The Value Of "Two Things"

Perhaps you have seen the advertisements for a certain body wash here and there, touting the product’s utility as being "two things." The image of the half man – half horse that demonstrates the "two things" concept in that ad came to mind as I read the obituary in the Los Angeles Timesof a California lawyer, George Hedges, who died last month.

Even for a lawyer Mr. Hedges had an impressive range of talents and interests. According to the obituary he put himself through college performing as a wedding singer. He was a husband, and father of two boys. He was a talented trial lawyer who represented stars like Mel Gibson and David Lynch, and did some remarkable pro bonowork. And, most incredibly, an interest in archaeology ultimately resulted in his helping to organize a group that discovered the lost ancient city of Ubar, an important stop along the frankincense trade route which had disappeared, according to The Wall Street Journal, around the sixth century A.D., and had proven to be elusive archaeological prey.