Sublime

I'd forgotten how informal the first bios I wrote for us were. The reason Jessica was called the Fourth Man (a reference to the Cambridge spy ring) was that she hadn't quit her previous job yet. https://t.co/R57OZCDURu

Frank Donovan, a lifetime close friend and a lawyer from Detroit. He was known among his friends and clients as a brilliant legal analyst with a nonaggressive temperament. No litigator. When we were both twenty, I remember him saying: "When there's a fight, I pick up my hat and go home." He had a large head, somewhat out of proportion to

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Good fries can be made by starting the potato strips in relatively cool oil, 250–325°F/120–163°C, cooking for 8–10 minutes, then raising the oil temperature to 350–375°F/175–190°C and cooking for 3–4 minutes to brown and crisp the outside. The most efficient production method is to pre-fry all the potato strips at the lower temperature ahead of tim... See more

Vic is a pointy-faced man of about forty with slicked-back dark hair who looks like a weaselly sort of hood, or maybe just a weasel, with his small eyes and vicious smile. Before landing here at the DMV, Vic worked as a bouncer, a roadie, a security guard, a fitness trainer, an auditor, and a head cook—name a job where you got to intimidate people

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Hoke took out his wallet, shuffled through his card case, and handed Susan a business card. “When you need a lawyer, try this guy, Izzy Steinmetz. He costs a little more, just like the breath mints, but he’s worth it.” Hoke smiled at Freddy. “He’s a good criminal lawyer, too, in case you ever get into trouble.” “Hang onto the card,” Freddy said to

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Detroit I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Ford, and it really was a pleasure. He is a man quite capable of views which I think silly to the point of insanity; but he is not the vulgar benevolent boss. It must be admitted that he is a millionaire; but he cannot really be convicted of being a philanthropist. He is not a man who merely wants to run pe

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