Road Maps vs Real Life

 Woke up around 7:30 - overslept. Wrote down dreams and opened work computer. Answered a couple of emails and set up my out of office. 

Got a call. Jock asking for help! unnecessary! I had repeatedly given him the information before. But He needs it now and doesn’t have it. 10 minutes delay. Picked up late from La Promenade, drove to Hall of Justice. Traffic seriously bad. The GPS is sending me through freeway. I am 8 minutes away, could’ve been on time, but the cars aren’t moving. Got off Freeway thinking it would be faster, WRONG!!  Extremely complicated area, many one way streets and entrances to freeways, UPS trucks double parked. 

The Parking is on the other side but can’t get there!! Had to turn around and get stuck in traffic again. 

Arrived, finally! parked, ran to security entrance, received a call from bailiff: where are you? 

“ I am literally in the elevator” 

elevator opens to the basement. Heard a voice in the back: “you pushed the wrong button” -not me, someone else accidentally pressed the B button!! another unnecessary delay. Wait for elevator to stop at 1st floor then 2nd. 

Turned the right to room 31, everyone there already just waiting for me! Judge announced court in session!! 

Me: A bit embarrassed, I would like to explain my delay but I can’t, no one cares is all forgotten now. Is only me still thinking about it. 

Nothing is linear absolutely NOTHING! Even if the road map says so. Like the GPS, yes it showed me a linear way to the courthouse, but fails to point out all the unpredictable issues on the way. 

The prosecutor today, showed us a “Road Map” : 

- The Law 

- The Facts 

- How the law is applied to the Facts. 

The road map, in the form of big green letters against the blackness of a computer screen. She made sure to point out which part of the map we were, as for us not to get lost. 

The road map might be linear in paper, in the GPS, in the computer screen, but in real life, Nothing is linear ever. 

Closing Arguments: 

Prosecutor: Linear Road Map 

Defense Attorney: Nuances of the map. Non Linear