Bitter, crabby, and bad attitude all around

I got called for jury duty. Again. For the third time. One of which was Grand Jury that lasted for 3 months. Come on folks, there are 300 million people in this country. You can't tell me that there aren't any qualified people who have never served. I know some of them. You can't tell me there are that many crimes committed in the entire history of this country (unless you count for profit wars). If there are that many crimes, then we have way too many stupid laws crafted on the planet Psychosia and its moons Subservia and Tyrannia, and we need to abolish those laws now.

They probably think I'm retired or something. AARP keeps sending me "join now" mail and my mailbox is flooded with arthritis advertisements. While these are admittedly superior to penis enlargement advertisements, they probably indicate that I've been flagged in some databases as "decrepit non-purchaser, use liberally for jury duty".

Of course, that doesn't explain the fact that rialian just got the preliminary notification in the mail too (it usually takes about 4 months for them to follow up with a summons to appear).

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Today I got stuck in the ice. In my driveway. I'd eased the car up a little too far so another car could fit in the driveway for the icy weather. As a result, the front tires were off the driveway and resting on muddy, icy ground at the end of the driveway. Any attempts to back up would result in spinning. First I tried the traction mats my mom gave me about 20 years ago (they never have worked). They continued not to work. Not willing to completely rut the ground or get myself further stuck, I didn't spin the tires. Instead I sat there contemplating being trapped and telecommuting for the day. Then it dawned on me. The tires are only stuck in one direction. If I turn them to the left or right, there will be traction created by the existing tread marks.... (I'm at work now, so it must have worked...)

Newly found music

Right now listening to "Juniper" by Noe Venable
http://www.noevenable.com/
http://www.noevenable.com/music/NoeVenable.com--SecretKnots--Juniper_128.mp3

Very beautiful song...

I created Kate Bush Radio on www.pandora.com, and added all my favorite music to it. I "trained" the station to (mostly) do my bidding automatically by telling it what I did and didn't like whenever it played something. It learned over time exactly the kind I was looking for. The great thing is, it not only plays stuff I added, but it extrapolates and finds stuff I never heard before. It is now my very favorite radio station...

Ooo now it switched over to "Love takes over me" by Kylie Minogue. Never heard of Kylie Minogue before. I have now...

Thank you, rejoicingapathy for pointing us Pandora-ward...

Eee! "Playboy Mommy" by Tori Amos! been a while since I heard that.