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I know I've written about this before, but it's certainly worth revisiting.

Did anyone ever tell you not to put anything in writing that you wouldn’t want published in the New York Times? Maybe it was some variation of that advice. My grandmother said that a lot. The idea was, if you put something in writing there was no question what was expressed. If spoken, the memory of the statement could be disputed — but if it was in writing, it was there forever.

Former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn…

I recently learned of a very sad story of a widow whose daughter and son-in-law took money from her. This happened a few weeks after her husband’s death, and the daughter and son-in-law claimed they were trying to help her. They presented her with some paperwork, which they said would allow them to assist her. They told her this was routine. She trusted them, signed the paperwork, and never had anyone else (including a lawyer) review it. A few weeks later, she learned…

Jake Reiner, who's accused of murdering his father and mother, gave an interview recently complaining that he has not received any money from his trust. This is a trust that was set up by the parents he is accused of killing. I'm not privy to the exact terms of the trust, but can assume the reason he's not receiving funds is either a) because the wording of the trust explicitly prohibits distribution due to his alleged acts, or b) those alleged acts on their own prohibit…