creeping death syndrome

Hypochondria.

don't leave the pancake batter in the refigerator overnight syndrome?

Life!

A Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu.
You've been listening to Tom Waits again, haven't you?

In February?

Hanta Virus then?

When was the last time you were frolicking with the fauna?

I'm telling you, it's salmonella. When's the last time you ate raw chicken?

Is this what real men are doing these days?

You are sensational!

You're coming to Berkeley? Hooray! (I am praying my daughter goes there or to Stanford. I want her close by.)

Sometimes that happens to me after I've had 8 pints, about 10 shots of bourbon, and smoked a pack of cigarettes. 48 hours is a long recovery time though.

Your day will come.

Some people can't take a hint.

sorry, I guess I wasn't clear- I was NOT admitted to Berkeley (I haven't been rejected yet, either). Every applicant who applied to Berkeley received this email, but of course most of them have not been accepted and most of them won't be accepted.

What's worse is that this happened on a Friday afternoon of a 3 day weekend, so there are probably a bunch of people out there who can't check with the office until Tuesday and think they've been accepted (and are probably telling their friends and family). Berkeley sent a second "apology" email, but it was completely unclear and had no indication that it came from Berkeley except for the return email address, so I originally thought it was junk mail and did not connect the two emails.

It would serve them right if someone sued.

There's no exemption for sole proprietors? You mean NYS is actually better than CA? Amazing!

Two-year hiatus here too, I think, but isn't it 4 for Federal service? I just had to fill in the pre-whatever questionnaire.

There is no longer a NY exemption for solo proprietors. There hasn't been one for many years. The only two automatic exemptions are convicted felons (Rancho?) and caregivers of infants. And don't get me started with your complaints about doing your duty. If you don't like it, you can always move to Mauritania or Darfur.

Damn, that sucks.

I got a two-year exemption after being called end of September 2001, and telling them (truthfully) that I was homeless and had no idea where I would be living any time soon.
I was very appreciative.

Well, if they end up not taking you, that's their problem.

Yeah, that's what I understood since it was in Annoyances but thought maybe everyone else knew something I didn't, since I am out of the NY loop.

(Here's hoping you actually did get in though -- and if not, their loss!)

What idiots though. Gah.

Oh Maurice, suddenly chipping ice doesn't seem so bad. All my best wishes for a speedy recovery!

Brenda

If you can still think, you're way ahead of me. Best wishes for a speedy and full recovery.

Be well, Maurice. I'll light a candle for you. (Not a religous thing, a personal thing.)

Oh no! Take care of yourself, Maurice. No stress, okay?

I hope it was a stroke of genius. What have you created recently?

The length of excuse is dependent on whether you actually sat on a jury. Just showing up excuses you for 2 years. Sitting on jury grants you a 4-year waiver.

I just received a State Court questionnaire as well. Last time I was called I had to show up the same day as they started impaneling the jury for the Puffy trial. Fortunately, I was summoned to Civil court, not criminal.

We may all be lunching in Chinatown. I recently returned one. (That's right, folks. Under New York's new rules, attorneys aren't exempt.)

Same in California. Neither are judges, politicians, etc.

Unless they fall under one of the two exempt classes noted hereinabove, convicted felons being the most likely category.

But what is reasonable? So far, I've had one robbery, two DUI and a murder trial under my belt. I've sat on 4 juries. The murder trial was three and a half weeks. I've been called to jury duty 9 times, and most of those were under the old system where you are on call for 2 weeks and call each night to see if you're needed. Because the trials were not hung juries, the lawyers salivate when they interview me. I know many people who have never even been called for jury duty, let alone sit on a jury. This was a week of living hell and I am sooooooo behind I am going to pay for this for weeks. So what's fair? I get punished because I've already done my duty and because I drive and vote. I think I'll be ready to serve again in about 10 years when I'm 55. Untuil then, maybe they canb work out a system where they call everyone once before they call on me again.

Sorry to rant but it's been a really frustrating week.