Man, this road has been bumpy but I'm trying to stay positive. Thankfully, Matt's parents are coming down tonight from Ithaca, NY and they're bringing so many upstate NY treats...like ground bison, sausage casings, pig parts for our friend to make pancetta...and a chest freezer ( Read more... )

I wasn't picked. Thank goodness. I was put on a murder trial with two defendants that happened about a year ago in another section of Brooklyn. Don't get me wrong, I can look at gory photos all day just fine and dandy (my mum was a nurse). It was the having to still complete all my 9 - 5 work at the end jury day that got me tired just thinking ( Read more... )

I'm waiting in the Brooklyn/Kings County Supreme Court waiting to serve jury duty. They started off by showing a movie (narrated by Ed Bradley, RIP) about jury service and why it's AWESOME ( Read more... )