Nothing at all makes sense in life. I stopped trying to organise them as a kind of attempt to stop trusting in myself. I asked Him why I was alive. What is my goal? Jesus died for my sins. So? What does that even mean? I asked God this. Until I meet God, what difference does it make? May 13, 2012.

Benjamin Plackett is a science journalist and foreign correspondent. He frequently reports from the Arab world and has lived and worked from newsrooms in New York, London and Paris. His work has been published by Scientific American, CNN and Wired. He especially enjoys covering moral quandaries within the world of research. Not least whether scientists have the right. To study the remains of American Indians and the forensic neglect of rape evidence.

A northern queen in a southern court. SERIOUSLY WHILE LAUGHING SO HARD I ALMOST PEE MY PANTS. By weekend I am trying to explore as much food in The South as I can. And by 3AM I am naked in front of my refrigerator eating frozen cookie dough questioning life choices.

Benjamin Plaut has won trials before juries, judges, and in administrative forums. He has represented major corporations, small businesses, and individuals in commercial litigation and negotiations. During a five-year television news career, Mr. Plaut covered trials for network affiliates in Corpus Christi and Beaumont, Texas. He served as the main anchor for the CBS affiliate in Montgomery, Alabama. THE LAW OFFICES OF BENJAMIN PLAUT.