I offer my 2009 predictions in the latest issue of Law Technology News, and while I hope the whole column is worth reading, I at least managed to amuse myself with this excerpt:

"The federal EDD rules are two years old.  As every parent knows, the "terrible twos" are when toddlers, frustrated by their lack of language skills, turn to hitting, biting and tantrums.

Pediatrician Vincent Iannelli, writing for About.com, advises parents coping with the terrible twos to:

• Establish and stick to regular routines;
• Limit choices to exclude unacceptable alternatives, but share the decision-making process;
• Make the environment safer to explore by removing what's not needed;
• Discipline by taking away privileges; and
• Expect to see the limits tested by those exploring what they can get away with.

Perhaps I see e-discovery in everything, but isn't that a list of EDD best practices?"