Well, it’s officially spring…and that’s always good news, even if its freezing outside today and we’re all stuck inside.  I tend to rationalize things this way: even if it was nice outside, I’d still be stuck inside working.  In fact, if it were nice outside, I’d be even more bitter about the fact that I was stuck inside working.  So its better that the weather sucks…at least that’s what I keep telling myself.  But hey, even if you can’t look forward to good weather, you can always look forward to Inside Legal Blogs.  Read on for some of this week’s news.

Do you know about the Crying Game?  I had blocked all memories of that movie (and Boy George for that matter) out of my mind.  Unfortunately, it all came rushing back to me when I read about this on How Appealing.  Apparently, after this couple got divorced, the wife had a sex change operation and became a man.  I have to give props to the husband’s lawyer for coming up with the argument that he shouldn’t have to pay his ex-wife-now-a-man alimony because Florida doesn’t recognize same sex marriage and because his wife was legally dead after the sex change operation.  Even if the court rejected the argument, that’s creative thinking at its finest.

Moving on, over at Overlawyered, I read about this stellar do-gooder.  After jumping in front of a moving train to save someone, Mr. Welsey Autrey decided to the natural thing: hire an attorney to help him profit off his newfound fame and reputation (I guess knowing he did the right thing wasn’t enough for him).  Sadly for Mr. Autry, his plan didn’t pan out; he’s now suing his attorney, claiming that the contract he signed is unfair and exploitative.  Now, call me crazy, but in my opinion, I don’t think Mr. Autrey is in the position to accuse anyone of being exploitative.

That’s all for this week; have a great weekend, and let’s hope the weather warms up soon!