Relief from the Heat

At last some relief from the summer heat. I went out to get the papers this am and it felt like Fall. We tied a record 56 degrees over night. It won't last long however. It is suppose to be back in the 90's this weekend. We will just enjoy the present for now!!!

Watch out New York that record heat is coming your way!!!!!

JURY SELECTION

Today I had my first experience with being selected for jury duty. Fortunately I was unable to serve because Dad is starting his new treatment. But I must say my first experience with the whole process was not a good one.

I always believed, very naively, that a defendant was to be tried by a jury of his peers. I learned that is not true -- at least in the district court that is not true. The defendant in this case was young(abt 23), no more than a high school education, from rural Franklin County, & a working class family.

The jury pool was made up of about 95% college graduates(of whom 50% must have had post graduate degrees), about 98% urban (Johnson County) residents, about 98% upper middle class, & about 98% middle aged.

I don't know if this pool of people were an advantage or a disadvantage for him. I don't know if he is guilty or innocent.

But I am sure this jury did not represent a sprectrum of the community or a spectrum of that young man's community.

Another Birthday

As usual, I am late getting out birthday pic!! Here is Dad with his new presents. He was very happy with everything he received.

Happy Birthday

Look who just had a birthdate. Took her two years of begging to get this Chopper Bike. She told me she's starting now for a car because it will probabbly take four years to get it!!!!!

WW I Planes

Dad & I attended the WW I replica flyin at Gardner a couple weeks ago. I thought you might enjoy seeing some of the planes we saw. (I couldn't believe some of the things would even get off the ground) At one time they had about 10 to 15 of the planes in the air demonstrating what they could do. It was almost like a dog fight!!

Could you imaging flying the plane and trying to shoot that gun at the enemy planes all at the same time????

They had replicas of US planes, British planes, & German planes

July 4th Con't

I will send picture when these bloom!


Check out those butterfly gardens. (But where are the Butterflies. I haven't seen one yet!)

4th of July

What a wonderful 4th of July!!!!!! The wx was great & the fireworks were quite loud. Thought you would like to see some new photos of the old home place. It is pretty empty since the gang moved to NYC!!!!!