Jerry Seinfeld is coming to Raleigh Memorial Auditorium November 14th. While I’d love to see him, the high cost of tickets isn’t appealing. Also MT.Net does a better Seinfeld than Seinfeld.
Today I’m off to the federal courthouse. Looks like this jury duty is actually going to happen. I am a little disturbed that my reporting time is 8 AM, though. What kind of fool time is that to start anything?
Look for slim to none blogging during the days as no electronics of any kind are allowed. I think its because attorneys as a rule are deathly afraid of technology, but that’s a post for another day.
Stay classy, y’all. I’m sure I’ll have a lot more to say tonight.
As a rule, lawyers resist having anyone with any level of expertise on a jury. They want people who can’t wait for the next deodorant commercial, trusting that it will be easier to influence those people. Rules to be picked:
1) Be the kind of person who never thought about anything before.
2) Hold nothing sacred.
3) If you must admit that you work in computing, try to give the impression that you do a lot of data entry.
4) Do not look like you are smart enough to be evasive, think and answer literally–steadfastly refuse to see the hidden question.
5) If asked, “Do you keep up with current events?”, only admit to watching O’Reilly once or twice a week. Never under any circumstances admit to attachments to public television or NPR.
6) You must be open to the idea of capital punishment; but, not against mitigating circumstances… (An answer like this should free you from any taint of giving the impression that you thought about something.)
7) In preparation for any questions convince yourself that Browny did a heck of a job.
8) Try to think like the kind of person who would like to have a committee study the problem before making a decision.
9) Having a pencil and pad before being chosen will make them suspicious.
10) Carry a large print book of a romance novel (this should not be a recognizably good romance novel–No Classics!)