I said in my last post that I was going to stay out of the public debate and I have but I had a private conversation that led me to these thoughts and it made me laugh.  It also made JOE laugh (which is MUCH more significant) so I decided to share it.

I hope it makes you laugh...or giggle...or smile.

I mean, I talk a lot about those GOD nudges which come first to me but LAUGH nudges come a very close second.  Without God and humor, I would be one big puddle of empty old lady!

Speaking of old lady, here is my thought.

Someone a titch older than me recently said she had not yet gotten a gun but she had gotten her concealed weapon permit.

This was said shortly after she sent a text and photo to the wrong person on her cell because of pushing something she didn't mean to push.

It made me think of myself and, aside from ALL the obvious reasons anyone who knows me would think I would not own a gun, what the REAL reason might be for me to not own one.

I cannot fathom what might happen.

If I had a concealed weapon permit, that would mean I would have to actually CONCEAL it. When I conceal ANYTHING, it takes me a VERY long time to find what I have concealed.

Imagine if I hid a WEAPON!?!

Of course, there is the possibility of 'open carry' here in Michigan.  That is a little better. As long as I NEVER set my weapon down.  My car which is red and square and nothing like most cars can STILL allude me in the mall parking lot.  Thirty minutes is a very long time to remember where I left something.

Isn't it?

But, let's assume I have not hidden my gun and it's right in front of me.

Just like with my TV remote.

OMG!

Turning the TV on is one of the most nerve-wracking things I have to do in my day, especially if I want to watch something On Demand.  I hold my breath EVERY time because if it doesn't work, I KNOW that Joe will sound like the dad in the movie, The Christmas Story.  Worse yet, my grandsons might be here and they will, ONCE AGAIN, roll their eyes and say "GRANDMA" in that most condescending way!

Of course, my weapon could be RIGHT IN MY HAND.

Like my I-PHONE often is.

OMG!  OMG!

I cannot even begin to tell you the hours I have spent learning how to be a part of the APPLE culture (I am pretty sure Steve Jobs hated baby-boomers).   I can, however, USUALLY push the right button at the right time to make it do as I want.

Usually.

Other than those butt calls, missed calls, unsent messages, lost contacts, deleted photos...

You know, just the normal everyday phone use issues that we all have.

Right?

Yeah, I know...that's my point.

And I am not even including what happens when I try to pull that big ol' HEAVY switch on the candle lighter thingie.

Cheryl Jean Stroder Bistayi should NEVER be allowed to conceal, open carry, pick up, be near, consider, owning a weapon.

It is one way that I can stand firm and say with all conviction that I am making the world a safer place.

You're welcome!