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 In general, I like wires like this.

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 Head out to Westchester for the genuine article.

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 Sortees. There, I said it.

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 Introducing the newest member of the family, the 2010 Toyota prius.

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Honestly, when I received the letter from the county reading: Official Summons, I got a bit nervous.
 
Then I read a bit further and got excited: I had to answer to my civic responsibility and go to jury duty.
 
A ton of people I know look upon jury duty as some kind of burden, like mowing the yard or peeling the dead skin off your father's sunburned back, but I get kind of excited.
 
A day to myself. A day to get a ton of things done. A day to consider all the sacrifices jurors past have made in solidifying our judicial system.
 
When you think about it, jury duty is a lot like flying cross country:
* getting magazines before hand
* waiting in line to go through the metal detector
* eating pre-packaged food in an uncomfy chair
* watching a silly instructional video as to what one can expect
* sitting next to this guy, who clearly has too much cologne on

And here's the whole team!

So, what, do you have any good jury duty stories to share? Maybe yes, maybe no. My great jury duty story is still being written.
 
Either way, I have had a pretty good time thus far. Granted it is only 11:36, just 24 minutes until our "lunch period."
 
I'm thinking Arby's.

I have photographic proof: Autostitch for the iPhone, a $1.99 app on the iTunes store is seriously sharp.

This image is a collage on seven individual photos I took on a beautiful road somewhere between Indiana and Michigan while riding with my boy Harps this afternoon.  Do click to open it, the browser size does not do it justice.

More info and images to follow, but this app is a keeper.  Would be unbelievable for panoramic situations, sunsets or particularly impressive submarine sandwiches.

Try it for yourself; I would love to see your images.

 Bittersweet for me, as it reminds me of Flossamore, my uncle's now defunct Italian shop in Flosmoor.

 This should be a reminder to us all to shop locally. Too often people complain that a locally owned shop closes, but let's be honest, how often did you patronize them? Not trying to lecture you, I'm just saying.

 Try not to be too jealous, but I am having a beef sandwich for dinner tonight.

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