Yesterday, as I was moving to preclude a litigant from introducing any evidence, testimony, or discussion about anything at all during the trial of his action, including but not limited to the weather, the stock market or his full name, a member of my firm barreled into my office, brandishing a copy of the Connecticut Law Tribune, which flapped limply open as he threw it toward my head.

"Another horse case!" he said. "Fodder for a column, hey?" he chortled. "No pun intended!"