I have recently had several inquiries from citizens asking if I knew who the statute on the very top of the Jenkins County Courthouse depicted. I didn't, so I inquired at the office of the Jenkins County Commissioners.

It is Lady Justice, and she is holding the scales of justice in her hands. Now we all know.

Robert Reeves Jr., a/ka/ Horsefeathers the clown, suggested that I climb out on the recently erected scaffolding and take a photo of Lady Justice so that everyone can see what she looks like up close. Since I do my best work with my feet firmly planted on the ground, I declined. However, I did offer to loan Robert my camera if he would do it. He has yet to take me up on the offer.

Come on, Horsefeathers, where's your spirit of adventure? (I suspect it is in the same place as mine - on the ground!)

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I am having a little trouble adjusting to how my new vehicle operates. Everything is so "smart" that I am starting to feel a little "dumb."

The gas tank is on the opposite side to which I am accustomed, and there is a hidden release button inside the vehicle that must be pressed before you can open it from the outside. I had to drive off without gas the first time I attempted to fill up - couldn't find the button.

There is also a "lock out" button that won't allow you to roll the windows up if you accidently press it. We rode halfway to Waynesboro with the windows down one day before discovering that little piece of technology.

Most recently, I discovered that the vehicle has a security system that locks the ignition if you activate it. That one was a whole lot of trouble, because I had no idea how I activated it in the first place. Only after searching the owner's manual for 20 minutes was I able to discover how to disengage the system so that I could start the engine.

Hopefully, I will soon learn where everything is located, until then it is a "search and discovery" mission every time I drive.

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Happy birthday this week to: Art Johnson, Martha Edwards, Ryan Cook and Leslie Williams.

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Military Active Duty List: PV2 Jeremy Johnson, U.S. Army, 59th Quartermaster Company, Ft. Carson, Colorado; Ronnie Perryman, Charlie Troop, 108th Calvary Division, 4th Platoon, Afghanistan; Lance Cpl. Adam Lanier, U.S. Marines, 8th & I Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.; E-4 Sr. Airman Roy Davis, U.S. Air Force, RAF Molesworth, United Kingdom; Lance Cpl. Patrick Barnette, U.S. Marines, Baharia, Iraq; Sgt. Adam Demshar, 44th Signal Battalion, Baghdad, Iraq; Cpl. Lee Ogden, U.S. Marines, Camp Pendleton, CA; E5 Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric B. Kelsey, U.S. Navy, NSA Naples, Italy; Senior Airman Charles F. Woods, Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, GA; Stuart Burrus, U.S. Air Force, Barksdale AFB, Bossier, LA; SPC 4 Travis D. Motes, 1st Calvary Division, T. Hood, Texas; Capt. Donald Slade Burke, 735th Air Mobility Squadron Detachment 1 Commander, Richmond Royal Australian AFB, Richmond, Australia; Staff Sgt. Gilbert C. Sheppard III, 48th Brigade, 118th Field Artillery, Iraq; Petty Officer 3rd Class Jamie A. Yager, U.S. Navy, Marine Corps Base Hawaii; Petty Chief Officer Andy D. Crosby, U.S. Navy, Elroy Destroyer, Norfolk, Va.; Stephanie Crosby, R.N., U.S. Navy, Lafayette Destroyer; Jimmy Cooper, U.S. Army National Guard, 878th Engineering Battalion-Augusta, Persian Gulf ; 1st Lt. J.R. Taylor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Iraq; SPC. Daniel Stuart, 18th MEDCOM, 121 General Hospital, Seoul, Korea; Jeffrey Sweat, U.S. Navy, USS Kauffman, MM3 59/E-Division, A-Gang, Norfolk, Va.; Cpl. Larry Lamont Clark, U.S. Marine Corp, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Bagdad, Iraq; Khan Young, U.S. Navy, U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, Persian Gulf; Robert Milton Jr., E-3, U.S. Army, Ft. Stewart, Hinesville, Ga., Mission Kuwait; Arnold R. Mosley, 2nd Lt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas; and Debra A. Mosley, Tech. Sgt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas; and SPC Charles "C.J." Amerson, U.S. Army, Camp Adder, Iraq.