End Of Week Notes

• I love it when an evening in August feels more like October and less like August. Tonight is one of those evenings.
• Jury duty a week from now. My request for deferral denied. A "Special Jury Panel." If  I end up on the jury, it's estimated the trial will last twelve days. Involving a murder. Sounds awful serious. If making the cut, I fear I would end up like Henry Fonda in 12 Angry Men. It may be difficult to convince me of guilt without video evidence of the act or damning testimony from the accused's own mother.
• You know you're getting old and less hip when you see a online list of celebrities known for this or that oddity and only recognize two of the fifteen names.
• Inquired about a guy who was missing from work ...... "Oh he had an argument with his girlfriend this morning and his car broke down" was the response. My understanding of the unfolding events was that the car broke down first and then the argument with the girlfriend who was going to give him a ride to work and well apparently he was suddenly on his own. Sure am glad that I haven't had one of those kind of days for quite awhile. Gave me instant chills.
• There's something satisfying about a life that while it may be boring, has stability in most other aspects. That's where I'm at these days. Don't underestimate stability and a lack of worries.
• A week like no other in Yankee history as I've known it. Five trades, three of them huge, then a long awaited call-up of a young stud from the minors, with the promise of more to soon follow, and capped off with Mark Teixiera and A-Rod announcing their retirements. "Rocking your (Yankee) world" kind of stuff. I'm left wondering if those retiring really wanted to do it or if there were strong suggestions by yankee ownership and management?