Lessons from "People's Court"

I am poor.
Ok, not really,
but i don't make a lot of money.
Ok, not really, But i am cheap.
And i have lived in a townhouse all summer, making me even cheaper.

Needless to say, we do not have cable. This really isn't a big deal to me because during school i don't even have a television. But since i have a television now, i watch it. Its what i do in the morning. My daily viewing schedule breaks down like this:
10:00- The Price is Right (only once in a while because Drew Carry is terrible.)
11:00- The People's Court
12:00- I Love Lucy
12:30- Friends
And then i go to work...

People's Court may be my favorite. Not only do they play the exact same mix of People's Court and commercials, but there are just some ridiculous cases on that show. So in between watching Kara Collins for Vatterott Career Day, i learn some valuable life lessons from the honorable Judge Marilyn Milian, the hottest judge on TV (her own tag line).
Here's what i've learned so far...

1. A contract is a contract.
A contract is simply an agreement that 2 sides agree to give up something valuable. Even if it doesn't say explicitly that the agreement is a contract, it's a contract and it must be abided by. Verbal or written, it is enforceable. Which got me thinking biblical on the definition of contract. Ok, so God gave up his Son for us, what have we given up to fulfill the contract? I feel like the only thing valuable to God would be our lives... (i promise this is the most Christian application i will publish on this blog.)

2. Don't be an idiot. Don't sign something without reading it, don't buy a car without it being inspected, don't participate in illegal pyramid schemes that Starbucks dude always talks to you about, and don't forget to pay back the money a friend gave you. Just don't be an idiot (this covers 80% of the cases).

3. Take pictures. Pictures are solid proof in a court of law. They are also solid proof that you lived life. So take pictures.

4. Repetition works. This was not learned from an episode of the People's Court, but from the commercials that fill the vacancies left by the litigants. Simply by watching the same commercial line-up everyday, i know that i need to call Tolbert, Beadle, and Musgrave if i ever get injured at work. If i become disabled, i can call Paremele Law Firm because that is the only kind of case they take. I know that Andy Griffith comes on at 12:30 and i know that Vatterott is a place where i can change my life. So, repitition works.

5. I wasted an hour a day of my summer watching the People's Court.
Was it worth it? I'll leave it up to the judge...