Dear Friend Taffy reminded me that I dangled my impending JURY DUTY assignment out there for you and then never told you all what happened. So here you go, Taffy and others who care: NADA. (That would be nothing to you and me, gringo.) I was asked to call after 2 PM on the business day before I was scheduled to appear (which would have been Friday afternoon for the call and Monday morning early for the appearance) and the session for the jurors was canceled. In fact the recording this time even said, "Thank you for your service in the jury pool. Your assignment is now over. We look forward to working with you again in the future" or something equally inane. For what it's worth, you want to know why our judicial system is screwed up and back logged? My guess is that juries keep getting canceled. Not that I was in a BIG hurry to sit on one, but you know what I mean. Someone would surely love to be on the jury. It just wasn't me. Besides, my "red neck qualities" have a tendency to appear when lawyers are involved. I have a genetic predisposition to my own redneckedness, that's the truth.
Another comment that was made several times in response to my entry about being worried about the youth of my nephew and his little fiance, made me think. I do know that many of you were far more mature and prepared for marriage at the very youthful ages of 18, or 19, or 20. I am still amazed by you stalwart women. At the turn of my twenties I was a total moron. I was barely more than an moron at almost 23. Luckily Genius Golfer was very patient and loving in our early married life and 16 1/2 years later he is still patient and loving and kind when I behave like a moron still.
Sadly, I missed meeting my new BFF, author Shannon Hale, even though Dear Friend Peggy reminded me of Ms. Hale's SLC launch party of her new book Rapunzel's Revenge in time to make it up to The King's English bookstore. We had soccer games that day and I never made it. Bummer, since Peggy reassured, that Shannon was as delightful in person as she seems. Maybe I can still talk my book club into reading her Austenland this year.
Thanks to so many of you who reassured me that my estranged friend is the one who lost out. It was heart warming to read from so many of you that you appreciate me. (The checks are in the mail, by the way.) I have always thought I have the best friends ever. you guys are great!
And finally, I am very glad to know that I am not alone in my occasional nostalgic moments. I love that we can commiserate some of the ugly facts we share due to all having grown up in the 70s and 80s. I'm also glad that so many of you understand that while there are things about the "good 'old days" that I miss, I wouldn't go back to relive it. And I'm glad, too, that someday my kids might believe they had a good time "back in the day" too. Payback could be worth it, huh?
So, there you go. A few loose ends now tied up. Now, I can hear the Gas 'n Sip calling my name and the errand list is still on hold, so off I go. Thanks to each of you for the lovely, kind, and hilarious comments you make to me. It makes me just enjoy my writing project here all the more. Have a fantabulous day today, friends. I'll look for something of value to write about tomorrow. Wish me luck!
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Speaking of nostalgia, we went to a get together with one of capn's 'guys' and discovered he and his wife went to his high school. The yearbooks came out and I really hadn't thought of it as THAT long ago and I hadn't remembered the hair being THAT big in high school. Since I didn't go to that school I rummaged through and found the people (male and female) whose hair filled the entire framing of the photo. Ammusing but I guess I am that old (I still thought we were more 'hip' than that in the '90s?).
I did not know that Shannon Hale had another book coming...looks interesting.
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