Musing and Meandering on Jury Duty

Today I have jury duty. I'm looking forward to seeing what there is to see, but I can't get over the fact that to go and fulfill my civic duty, my basic human rights will be thrown out--that is, no firearms, metal detector search, no pocket knives, for heaven's sake!  Is it not counter-intuitive that to participate in this high process of civilization, they force us back to the technological level of the apes?  What did I do to earn your mistrust, o court of the land?


...and now I wonder what they'd do if I showed up wearing rose-tinted sunglasses, an unbuttoned shirt (all the way down), and a tie die bandana, and had something like Practical Home Explosives... for Fun AND Profit! as reading material for the wait...

Anyways, we'll see what happens.

String Beans

From the garden

to the grill

Delish!

Monitors

It wasn't that hard. All it took was mentioning that I saw some inexpensive LCD monitors on the internet, and my boss (who is an ebay addict) promptly went and found a 22 inch display for just over $100. It's on its way, and soon I'll have something than early 90's CRT technology... then, THE WORLD!

You. Will. Need. Eyebleach.

Varmint Count

My varmint count is not as impressive as JayG's Dead Goblin Count, which is rapidly approaching 200, but it is still climbing.

Anyway, it now stands at 4 skunks, 5 raccoons, and 1 squirrel. And I'm getting awfully tired of getting up in the morning and digging holes... but those raccoons need to step up their game if they want to keep in the lead. I know there's still a big one out there, I've seen its tracks in the garden... and these tracks are big enough to make me wonder if I need a bigger trap.

A bluesun-y PSA

School is starting people, and as my commute in any form and direction involves going through at least one school zone, I am noticing small children going to/coming from school. Be careful out there--no condition white for ANY drivers, right? Even you heartless conservatives... even if you don't have any compassion, just think of the massive inconvenience you'll have on your hands.