No O.J.

A long time ago, a catch phrase, elephants in the room, a recurring dilemma, and 7 other things worth your time.

How old am I? Man, I’m old enough that when I was in law school, the O.J. Simpson murder trial was still a thing.

In fact, one of my professors was an expert witness in the case. His name is Dr. Henry Lee, he taught Forensic Science and Law, and he was a bit of a celebrity as a result of the case.

Fascinating class, actually. I remember two things in particular.

The first is that while Lee had been a witness for the defense, I sure didn’t get the sense he thought Simpson was innocent, even though there were big evidentiary problems in the case.

The second is that Dr. Lee used to tell us that his students were like family. I’m paraphrasing, but I remember him putting it like:

“If you ever need a favor — if you’re a lawyer and you need an expert, or you have something to ask of me — Dr. Lee is your friend for life. Always remember, you are a part of Dr. Lee’s family.”

Now, as it happened, a classmate and I had started a magazine for law students, and we were about to take it national. (It …