jury duty

Yesterday I had jury duty for the first time in my life. I got to the courthouse downtown bright and early. There were 4 new trials scheduled for that day: 3 civil and one criminal. Eventually after several updates and breaks, we were released-- all the cases made settlements, and we were assured that it was our presence there that day that allowed them to do so. I was a little disappointed not to get impaneled. I was actually interested to see what it would be like to serve on a jury. On the other hand, I finished the book I was reading(Foundation by Isaac Asimov.