My Civic Duty

Recently, I was served with a notice to appear for jury duty. I was not happy about it at all. The system they use here in Clark County is a pretty streamlined one; but still, you must give up days of your time, sitting in a room waiting for them to call your number. You even have to call in the night before to make sure that you are still supposed to go, or if they rescheduled you (which, of course, I made Natalie do). I asked her what the penalty is for not showing up. Her reply is what I thought it was - jail time. So, needless to say, I went. She packed me a bag with my cellphone, sudoku puzzles, pens, reading glasses, our ipaq that has games loaded on it, and lunch. I had no clue where the building was and could not figure out the little map they give you on the summons, so Natalie agreed to drop me off and pick me up. We stopped at Starbucks on the way for our regular morning coffee. I sat down with mine while she waited for them to finish making hers. As soon as she got it, she headed for the car. Now...usually we sit outside and talk for a while before starting our daily activities. I asked her to sit down for a while before we headed off and she told me that she was not risking me being late and she did not know how good or bad the traffic would be on the way. Man! She was taking this stuff seriously! I know she's a paralegal and all, but it's just jury duty. This is a woman who is late to almost everything... She actually plans to be late to some events. I figured at one point that she was just trying to get me out of the house. LOL

I got there before my 9:00am check-in time and at about 10:30, the judge let everyone who had not been pulled to a case already go to lunch until 1:00pm. I called Natalie to come get me so I could come home and put some time in online, but she did not answer. What was she up to?? About noon she called back and guess where she was? At the outlet mall - surprise, surprise. Those of you who know her, know what I am talking about. It turns out that I couldn't be mad at her for too long. Before going to the mall, she had taken a meeting with Lucchese boots and landed an endorsement. She has been trying to get this Lucchese deal for some time now, so I am real proud of her and happy about my boots that are coming later this week. :o)

Back to the jury duty. I was selected to a jury pool in regards to a personally injury case. This guy was at Team Ford and took a car out on US-95 for a test drive. He got involved in an accident with a 55 year old woman and was found to be at fault. The woman suffered some injuries and decided to sue in civil court. I made it down to the final twenty people considered to make the 12, and then I was dismissed. Thank goodness. All in all, it was a good experience. I got several hours of quiet time to reflect on hands and plays; and review strategy in preparation for the WSOP.

Natalie Makes Top Pair

Top Pair Magazine's June july issue is out on the stands today and it contains a feature article about Natalie on page 67. There are also photos from the Playboy fashion show we went to in Feb. on page 72.

You can get the issue at most book stores, or download from Top Pair's website, www.toppairmagazine.com.