The Collier’s Folly: Gin and Newcastle.

I tracked down the court filing. Not really much more to it. Seems like the motorboating exacerbated some problem she already had with her neck.

My wife is a veterinarian and worked for a time at a clinic where it was apparently not uncommon for them to cut out the middle man and file charges (theft of services) against people who failed to pay their bill. I’m a public defender and was absolutely aghast that they did this; theft of services is at least a class…

Just to point out the existence of a different small minority of folks upset with a female Doctor, my wife has now written off the series because they decided to futz with the sex of the character. For the record, I have no opinion; the show lost me during the Matt Smith years.

I’ve always heard the phrase “balls to the wall” came from aviation. The more reputable internet sources seem to agree: