Oh, my goodness, it's the last day of May! My jury duty finished last night, so I'm free! Now to get all prepared for the wedding and visits of my cousin and his wife and our older two kids' half brother. We leave a week from Monday. Jury duty is exhausting and so difficult, since you know you don't have all the evidence and really none of the history of the individual, and your decision is going to affect another's life in a major way. I don't like sitting in judgment on someone else. But following the law and the judge's instructions, we found the defendant guilty on both counts. Now we have to live with that, and realize that there but for the grace of god go I. I was so impressed with the court, the judge, and my fellow jurors, who were well educated, intelligent, and sane, pleasant, respectful people. They gave it their all. We did our best.
It's supposed to be super warm this weekend, and I hope to be out to enjoy it. It sure beats a courtroom with no windows, and a jury room that feels like a closet!
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