Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Everyone in DFW’s plans for tonight:static.klipy.comShawshank Redemption: Iconic Rain SceneALT: Shawshank Redemption: Iconic Rain Scene 120
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It’s gotten so dry here that even the raccoons dragged a sprinkler into my yard to try to water it. 051
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I got to argue at the Texas Supreme Court today. Always a pleasure! 090
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 13/08/2026It’s 101 degrees with 20 mph winds. Now I know what it’s like to live in a hair dryer. 020
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Been to some great lakes lately. Specifically, Huron, Michigan, and Superior. 1330
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 02/07/2026In honor of July 4th, looks like my office is revolting against tyranny: 010
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 24/05/2026I’ve reached the age where—if I want to read a book by a pool—I have to take both reading and sun glasses.static.klipy.comChris Farley Shocked - Ooh Dios Mio!ALT: Chris Farley Shocked - Ooh Dios Mio! 130
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Respect for the chaotic energy of the car across from me whose inspection/registration expired in 2022. 020
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 12/04/2026“Man, the grocery store is playing some real bangers today,” he said just before he tripped and fell into a giant puddle of middle age. 130
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Another beautiful Spring day where I walk outside and wonder: Is it lightly raining or are birds peeing on my head? 000
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Thinking about renaming people I don’t want to talk to as “Spam Risk” in my phone. 010
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 05/04/2026TFW you hit your move goal on trips back and forth to the buffet line.media.tenor.coma close up of jerry from tom and jerry looking at the cameraALT: a close up of jerry from tom and jerry looking at the camera 060
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Trying to hit my move goal with trips to and from the buffet. 010
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Time for a traditional three Cadbury Egg Easter morning omelette. 040
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 02/04/2026If I didn’t watch Artemis I, am I going to be totally lost watching Artemis II? 150
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 04/03/2026My dog every time I ask her to stop barking at squirrels in the back yard.media.tenor.coma man says " you want me on that wall " while looking at the cameraALT: a man says " you want me on that wall " while looking at the camera 010
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Based on the spam texts I keep getting there are apparently roving gangs of roofers and tree trimmers every week that just wander my neighborhood looking for problems to solve. You’d think by now they’d have fixed it all. 🤔 130
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 27/02/2026You think AI invented hallucinated cases? I’ve had lawyers telling me about nonexistent cases for years. 230
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Sometimes in litigation you find yourself opposite what I call the YOLO lawyer: 130
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 14/02/2026I’d like to take it easy I’d like to play it cool But girl I wanna move faster Than the new Texas MSJ rule. #lawyervalentines 030
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 14/02/2026You’re the perfect partner You mean the world me Our love’s more unbelievable Than a brief from chatGPT. #lawyervalentines 1111
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 14/02/2026I’ve been working on a helpful taxonomy to describe the types of briefs I see in cases. Here’s a 🧵 1. The Olympian brief. You see it maybe once every few years. Peak form and performance. Lean, disciplined, top of its game. May involve performance enhancing drugs. 121
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Somehow in January I did twice as much as I expected yet only accomplished half of what I’d planned. 010
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 23/01/2026The weather is forecasting “Thundersleet,” which sounds like the greatest German metal band that should have existed. 2113
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Weekend plans:media.tenor.coma man with ice on his face is standing in a snowy fieldALT: a man with ice on his face is standing in a snowy field 120
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 19/01/2026“Oh pho,” I said as I spilled soup on myself at lunch today. 2402
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 12/01/2026I started to write today’s date as January 57th, but it turns out it’s only the 12th. 050
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 08/01/2026This week’s @texapplawpod.bsky.social features Justice David Gunn from Texas’s First COA talking about things he’s learned on the next about what works and doesn’t work with the appellate system. Enjoy! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...podcasts.apple.comThe View from the Bench: Improving Appeals, Briefs, and Oral Argument | Justice David GunnPodcast Episode · Texas Appellate Law Podcast · 01/08/2026 · 53m 000
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 07/01/20267 days into January, people have not only circled back; they’ve also squared, triangles, rhombused, and just generally polygonned up the whole month already. 020
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Just saw an opossum walking down the neighborhood sidewalk like it owned the place. Which I’m taking as an omen that in 2026 anything is possumble. 141
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Instead of New Year’s resolutions I’m setting an over/under for how long it takes me to stop putting 2025 for the year. Currently I’m at 4.5 weeks. 020
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Check out this month’s Texas Bar Journal for an article from me about attorney’s fees. 050
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 26/12/2025I was way older than I should have been when I learned that it wasn’t “four collie birds” in the 12 Days of Christmas. It’s amazing what people singing in a Texas accent sound like. 181
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 25/12/2025Another year where I still don’t know how to troll the ancient Yuletide carol.media.tenor.coma man with a mustache sits at a desk and says " i don 't know what that meansALT: a man with a mustache sits at a desk and says " i don 't know what that means 030
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Holiday survival tip: try not to bring up controversial issues, like whether Santa is an invitee, licensee, or trespasser. 050
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Think before contacting any lawyers the rest of the week. Your email might be what pushes them quit their job to buy a holiday-themed bakery in a small town and fall in love for Christmas. 0188
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 13/12/2025🎶 Last Christmas, I gave you my heart On or about the very next day, you breached the terms of our bailment 🎶 141
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 11/12/2025The dog had to wear a donut collar, which makes it look like she’s wearing a ruff. And that’s actually the best name you could give a dog fashion accessory. 030
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 11/12/2025I got a cedar fever. And the only prescription is less mountain cedar pollen.media.tenor.coma man in a leather jacket is holding a glass and says " and the only prescription "ALT: a man in a leather jacket is holding a glass and says " and the only prescription " 280
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 06/12/2025The existence of legal size paper suggests that illegal size paper also exists. 192
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Just found some medicine in the cabinet that expired in 2017 (even thought I’ve moved since then). My grandmother would be proud. 030
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 29/11/2025The key to successful Thanksgiving planning is to run out of regular leftovers within one day and dessert leftovers in mid-December. 120
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 27/11/2025When your family member asks for legal advice today, tell them you need a large retainer and a conflicts check first. That should shut it down or buy some time. 151
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 26/11/2025In this week’s @texapplawpod.bsky.social @dtoddsmith.bsky.social and I break down the new SCOTX petition for review rules. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...podcasts.apple.comBreaking Down the Texas Supreme Court’s Revamped Petition-for-Review SystemPodcast Episode · Texas Appellate Law Podcast · 11/26/2025 · 45m 041
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 26/11/2025This may be the year we finally hit 1:1 dessert to person ratio for Thanksgiving. 1230
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 26/11/2025I recognize that my dog’s behavior will never be fit for polite society. But at this point I’d even settle for behavior that’s acceptable for impolite society. 120
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Some lawyers measure success by big verdicts or appellate wins. I just want to one day outpizza the Hut. 010