I woke up around 6:30 am and got ready for my day of jury duty. After showering, I started to prepare myself for the security checkpoint. As I mentioned yesterday, I normally have a lot of stuff in my pockets and I wanted to thin it out. So I just took my keys, my wallet, a couple of pens, some medication, and a baggie full of change. (I put the change in a baggie so I … [Read more...] about Jury Duty (continued)
Jury Duty
I have been called to serve as a juror in Cook County, Illinois. I'm self-employed, so I don't have an employer to pay me for jury service, but the good news is that we have a one day/one trial policy which means I will be stuck there for only a day unless I get assigned to a trial. The bad news is that the court system is a government operation, which means they have little … [Read more...] about Jury Duty
Dear Michael Wynne,
How about you go fuck yourself? How about that? Sincerely, An American Citizen. [end of letter] From an AP wire story: Nonlethal weapons such as high-power microwave devices should be used on American citizens in crowd-control situations before being used on the battlefield, the Air Force secretary said Tuesday. The object is basically public relations. Domestic use … [Read more...] about Dear Michael Wynne,
Lammers Brings Back Some Memories
Over at CrimLaw, Ken Lammers is running a new CLTV episode about his move to a new town. The footage is kind of poor because—as he was winding down his defense practice before starting his new job as a prosecutor—someone stole his good video camera. Ken's new job is with the Wise County prosecutor's office, but his home is across the state line in Kentucky, just … [Read more...] about Lammers Brings Back Some Memories
In the Park
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