Category Archives: Miscellaneous

I made some bad choices during the planning process for the Christmas trip I’m about to wrap up. For example, I only brought one cd for two (2) six-hour car rides between Milwaukee and St. Louis. Even worse, it was … Continue reading →

1) As I am hasting to bring him laud this season, I am reminded of all sorts of boring things that have no business on a blog. I thought of something today that was interesting, then lost it in the … Continue reading →

9. At about 10:30, our Bailiff, an older gentleman with a soft voice, started calling out our names to make sure we weren’t “jury jumpers” or whatever. All 24 of us were there, so the county didn’t have to lay … Continue reading →

(I decided to split this post up, because nobody likes 4000-word blog opuses.) 1. I had my first juror experience ever on Monday and Tuesday. I had gotten jury summons’ before, but I’ve never served on an actual jury. It … Continue reading →

We live in an age when wishing somebody a Merry Christmas is a violation of the First Amendment, and wishing somebody Happy Holidays is like going back in time and tipping over baby Jesus’ manger. In other words, Christmas has … Continue reading →

It’s a day dedicated to a state of mind, started by some Pilgrims and codified into law by Abraham Lincoln.  Don’t forget to be thankful tomorrow.  Heck, start tonight.  You don’t need to be confined by a certain date.  It’s … Continue reading →

I’ve joined the ranks of people who work from home!  Your boos doesn’t have enough money to pay you?  Trade having to drive to the office every day for way less money!  It’s great — I’m eating eggs and not … Continue reading →

Do you have a favorite Euroleague basketball team? Because I do. Not only do their uniforms look like the Bucks’ “Green and Growing” unis of the late 80′s, but they have former Bucks spares Marcus Haislip and Jiri Welsch on … Continue reading →

I’m watching old episodes of LOST as I write this, on both G4 and Sci-Fi.  On G4, they do LOST “2.0,” which is like a “Pop-Up LOST” with fun and nerdy facts about the show.  However, on Sci-Fi they’re playing … Continue reading →