As I have mentioned before, I do not live in the best part of Memphis. It is not awful, but it has issues. When I first took this job they had a requirement that I live in the city limits. I chose this location because it was close to the office and fulfilled that requirement. I really did not have a lot of good choices, especially for a rent I was willing to pay. They have since relaxed the requirement to living within the county, which IMHO is still onerous and unreasonable. But hey a job is a job and inertia keeps me for moving.
The other night not too far from the abode there was a shooting. It was not the first by far, but at least this time no one died. The gun play was by two gentlemen fighting over a lady. To my way of thinking this is silly beyond measure. Obviously, the lady left one gentleman for another. I would think that “winning” the lady would be punishment enough without putting a bullet into him. I would bet an unreasonable sum of money that if she ran around on the first man, she will run around on the second. And if she was the type of girl I could get back by shooting someone, I would be even more scared. I’ve yet to see a female worth going to jail for.
And that is my story and I am sticking to it.
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