Ordinary Beauty

I have been summoned again, as a prospective juror for King County Superior Court — in damn Kent; the gig starts Wednesday. Now, the Kent courthouse is a nice judicial complex and there is loads of free parking, but it is a LONG way from my home, whereas if I was serving in the Seattle courthouse I could take the bus, be there in oh, 17 minutes, and it would cost me about $3 to get there and home again. Now, I do get a mileage stipend for traveling to Kent, I forget how much, but argghh. Nasty drive, really. Google Maps estimates 42 minutes one way, or, “up to 1 hour 0 minutes” in traffic. Let’s see, a.m. rush hour, will there be “traffic”? Lemme think about it. Yes.