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Re: THE THREE Z'S
« Reply #120 on: January 23, 2009, 10:55:28 AM »

DR Ron Pulliam - Does your jury duty happen to "work" with your current workload at work?  Will it be easy to catch up on things once you return?


It's no different from going away on a two-week vacation.  They let things that can wait build in my inbox and they get agency assistance for things that can't. 

I've pretty much given them all a pep talk and told them they CAN figure things out if they get used to the idea that I'm not here to tell them/show them how.   It's like that in every work place.  I don't like it when folks say, "What will we do if you're not here?"  I never tell them exactly what I'd "like" for them to do, so I encourage them to experiment with different means of finding ways of handling stuff.
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« Reply #121 on: January 23, 2009, 10:56:29 AM »

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« Reply #122 on: January 23, 2009, 11:00:16 AM »

As an "Oh! By the way":

I have still not recovered form this malady of chest cold hell.  While I do feel, most of the time, a whole lot better, I still have some rather unsettling moments where I feel sweaty/clammy, nauseous and desperately in need of air and a  lie-down. 

I had a rather bad 30 minutes in court yesterday after lunch during which time I was fighting to keep my head up and my eyes open along with feeling clammy and nauseous.  This was relieved by a short break as the judge met with one prospective juror and the attorneys in her chambers.  I was able to get some water, stand up and stretch and my sense of well-being was restored.

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Re: THE THREE Z'S
« Reply #123 on: January 23, 2009, 11:01:10 AM »

Re being spied on through email, phone calls, etc:

Is anyone surprised? I expect every communication we have might be intercepted. Even in our own homes.

Now, I don't say this because I'm paranoid, but "they" did bug our local Serial Shooters' apartment to get evidence to catch them.

And I believe that email and cell phones just make it easier.

Personally, I am not worried, because I wear my aluminum foil hat, so it keeps the radio waves out (an Even Mecham reference that probably only Cillaliz and Kerry would remember).

Yeah, but it didn't work for Mecham, they still intercepted his brain waves. :)   

I've seen intecepted communications in court and in discovery files for years.  They can't always get them into evidence, but it doesn't mean they don't have them.   I also know that in some of our courtrooms and public buildings there are mics in places and they can be monitored if they want to.   I don't know if they do, but they can.   I don't assume anything is private anymore,

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« Reply #124 on: January 23, 2009, 11:02:43 AM »

dR Jose was kind enough to post a story about a new PC virus...and taking, yet again, another opportunity to express his delight that he has a MAC.

I'm forced to point out, however, that in all the years I've posted to this forum, I've had NOWHERE near the kinds of problems that our MAC users have posted about.

So....there it is.

And my Windows PC automatically downloads critical patches, so I don't have to go looking for them :)
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Re: THE THREE Z'S
« Reply #125 on: January 23, 2009, 11:03:48 AM »

So....I've been sworn in as a juror.  Today is "dark" for our courtoom and the trial begins bright and early (9 a.m.) Monday.

Two days (count 'em TWO) of interviewing.  To seat 12 jurors and 2 alternates, we endured the lengthy questioning procedures of nearly 70 people.

They dismissed 48 people from our original group to get 12 and called in another 60 to find the two alternates they require.  Fortunately, the alternates were picked from among the first 6 interviewed.  So there's a mercy.

We've been told to expect to begin deliberations sometime on Thursday.  The judge does not anticipate we should need more than Friday to come to a verdict.

We shall see.

Enjoy DR Ron,  I think it would be very interesting to be on a jury panel, but alas, I don't think I will ever be selected
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Re: THE THREE Z'S
« Reply #126 on: January 23, 2009, 11:05:24 AM »

Or that I can just walk in, do my job and leave without really caring.


If I'm not mistaken, I believe that's DAW's new philosophy.
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Re: THE THREE Z'S
« Reply #127 on: January 23, 2009, 11:07:54 AM »

I wonder if I would be chosen as a juror if I told them that I make movies about the failings of our judicial system and which are supported by anti-death penalty groups?

But can you be fair and impartial in determining whether the grocery store was at fault for the plaintiff slipping on a grape and injuring her back?
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« Reply #128 on: January 23, 2009, 11:08:10 AM »

They all come back eventually, like the swallows to Capistrano.

And like herpes infections.

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« Reply #129 on: January 23, 2009, 11:08:14 AM »

Edisaurus, you certainly could be on a jury about cement, like I was. They rarely sentence people to death for that.


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Re: THE THREE Z'S
« Reply #130 on: January 23, 2009, 11:11:46 AM »

Gotta run, I'm going to be late to court...but wanted to say thanks for the vibes for my brother. He called this morning and hopes to be going home today.  He sounded pretty good. 
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« Reply #131 on: January 23, 2009, 11:12:51 AM »

I'm a picky bitch

And THAT'S my new philosophy!    :D
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Re: THE THREE Z'S
« Reply #132 on: January 23, 2009, 11:13:22 AM »

Friday morning greetings!  Today will be a day of puttering for me - I'm trying to shovel out the room where I've piled all the stuff I brought home from work.  Why have I kept all these papers?

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« Reply #133 on: January 23, 2009, 11:17:13 AM »


And my Windows PC automatically downloads critical patches, so I don't have to go looking for them :)

Me too, but we always knew we were the smart ones :)

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« Reply #134 on: January 23, 2009, 11:18:50 AM »

thanks for the vibes for my brother. He called this morning and hopes to be going home today.  He sounded pretty good. 

Now that's great news!    :)
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« Reply #135 on: January 23, 2009, 11:19:45 AM »

we always knew we were the smart ones

And were you teacher's pet, too?     ;)
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« Reply #136 on: January 23, 2009, 11:22:51 AM »


I've seen intecepted communications in court and in discovery files for years.  They can't always get them into evidence, but it doesn't mean they don't have them.   I also know that in some of our courtrooms and public buildings there are mics in places and they can be monitored if they want to.   I don't know if they do, but they can.   I don't assume anything is private anymore,


I think electronic intercepts are much like some forms of interrogation - balancing the admissibility of trial evidence against the intel value of the data obtained. At times, losing conviction opportunities is a price worth paying for the intel.

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« Reply #137 on: January 23, 2009, 11:23:56 AM »

I've written about three pages and will now take a little break, after which I shall try to write three more pages, after which I shall be through for the day.  I'm about to write a character that I absolutely adore - I just introduced him a page ago and what fun he is.
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« Reply #138 on: January 23, 2009, 11:23:57 AM »

I hope it was a show tune...



Perhaps the "Cellblock Tango"?
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« Reply #139 on: January 23, 2009, 11:26:56 AM »

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Re: THE THREE Z'S
« Reply #140 on: January 23, 2009, 11:29:42 AM »

And THAT'S my new philosophy!    :D

Why are you telling me?!
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Re: THE THREE Z'S
« Reply #141 on: January 23, 2009, 11:29:52 AM »

OK, buster...

You've used up your quota for today!



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Re: THE THREE Z'S
« Reply #142 on: January 23, 2009, 11:34:39 AM »

Good news Cilla.

Ron, feel good during the trial vibes!
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« Reply #143 on: January 23, 2009, 11:42:12 AM »

Friday morning greetings!  Today will be a day of puttering for me - I'm trying to shovel out the room where I've piled all the stuff I brought home from work.  Why have I kept all these papers?

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« Reply #144 on: January 23, 2009, 11:53:27 AM »

I will look forward to hearing about it when it is over, DR Ron Pulliam.

I shall spill my guts as soon as I'm told I'm free to do so!   :D
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Re: THE THREE Z'S
« Reply #145 on: January 23, 2009, 12:00:47 PM »

"Lost"


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Re: THE THREE Z'S
« Reply #146 on: January 23, 2009, 12:03:43 PM »

I am still watching LOST, but I'm having more and more trouble following the plot, the logic having been abandoned long ago.
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« Reply #147 on: January 23, 2009, 12:03:46 PM »

I need something to eat.

Time for lunch.
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« Reply #148 on: January 23, 2009, 12:18:06 PM »

I now have a large cup of beef vegetable soup in front of me.

Where are all the posters?
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« Reply #149 on: January 23, 2009, 12:19:18 PM »

I feel like I should comment on something else, but I've totally forgotten what it ought be.
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