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02/14/2005 Entry: "Matthew Baldwin on Jury Duty"

Don't miss Matthew "Defective Yeti" Baldwin's take on jury duty at The Morning News. "While some waiting jurors read magazines and others chat with their neighbors, an astonishing number just stare at the floor, the ceiling, or the walls. An elderly woman sitting to my left finishes her paperwork and simply shuts down; her eyes glaze over and her face goes slack. I used to carry matches as a college student, in case any of my many smoker friends ever needed a light. Now I’m wondering if I should start toting Reader’s Digest Condensed Novels to distribute to old ladies who don’t have the good sense to carry a copy of World’s Best Word Searches in their handbags."

When I was on jury duty, I didn't actually get placed on a jury. I told the court that being on a longish trial would be a hardship because we were trying to ship IE that summer.