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paulruschmann.bsky.social
Born cynic. Grew up in Jersey. Alum of Notre Dame '73, Michigan Law '76. Bar trivia junkie. Childless cat guy. "Drink and forget the law"--Proverbs 31:5. Website: paulruschmann.com. Snippets from my novel: @paulruschmann on Substack.
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The latest snippet from my novel. Read it for free on my Substack account.

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When someone threatens to onomotopoeia your ass.

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Landed in Istanbul! 🇹🇷 Bring on the cats. 🐈 🐈‍⬛ 😻

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Today is my 11th birthday! It’s been almost a year since my diagnosis & I am happy to celebrate today. Instead of “presents”momma donated to the Morris Animal Foundation who has been working tirelessly to find a cure for canine and feline cancers. morrisanimalfoundation.org/cats

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#BookSky

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Time for another helping of my novel.

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Coco giving the ballkids the trophy to raise.

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Caesar wishes everyone a happy #Caturday.

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Thinking of a hero I knew and admired.

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So the newsletter is about a 1946 experiment in which the distance to the moon was measured with radio waves. A reader pointed out that the mountains on the project logo mirror the graphed data of the pulse and its echo! s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...

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As the mother of a 20 month old in LA, I’d lose it if I ever met a baby named Dustin

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Thanks to everyone who came out for my book talk at the Robert H. Jackson Center in Jamestown. The former AG, Nuremberg prosecutor and SCOTUS justice’s view of the federal prosecutor should be required reading for all DOJ lawyers. www.roberthjackson.org/speech-and-w...

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More progress. This is a great example of when someone sends me an extremely clear and detailed reference photo. I can get so much more detailed in the piece? 🪡

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The Bucks, Cavs and Knicks watching OKC have to deal with the 4th quarter Pacers. (via @worldwidewob.bsky.social) #NBA

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Strength has been defined as brute force & short distance speed—qualities associated w/ male physiology. But stamina, recovery, resilience & adaptability are essential to athletics. Female bodies have better pain tolerance, immunity, resilience & longevity. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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Proud finisher of the Dexter-Ann Arbor 5K. Only 30 more years, and I will be a real contender to win my age group! Thanks to the organizers for another wonderful community event!

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We all need more Raffi vibes!! Happy #Caturday 🐈‍⬛

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These guys, right here! 🫶❤️🫶❤️🫶

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just watched the most sensitive and well-wrought movie about autism I've seen

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June: Month of Pride and Cats! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐈🐈‍⬛ #Caturday

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Not one, but two vintage rants in the latest snippet from my novel. Read it free of charge on my Substack.

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Rechargink … 🪫 🔋

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Meet John Cameron, a deerstalker in our glen who piped for the NHS every Thursday night during lockdown. John is good people.

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Just read a whole lawnmowers argument. Lots of passionate takes and scoffing and model numbers and appeals to authority. Meanwhile if someone asked me about my lawnmower I'd be like "it's lime green if I recall correctly"

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A Great Blue Heron with a successful catch

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Watching The Little Mermaid as a kid: I’m Ariel! I’m 16 and I’m going to marry a handsome prince! Watching The Little Mermaid as an adult: I’m Ursula. Some under-qualified white man usurped my throne, took my trident, and now I practice witchcraft.

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I am glad to hear that Oliver and his cat arrived safely in Hawaii. His story serves as an inspiration for all of us to continue pursuing our dreams – no matter what challenges life sends our way.

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Oh to be an armadillo frolicking through the forest

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the last Pirates World Series closer

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As Cornell wins its first lacrosse title since 1977, I think of the MVP of that game, Eamon McEneaney, hero of the World Trade Center bombing evacuation of 1993, who died there on 9/11, whom I'm honored to say I covered and took courses with.

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And now it’s time for Drew’s Keys To The Game for tonight, brought to you by Bareback Sportsbook. • Naz Reid • Naz Reid • Naz Reid • NAZ REID

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We go back in time to 1991, when the "Born Cynics" blow off their Law School reunion and instead enjoy a weekend of golf.

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The second half of my novel kicks off with this snippet. Read it for free on my Substack account.

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I am on a grueling deadline right now, but Lily is insisting that I take a kitty cuddle break

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