BWo had his day in court and was found guilty...

OF HAVING A GREAT TIME!!!!

I was summoned for jury duty this morning to the Cook County Circuit Court on 2650 S California Ave. Seeing as how it would take transfers from bus to train to bus to walking, I decided that taking a cab would be the best choice. And it certainly was. While on my cab ride I encountered 2 accidents on Lake Shore Drive, thus forcing me to be late to jury duty. The driver asked me, “When are you supposed to be at the court house?” I responded “Fifteen minutes ago”. We shared a hearty laugh. We then bonded over our incredulity at the traffic and our general preferences for sunny weather.

A random photo of a cab driver from Google.

Luckily enough for me, processing takes SO long that nobody came close to noticing that I was a half hour late – SCORE! I then got felt up by this big, strong, cop and I didn’t have to pay a dime! I offered to pay, but he politely declined. The cop also ran my bag through an X-Ray to make sure nobody planted a bomb or gun in my bag. I was relieved to find out that nobody tried to pull a fast one on me, and again offered to pay the officer for his services. He looked at me like I had a penis coming out of my forehead! Just another benefit of being a tax-paying citizen!

I wish...

I then sat in a room with hundreds of other sleepy-eyed citizens eager to perform their civic duty! After about another 20 minutes of waiting, a nice man approached the microphone and informed everyone that two televisions were available for viewing and that with the digital switch, the signal might drop in and out. During the 6 hours we were there, we got glimpses of One Life to Live AND Days of Our Lives! I was so enthused to participate that, at times, I’d fall asleep with anticipation of getting my number called. I could barely contain myself.

LUNCH BREAK!!!!

Luck smiled upon me yet again at lunch time when I found out that we were right next door to a Popeye’s Chicken! I ran in front of everyone and was the first person in line at Popeye’s! I ordered a 2 piece dinner (white meat and SPICY, of course!)

Can't get enough of that Popeye's!

I returned to the court house only to get felt up again, FOR FREE! And, no, Shaq did NOT feel me up. I then sat waiting and waiting some more for my number to be called. No dice. As soon as I found out that I wasn’t selected for anything I was presented a big surprise, my check for $17.25!!!