Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Jury Duty

It's a stupid vehicle charge. Every third juror has cheerfully pointed out the arresting officer and talked about what a nice guy he is. Single father, heavily involved in his children’s school and sports, active in church, good boss, general all around nice guy. Two people have explained that they are both close friends of the defendant and also on probation.

The clerk who brought in files has a tattoo on her foot that exactly, and I mean exactly, matched the flowers on her skirt. Cherry blossoms. I’m having a “if it weren’t for my horse I wouldn’t have spent that year at college.” moment. Did she get the tattoo to match the skirt? Did she sew the skirt to match the tattoo? Is it just serendipity? Does she have temporary tattoos that match all her skirts?

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