the day of reckoning

carmella & i took carrot top to court yesterday for him to face the felony charges that he got for the more than the thousands of dollars worth of damage he did to the home & the company van in august. that was the same fateful day that ben had to restrain this big boy, rolling around on our front lawn. i did get the chance to pin down his legs. woo hoo.

anyway, we're in court. i can't even describe the caliber of people sitting on all sides of us. there was the old old man sitting next to carmella. usually i am in full support of people wearing sandals without socks. this man broke the mold with the nastiest, driest, most cracked feet i have ever seen. forget the faux paux, put some socks on!!

then there's the strung out african american lady sitting behind us. from the looks of things she forgot both her teeth and her bra. along with some common sense. the deputy was trying to get everyone to slide down the benches to make room for those having to stand. she refused. he walked up to the crowd, stared her down and yelled, "EVERYBODY MOVE DOWN TO YOUR RIGHT!!" still no budge, just a stare back, along with the clicking of her empty gums. tension in the room rose. finally the lady next to her started saying "move down! move down!" and shoving her at the same time. luckily, gummy & saggy moved before things turned hectic.

but nothing topped the comment coming from another african-american man who arrived late in court, side-by-side with a very pregnant lady. he yelled this out when they called his name & read his charges. keep in mind he is in COURT. for CHARGES.

"hey, could you speed this up a little? my girl, she be havin contractions."
the deputy looked incredulous.

the best part of this little happily-ever-after is the charges that were being pressed on the two of them:

child endangerment.

living the american dream i guess. welcome to durham, north carolina.