Thumbs up to Super Bowl parties. You’re probably going to break your New Year’s resolutions anyway, so you may as well do it with nachos and football.

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Thumbs down to jury duty summons. More specifically, thumbs down to waking up early to drive downtown, walking a mile from the free parking to the courthouse and spending the morning in a crowded room with a number of people who decided not to shower because they had to wake up early and because they think greasy hair will keep them from getting selected until, 3 hours later, the crew running the whole thing decides to let everybody go.

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Thumbs up to the California law that requires employers to give their employees paid time off to go vote, provided those workers can’t find another time to vote. Ever needed a reason not to vote absentee? Missing the first part of your shift sounds good to us!