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People do hunt with assault weapons.  The features that make a rifle into an "assault weapon" have nothing to do with their power.  One of the 'assault weapons' commonly shown is exactly the same rifle that has been the most popular hunting rifle for beginner hunters for many years except it's a different color and has a different stock on it.  There's no difference whatsoever in its power or usefulness for one purpose or another.  The term is a made-up term intended to cause an emotional response and has little to do with the rifles themselves. 

However, I agree with you on the rest.  I think the mother was extremely reckless to have firearms stored in a house with a child who had violent tendencies.  Legal?  Yep.  Smart?  No.  Not really.

Didn't she just have a birthday last year?

That sounds great for Saturday.  Have you talked to Toney about Sunday open mic?  What time does that usually get kicked off?

I understand that this is not what you wanted, and I agree that you're lucky.  You're lucky in a way that I call making your own luck.  That insurance policy was a part of what you worked so hard for all those years.  It's as much a part of your compensation as your take home pay was.  Further, though the government would disagree, that Social Security is also part of what you worked for.  That stuff is yours just the same as if you had gotten the cash and paid for the policy yourself, or stashed it away in a rainy day fund through the years.  Don't feel any guilt whatsoever for not working to get your income now, because you ALREADY worked to get it.  You earned it.  Let yourself enjoy the free time, even while recognizing it's not your preference.  Check the quotes in my signature.  Never apologize for what you worked hard to get. 

- Zurf

Flight is booked.  I'm coming into Tampa on Friday 2/22 with an arrival time of 1:34pm on God-forsaken Delta.

There are two bright sides to this story.  First is that medicine has developed to the point they were able to do that work without breaking open your breast bone.  It's simply amazing what they can do, and it's wonderful that you have received the benefit of those advances.  It's not so great that you were in a situation where you had to, but isn't it great that it was there for you when you needed it.

The second bright side is you got a helicopter ride.  That's not as good as the first, but it's got bright blinky lights and a powerful engine and so what former schoolboy doesn't like helicopters? 

Get well and good luck with recovery.  We'll be praying for you here.

- Zurf

If God had wanted us to play harps, he'd have given us fingers.  No wait...   that's not it.

I'm in.  Time off work is approved.  The trip is wife approved.  All that's left is to book the flight.  Now let's see - two Hawaiian shirts, a pair of swim trunks, and some sandals.  Packing list complete.

I'm hoping to fly home on Thursday.  I've got to drive down to Roanoke, VA to use them, which is about 150 miles, but it's through pretty country on a road I know well.

It was also the instrument used in the original Star Trek theme song. 

That would be fun to play with.  I'm eager to hear your work with it.