It’s been a while since I’ve updated the list of favorites in Lindsay-land, so while I sit here “serving” my “civic duty” I thought I’d try to do something somewhat more productive than posting about eating chicken wings. By far the big hit of the house these days is Mary Poppins. She loves the songs, [...]
Just in time for the Big Game, important research is published on how to eat better at those Superbowl parties. A Cornell research group studying wing-eating sports fans found that subjects ate more when the pile of bones was taken away instead of left on the table. 43% more. Wow. So clearly, the take-home lesson [...]
I continue in my service to The Great State of Ohio and this fine nation on jury duty for another week. I have taken much from my service to date, and thought I would summarize the more notable points here for your edification. Please do not interpret any of my comments as constituting legal advice. [...]
I’m just off two days of voir dire, which is supposed to mean “to speak the truth” and have something to do with the potential jurors disclosing any possible conflicts of interest. In reality, it seemed more like an opportunity for both sides to begin making their case through clever suggestion. For instance, after a [...]
Right about now I’m regretting that I don’t watch the local news (or any news, for that matter). I have no chance of getting dismissed from any jury panel now, since I have no clue who any of these defendants are. Almost makes me regret choosing the Daily Show over local news… or not.
Some observations [...]