I finally broke down and bought myself a laptop. I'm hoping that by having the capability now to be mobile, I'll start writing more—especially in this blog. I'm heading to Seattle next weekend as my only niece is getting married and I'm taking a couple of days off from work to go. Due mostly to logistics, our paths have not crossed that many times over the years. Rachel just graduated from college, which means she's 22 years old now. I've only seen her about three times in her life, so it will be nice to be with her and her brother, along with my brother John and sister-in-law Nancy. My sister Mary is also coming out from Michigan but I don't know if my older brother Bud is coming or not.
My life is starting to return to a somewhat normal existence, now that the trial is over. I was an alternate the entire time so I did not get to deliberate but my fellow jurors convicted him of three counts of first degree murder along with attempted murder on the remaining survivor. They deadlocked on the other four minor charges, but I'm quite pleased that they came to the same decision I had in my mind. As a matter of fact, one of my fellow jurors called today, inviting me to a barbecue next Sunday the 10th but I'm going to be in Seattle for the wedding so I won't be able to attend. With any luck, there will be more. We all endured four months of sitting in that courtroom listening to testimony and we got to know each other. It's nice to see that at least one person is attempting to get us all back together, this time without all the courtroom drama.
Tomorrow is my pool league's Hi-Lo Tournament, where you team up the highest average to sign up with the lowest averaged person, forming two-person teams. There's an auction to buy teams, which we use as a fundraising tool and we've raised many thousands of dollars to give to charity over the years. It's always our most well-attended event and is always a lot of fun.
That's about it for writing on the laptap for now. This could work out.
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