And Dick's will lead the way

Wait, that title doesn't sound quite right, does it?  There's the implication of... or that...  I mean, well, some people can be real dicks, but at the same time you can's say all dicks are bad... if you know what I'm inferring here...  I mean there's dicks and the there's Dick's - the Sporting Good's store.  Over the years I've bought quite a few things from Dick's, including my Sole 95 Elliptical, the one with hundreds and hundreds of miles on it.  And why Dick's?  Just a bit ago they announced that they are ending the sale of assault style rifles.  They are citing the murders in Florida as one of the reasons.  They have a conscience.  Articles are popping up all over the media now... probably not at Faux News though, and when they say something they'll put a negative spin on it.  Interestingly enough, if you read the article you'll that they are acting because Congress doesn't have the balls... well, they don't exactly use the word 'balls,' but the implication is fairly clear.
Show your appreciation by going and buying something from Dick's.  They've taken a big step in the right direction.
Oh, and I am off again today.  And the weather is going going to be simply wonderful... again.  I was going to go see my Mom but I may put that off until next week when the weather is shitty:  cloudy, cool, and rainy - spring is approaching fast.
Yesterday I took the dogs to the park.  They loved it.

180 pounds of dogs

And I also got in over 11 miles on the bike.  I had also wanted to start striping some of the wallpaper boarder from the dining room... that didn't happen.  I'm off 4 days next week - so I'll put stripping on my schedule for one of those days.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go online and check out Dick's.

Run, Run, he's got a gun!

This past week training loaded all associates are supposed to take regarding 'active shooters in the building,' or as I call it "Run, run, he's got a gun."  This is a sad statement for our times that corporations should feel it necessary their associates understand they might actually have to deal with this type of situation.  What I found interesting was that the whole thing, lasting only 2.5 minutes, was all about concealment, about either getting out of the building or finding a safe place to hide, and what to do when law enforcement arrived - leave the building with your hands in the air and fingers spread wide open.  There was not one mention of what you should do in this type of situation if you happened to be one of those individuals who are licensed to carry a concealed weapon, most likely, I suspect, because by the time you got your weapon out of your coat pocket, took off the safety, and started aiming at a moving target you would probably have already been shot.  You see active shooters don't usually carry single fire weapons, they carry assault weapons that fire a lot of bullets in a few seconds; they don't really need to aim, they just point and pull the trigger.

Interestingly enough, with all the shootings we've had, I've never heard one word from one survivor lamenting the fact that if he/ she had had their gun with them they'd have been able to save lives.  No doubt because in intense moments like shootings, panic sets in and your basic instinct is to save your ass.  That's why this training session had nothing to do with putting a bead on the shooter's head and everything to do with running away or finding a safe hiding place.  This concept is quite alien to a number of gun fanciers simply because they just don't understand how severely limited they are.