This is me.  On jury duty - so cool.  I am logged in to the net right from the courthouse.  Been called once, excused and may be called again.  Will post more later.  It's only 10:30 in the morning and they are calling left and right. 

Well, at least I didn't get called this time.  The other trial that I was excused from was going to last 3 weeks.  I told them I wouldn't be paid for that time and they let me go, but I still have to be around the whole day while they are culling jurors for trials.  Part of me wants to actually be on a jury.  I think it would be interesting - the other part wants to get this over with so I can get back to my life.

I wonder why we think that serving on a jury is now such a burden instead of a privilege.  I surely wouldn't want to be on the other side of the process.  Our lives are so full that even the one day a year that my county requires seems to be such a hardship.  Where did that come from?  What's happened to civic duty?  I'm proud to be called to serve, even if it's just to sit here all day an be available.  Truth is, if I were on trial, I'd like someone like me to be calling the shots. 

Yes, it takes away from my life for a day (but not too much, I have my 'puter).  Yes, I could think of something I would enjoy more.  There are other nerds here, too.  Lost in their laptops, their work, their games, etc.  Like me, they don't seem as upset about the process as those who forgot to bring a book or something to do. 

I'm doin' my civic duty (read that privilege) and I'm having a pretty good time doing it so far.  Have a good day, folks.  I may stop in later if there's anything of interest to tell.