"The Lovin Spoonful Said It Best....."

“Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?”

Catchy ditty. You’ve likely heard it on a favorite oldies station.

And although the song is about romance, the idea is relatable to all of us.

Because life is full of times when we have to make up our minds.

It’s only April, but it’s pretty obvious it’s going to be a year of tough decisions.

Some of us will have to decide whether to use paychecks to buy groceries or pay the rent.

Some of us will have to decide whether to keep driving solo to work or resign ourselves to carpooling.

Some of us will have to decide whether supporting the troops and supporting the war is the same thing.

Or not.

And we’re still facing a tough decision about who we believe will best serve us as President come next January.

Spring has only just arrived.
And we’re going to have to make some pretty tough decisions.

Could be worse.

We could have been put in the position that some people in York, Pennsylvania are going to be facing later this year.

If they get called for jury duty.

YORK, Pennsylvania (AP) -- A 2-year-old girl died after being beaten with a video game controller by her mother's boyfriend, police said Tuesday.
Darisabel Baez's mother overheard the beating Sunday but did nothing until she realized the girl was unconscious, police said. The girl was pronounced dead late Monday at Hershey Medical Center, police Lt. Ron Camacho said.
Homicide was added to the list of charges against Harve L. Johnson on Tuesday; he was already in jail on counts including aggravated assault and reckless endangerment.
The girl's mother, Neida E. Baez, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
It was clear from the bruises and other injuries on the little girl's body that Sunday was not the first time she had been abused, Dauphin County coroner Graham Hetrick told WGAL-TV. He said it was one of the worst cases of child abuse he has ever seen.
Baez, 19, called for an ambulance Sunday and said Johnson had brought the unconscious child to her, limp and wet from an attempt to revive her in a bathtub, a police affidavit said.
Johnson, 26, acknowledged beating the girl with a video game controller but did not say why, police said. Baez said that Johnson had abused the girl in the past and that she heard the girl scream after Johnson beat her Sunday, according to the affidavit.
Detective Dana Ward said Baez was charged because she did not intervene or try to get help for Darisabel.
Johnson and Baez remained in custody Tuesday. His bail was set at $200,000; hers was $25,000.

Some things in this life obviously speak totally and irrevocably for themselves.
And, just as obviously, no editorial or commentary about evil in this life is necessary here.

But, in a few months, twelve people and two alternates in York, Pennsylvania are going to sit in a jury box and hear the details of unspeakable evil and be asked to make a choice between two options.

“Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord”.

Strap him in, attach the electrodes and flip the switch with not one nano second of hesitation or guilt.

It’s only April.

And it’s going to be a year of tough decisions.