Duty Calls -- Again

No one wants to get stuck with jury duty, but odds are that many are called, but few serve. However, waiting in the courtroom to see whether or not one serves is bad enough, but going back the next day for more of the same is intolerable.

Yep, sat there all afternoon. Twelve jurors were seated; the opposing lawyers did their song and dance; jurors were dismissed; more jurors were added, questioned, accepted, and rejected; and it was time for us all to go home and return tomorrow at 9 AM. It would have been a no-brainer to dismiss the woman whose father is in the midst of cancer surgery, right? Nope: she, too, gets to come back tomorrow because ... she's on the jury!!

What does it take to be excused? Only the judge knows the correct answer to that question because he also did not excuse the woman who could not understand the questions she was asked and replied in such a strongly-accented English that the court reporter had to ask her several times to repeat herself. But the woman whose father is having surgery as she sits there? Nah, she can stick it out. Maybe serving on the jury will take her mind off her father's imminent demise.

The woman sitting next to me in the courtroom kept saying "Bullshit" to everything the lawyers asked of the jury to ascertain their fitnes for this case: perhaps she was practicing in the event her name is called, but I'm not sure this judge will buy the "bullshit" excuse for not serving on the jury.

Ranger spent the time in his man-cave, napping and playing with the toys I zip into the crate with him. I also give him food and water, knowing full well that what goes in must also come out, but today he didn't poop, so that's better than last Friday. Mia and Daisy can come and go as they please, but the poor little guy can't be trusted with free reign of the house ... yet.

I'm still hoping my service won't be required this time because if I have to serve for the next 3 weeks, I'm going to demand that Lindsey goes back to jail and does at least as much time for her crime as I have to do for public service!!