Ryan's Day To Day Blog

2011-06-29T14:54:00.001-04:00

Teen charged with first-degree murder in death of PC Garrett Styles. Looks good on him!

2011-06-28T23:00:00.001-04:00

VERY sad, angering, and frustrating to see a facebook tribute page for PC Garrett Styles turn into a mockery. unlike... RIP pal...

2011-06-15T10:02:00.001-04:00

Loving Bento for essentially life organization with my Mac/iPhone/MobileMe... Syncs amazing... goodbye all other todo apps & Good buy me!

2011-06-12T23:05:00.001-04:00

Not gonna lie...REALLY happy that Miami didn't win the NBA championship... even though I really don't like basketball...

2011-02-13T20:43:00.001-05:00

Passed the UWO Western "R U Purple" bus on the w/b 401 at the Toyota plant as it was on fire and exploding, not sure if mvc, if so= fatal

2011-01-28T18:13:00.001-05:00

Tim Best: guilty of Impaired Bodily Harm, Dangerous Driving, and Fail to remain. Judge imposed a 2 year driving ban starting today.

2011-01-18T16:47:00.001-05:00

Great decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal! http://ping.fm/b2uIl

One for the good guys. Upholding an 8 year sentence for impaired cause death x3

2011-01-16T12:53:00.001-05:00

My latest blog post:
http://ping.fm/0mHTz

It will be published in an upcoming edition of RegQuest

2011-01-12T09:08:00.001-05:00

Wishing Canada had capital punishment that was automatically engaged on the murder of a police officer, this morning and the very sad mornings like it...

2010-11-27T05:43:00.001-05:00

Latest blog post, labour law case comment on UFCW v. Old Dutch Foods:
http://ping.fm/2XxFl

2010-11-24T23:55:00.001-05:00

Congrats to new YRP top cop EricJoliffe... a solid choice for YorkRegion... he would have been my pick, for what that's worth.

2010-11-22T00:29:00.001-05:00

http://ping.fm/QrmIv

Latest blog post...

2010-11-19T21:15:00.001-05:00

RIP Pat Burns... a true hockey hero!

2010-11-01T12:55:00.001-04:00

Listening to DickPound lecture at WesternLaw on the topic of: When is Sport no longer Sport?

2010-10-28T15:36:00.001-04:00

New lawiscool.com blog post:
http://ping.fm/bakcK

2010-10-20T10:49:00.001-04:00

Lawiscool, welcome to law school... undergrad:
http://ping.fm/I7hOm

2010-10-20T10:48:00.001-04:00

An interview w/ Western Law's Dr. Randal Graham:
http://ping.fm/ubpZb

2010-10-14T22:33:00.001-04:00

My latest lawiscool post:
http://ping.fm/I6sTy

2010-09-12T15:06:00.001-04:00

...and the 2L reading begins!

2010-09-08T14:52:00.001-04:00

Great Labour ruling from Norway:
http://ping.fm/ybQRF

2010-09-07T18:54:00.001-04:00

...and it begins... O-Week & 2L, yikes... but so much fun

2010-05-29T10:25:00.001-04:00

Woman sues partner bc he failed to ensue her safety when she was drunk - jumped from moving vehicle

2010-04-11T19:32:00.001-04:00

Great piece by an ex-#BayStreet 'er turned journalist... Money v. Happiness in law... you decide
http://ping.fm/ZMGQf

2010-04-11T19:14:00.001-04:00

Great piece by an ex-Bay St.'er turned journalist... Money v. Happiness... you decide
http://ping.fm/KHzp1

2010-04-10T18:35:00.001-04:00

RIP Lech Kaczynski... a sad day for Poland.

2010-04-02T11:11:00.001-04:00

Studying today and tomorrow is simply cruel and unusual punishment...

2010-03-26T09:58:00.001-04:00

Holy crap there are a lot of people in Ethics today... today's magic words are "exam review"

2010-03-18T13:51:00.001-04:00

Holy crap... I cannot believe somebody hit my car and took off AGAIN... This is the 5th time for the poor Blacura... Damn you London drivers!

2010-03-15T08:03:00.001-04:00

Up and I'm prepping for Contracts... I'm "on deck" this morning...

2010-03-14T20:44:00.001-04:00

Me + Law Reading + a nice 2007 VQA Cab= A good, productive, and entertaining night of reading... Bless the summer vintage of 2007!!!

2010-03-12T12:48:00.001-05:00

Let us all remember Cst. Vu Pham at 1pm as his funeral begins... R.I.P. Heaven has another 'Blue Angel'

2010-03-08T13:02:00.001-05:00

OPP officer shot just outside of London... Please pull through, too many are falling this year all ready.

2010-03-04T17:21:00.001-05:00

Loving my Legal Ethics class... Seriously!

2010-02-28T14:49:00.001-05:00

Eh, Oh, Go Canada Go!!! Going to miss the game because of my flight back home... I'll be cheering from the air!!! Prediction, 5-2 Canada!

2010-02-12T13:32:00.001-05:00

Trying to figure out who is going to be the final torch bearer?

2010-01-19T23:06:00.001-05:00

Taking the big plunge tomorrow... Can't wait!

2010-01-10T18:40:00.001-05:00

Note up with QuickCITE" is my new best friend!!!

2009-12-29T10:35:00.001-05:00

Ottawa police officer murdered... RIP, heaven has another blue angel.
http://ping.fm/9a2mb

2009-12-28T11:32:00.001-05:00

...and the January term officially begins. It's case reading time!

2009-12-23T14:08:00.001-05:00

Has now officially joined the rest of Group B on X-Mas break!!!

2009-12-22T11:39:00.001-05:00

2nd degree murder plea in the Jane Creba's Boxing Day day death...
http://ping.fm/XHaQD

2009-12-16T18:05:00.001-05:00

Half way home: 3/6... Next up Foundations on Friday.

2009-12-15T15:51:00.001-05:00

Hell's Angels arrested...Good to see that somethings don't change:
http://ping.fm/Cwhj4

2009-12-15T12:09:00.001-05:00

2/6- Next up Contracts... btw, holy crap was the Dexter season finale good! Probably the single best tv episode I've ever seen!

2009-12-12T12:29:00.001-05:00

1/6 - Criminal is in the books, next up the dreaded Constitutional exam!

2009-12-09T19:19:00.001-05:00

Studying and listening to Chopin... So calming and so productive at the same time!

2009-11-24T20:43:00.001-05:00

Just got my Google Wave invite... It's still "F CANCER" month in December.

2009-11-24T17:58:00.001-05:00

Plugging away at my Property summary now...

I'm officially announcing that December is "F CANCER" month...

2009-11-23T20:38:00.001-05:00

Street racing laws= unconstitutional...Pedal to the Metal? Perhaps...
http://ping.fm/Kznau

2009-11-23T13:49:00.001-05:00

Charges withdrawn in Jane Creba, Boxing Day shooting...
http://ping.fm/ratjo

2009-11-23T01:44:00.001-05:00

Contracts... Foundations in the AM... love how their quality goes through the floor when covering the last week of class

2009-11-22T14:36:00.001-05:00

Now tackling my Contracts Summary... 4 summaries left.

2009-11-21T13:35:00.001-05:00

Looking for a similar program to Microsoft One Note - but has to be able to run on a Mac... any suggestions?

Criminal summary almost done.

2009-11-20T17:45:00.001-05:00

Constitutional is done, on to beefing up my Criminal summary... 5 summaries to go.

2009-11-19T19:57:00.001-05:00

Getting intimately acquainted with my 1L summaries...

2009-11-19T15:23:00.001-05:00

Great interview at Cohen Highley with Phillip Millar and Omar Ha-Redeye... stay tuned for the podcast of our interview.

2009-11-18T12:00:00.001-05:00

1 month until exams are all over and done with and UWO law students can sleep and breath a little easier!

2009-11-17T11:37:00.001-05:00

Made BLG finals, great times and experience!

2009-11-15T00:29:00.001-05:00

1L midterm exam crunch has begun... No life until Dec. 18!

2009-11-12T11:47:00.001-05:00

Cherniak rocked... Pat "Bring the Pain" Raine was awesome, Ali-Gator was on fire, and here's hoping I/we move on to the next round!

2009-11-11T10:31:00.001-05:00

Lest we not forget... Today is a day to remember. Thank you Grandpa Venables and Tremblay.

2009-11-10T20:07:00.001-05:00

Prepping for some Cherniak Cup action! I hope the judges have good sock holders, because they're going to be blown off otherwise!

2009-11-10T18:25:00.001-05:00

Actually saw a Christmas tree in somebody's house the other day... unreal... Halloween was only 1 week ago!

2009-11-07T13:45:00.001-05:00

Holy crap, I just had a eureka moment with Const. Law... starting to make more sense!

2009-11-06T00:10:00.001-05:00

Help save the criminal law concentration at UWO:
http://ping.fm/9JEN0

2009-11-04T19:25:00.001-05:00

Loving my new Blackberry 9700... Goodbye Pearl, Hello Bold 2 (Onyx)!

2009-11-04T14:41:00.001-05:00

Let it snow... bring on ski season!

2009-10-31T16:57:00.001-04:00

Check out my latest post:
http://ping.fm/tNrg9
http://ping.fm/mUxWf

2009-10-31T16:56:00.001-04:00

Indi= Best Bitch! Best bitch, best of winners, runner-up best in breed. Two points today, that's 9... Champion tomorrow? Hopefully!

2009-10-30T23:59:00.001-04:00

Happy Devil's Night... Please spare me from egging, or I will come after you with my basic knowledge of tort law! Yeah, trespass, what?!

2009-10-30T11:20:00.001-04:00

Toronto Police accusing SIU of playing politics... http://ping.fm/Qn5Mg

2009-10-30T11:19:00.001-04:00

Finally a championship weekend? Here's hoping...

2009-10-27T10:04:00.001-04:00

Is quickly falling in love with Stat. Interp!!!!!

2009-10-26T22:11:00.001-04:00

I want to come back as a King, so I can possess whales and sturgeon, and "wild swans a'swimming..." Oh property law and your crazy rules...

2009-10-25T22:42:00.001-04:00

My new post is up at Law Is Cool:

http://ping.fm/mKuMx

2009-10-25T14:42:00.001-04:00

Reading on the deck... gotta do it while it's nice out!

2009-10-25T11:11:00.001-04:00

Fight was good, the judging wasn't. Love having ppl over, especially when they leave good beers... Thx to Dave and Cal!

2009-10-21T11:54:00.001-04:00

Cannot wait for the release of the new BlackBerry 9700... finally announced today!

2009-10-20T08:22:00.001-04:00

Waking up to a pretty good morning... Nice to see the sun out, and double digit temperatures expected!

2009-10-18T17:32:00.001-04:00

Disliking the McGill Guide. Goal 1 when I'm an established lawyer. Write a better reference guide for law students. One they can understand.

2009-10-18T16:59:00.001-04:00

Getting down to business with some serious reading. First up, Torts!

2009-10-16T16:07:00.001-04:00

Thanks to Omar Ha-Redeye for setting up my interview with CFRB1010am on the Jim Richard's show... On my Law Is Cool article http://ping.fm/ILCeu

2009-10-16T15:36:00.001-04:00

Thanks to CFRB 1010am and Jim Richards for inviting me to speak on the show today. Check out my site for more: www.ryanvenables.com

2009-10-15T15:31:00.001-04:00

View my article about the UWO arrest:
http://lawiscool.com/

2009-10-15T15:09:00.001-04:00

UWO student arrested yesterday. Justified Arrest or Abuse of Power... you decide.
http://ping.fm/k7Pdn

2009-10-15T11:46:00.001-04:00

Heading to Mont-Tremblant for all of reading week... Almost looking past Aruba for this wicked ski vacation!

2009-10-14T14:01:00.001-04:00

To Denning or not to Denning... this week, it's Denning!

2009-10-13T11:24:00.001-04:00

Turner is running out of floors to cross: http://ping.fm/luexd

2009-10-13T10:44:00.001-04:00

Online law schools in BC? While studying at home sounds good, you can't replace face to face interaction... I'd vote no!

2009-10-12T14:00:00.001-04:00

Anybody know any good chalet rentals in Mont-Tremblant... that also allow pets?

2009-10-12T12:08:00.001-04:00

Today I am thankful for the fact that I have 2 weeks of reading to do... Yeah!!! Cheat night at Milestones!

2009-10-11T01:36:00.001-04:00

Another great day of diving... Officially a "Rescue Diver..." Moving on to Dive Master.

2009-10-08T16:44:00.001-04:00

I cannot believe, well not really, what people sue for, and actually WIN!!!!! Torts are fascinating, yet the decision are so frustrating...

2009-10-07T17:06:00.001-04:00

I am actually so tired I feel physically sick... Soooo, looking forward to bed tonight.

2009-10-07T10:30:00.001-04:00

New book idea: Make a reference guide sans any indication of direction i.e. The McGill guide,

2009-10-07T10:20:00.001-04:00

The fog has cleared from the streets and gone straight to my head... mental note don't go to bed at 04:30 (on a school night).

2009-10-07T03:15:00.001-04:00

Writing is done... Footnotes begins! Editing tomorrow

2009-10-07T02:54:00.001-04:00

Perhaps the best line ever in a song: Hike up your skirt a little more and show your world to me - Crash, Dave Matthew's Band

2009-10-07T01:51:00.001-04:00

I actually feel like I'm becoming more analytical as the night wears on... Is this what Philosophy is about?

2009-10-07T01:11:00.001-04:00

The writing has slowed considerably, now questioning everything that is going on the page...