Feb
15
2008
My first week at my new job has been quite the whirlwind!
I’ve had to get used to getting up early again. Yow! I also have to get used to … commuting.
I haven’t had to commute in a very long time. Well, what I had to do was hop on a plane on Sunday so I [...]
Feb
10
2008
Continuing with my day at court…
The judge asks me, “What is the nature of your hardship?â€
I’d heard one man tell her that he had multiple sclerosis. One woman was 8 months pregnant. One guy had tickets to Singapore.
I was a bit nervous – would the judge think that I would endure hardship serving on her [...]
Feb
08
2008
Government buildings have been looming large in my life these days.
First there are all these workshops I’ve had to attend in order to continue to collect unemployment.
Then there was the trip to the Social Security office.
Then I got a summons to show up for jury duty. Actually, I had gotten the original summons last fall [...]