Archive for the 'Stories' Category

Feb 15 2008

Engineering Coffee

Published by MsQ under General, Stories

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 [...]

20 responses so far

Feb 10 2008

And the best part is…no more workshops!

Published by MsQ under Relationships, Stories

Continuing with my day at court…
The judge asks me, “What is the nature of your hardship?”

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 [...]

13 responses so far

Feb 08 2008

Trial By Jury (Duty)

Published by MsQ under Stories

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 [...]

11 responses so far

Next »