While impressed and charmed by

Derb’s treehouse efforts, I feel obliged to make sure that his

citizenship course covered a quaint little doctrine of ours that could

be relevant. Has Derb explored the extent of a homeowner’s liability if

the unfortunate fellow is found to have an “attractive nuisance” on his

property? Is Derb’s lovely dog a Rotweiler? From a self-loathing

lawyer. . .