. I headed for home before 8:30 PM. It was a wonderful ten hours!

Trial Attorney wins big --twice!

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith News…

“San Bernardino partner Larry Rookhuyzen obtained a 9-3 defense verdict this week after a 5 year case involving a bus accident in 2003. The bus was driving down the street when a car pulled out from a stop sign resulting in a T-bone. The plaintiff was one of the bus passengers. The adverse driver admitted she did not see the bus because her vision was obscured by cracked window tint. After settling her case with the adverse driver, the plaintiff continued her lawsuit against the bus company.

The case was tried in 2006, and the jury found that although the bus driver was negligent, the negligence was not the cause of the damage. The plaintiff filed (and was granted) a motion for a new trial.

The plaintiff had demanded $3.8M in 2006 and never dropped her demand. A year ago, an offer of $50,000 was made, but a week before the second trial all offers were revoked. After several days of jury deliberation the verdict came back 9-3 for the defense.”

The second trial involved a man (the plaintiff) feeding dozens of cats who then went next door to leave their “souvenirs.” The receiver of the souvenirs, the defendant, was less than thrilled with this can called the police and animal control who were not able to assist. Animal control finally gave him some traps and the defendant trapped 34 cats in less than three weeks. The Plaintiff had also set up a video camera in the defendant’s yard. The D threw it over the fence. P sued. Larry won this handily in only four days. Everyone asked why the D had not counter-sued. His answer: he just wasn't the law suit kind of guy!

Back to Camp!

Last weekend I had the chance to return to the girls camp in Big Bear where all my girls attended camp each summer for a week. I spent a lot of time up there, seven years as an adult leader and nine years as the camp cook. I put on three meals a day for a week for 200 girls and leaders! And it is one of the major highlights of my life! I loved being up in the mountains. I loved being with my girls even more.

The women's group in my church went up overnight for a "retreat." We slept in the bunks, ate our meals in the lodge, played games, listened to special speakers, stayed up late doing girl talk, made crafts and just had a blast.



Crafting













eating



setting up

IT'S OFFICIAL

Robert starts his new detective job Monday, Labor Day. I guess that is fitting.
Here he is with his new badge!

I believe I mentioned he will work M - F, 8 -5, with a clothing allowance and a car to take home.

You go, Rob!

My Own Personal Detective!

My son Robert was recently promoted to the rank of detective with the Washington County (Oregon) Sheriff's Department! He called us a few nights ago with the good news. There was quite a detailed selection process for this, including interviews, presentations and other tests. There were multiple applications so we are especially proud of this accomplishment.

He has been assigned to the child abuse unit, which investigates physical abuse cases and sexual assault cases. (Ugh!) His pay will stay the same but he will get a take-home car and a clothing allowance.

He will switch from swing to day shift and enjoy a normal Monday through Friday schedule. He starts the new assignment in September.

I have never had my own personal detective before!