The defense would like to thank and excuse juror #7.

And so they did. As expected. What wasn't expected was that the jury notice was somewhat ambiguous and the "one day or one trial" system had migrated all the way down to the courthouse to which I was assigned. So having spent my one day on duty, I have turned in my little badge and I don't have to do my reading in the jury room for another year or two.

The blogging may still be haphazard in which case I shall have to concoct some other excuse.