Rare Accidents Of Time And Sleep Inertia

 

Today in Real Time should be the 22nd when this Publishes and it will be Princess T's 21st Birthday!!!  And, Well, Christ on a Bike, we ended the last Wednesday Night Post with a Vehicular Homicide of The Daughter's Ex-BF Mando who got run over and killed on his Bike!  Let us Hope this Thursday Morning goes better and less dramatically?   She'll be a Head Case for days now, so many people she's known have Died recently and it's never easy to lose folks you know and have Cared about.  Doesn't matter how they Pass, it's just hard, but a Homicide, is particularly hard to Process.  I notified my Friend Yolanda, coz her Husband was related by a previous Marriage to Mando, but their Family is estranged from his Ex's, so I didn't know if they'd be told and they have a Right to know.  He's the Cousin of Dino's Kids coz Dino used to be Married to Mando's Aunt.  In smaller Cities a lot of people are related by Blood, Marriage, or just know everyone.  Especially Families who've lived here for many Generations.

So, I did put some Merch into Inventory on Wednesday Night, including some Halloween Decor, like this Old Man {Above} and Old Lady {Below} Pottery Heads.  I used to Display them with a Votive burning inside during Halloween coz it looked Creepy and Cool.   But, I haven't done that in a while and didn't really need to keep all of my Halloween, it Sells Well and looks good Displayed in the Showroom, even if it doesn't Sell this Season.  With my Halloween Merch, I just take it back Home if it doesn't Sell and use it some more until it eventually does.  No hurries, no worries, on Reselling my Seasonal objects coz we've always used them and had most of them a long time.  So, I can detach from some enuf to Cash Out on them, or Keep them longer if they don't Sell for what I want to get for them.  I don't mark down Seasonal Merch, coz it always Sells eventually.  Usually it Sells Out long before the Holiday actually arrives and I don't have enuf of it For Sale.

The Man is up at a ridiculous Hour, 4:30 a.m., I've got to take The Son to Work, but The Man needn't be up.  He was crashing around with his Walker and I had to gently remind him everyone is still Asleep, so tone it down.  Now he's got the TV on loud in the Living Room!  Jeeeeesus!  He's gonna wake everyone up that doesn't have to be up this early yet! *Eye Roll and Le Sigh*  With Dementia they're on Dementia-Time and so it's not unusual for him to keep very Weird Hours now and it means Caregiving gets extended becoz sometimes he won't Sleep and you don't know what he's getting up to if you are still Asleep?!   Plus, he's noisy and inconsiderate as fuck due to the Mental confusion and impairment, has become very Egocentric and oblivious of others, coz they are in their own bubble.   I'd hoped to have some Quiet Me Time between getting The Son to Work and then by 7:00 a.m. getting The Grand-Daughter to Work... that's clearly not happening now he's up.   Dammit!

I guess he's got the News on to see if there's coverage about Mando's Death.  Seems several other Pedestrians were hit and Killed by Motorists early this Morning, so we saw coverage of that rather than coverage of anyone hit and Killed last Night.   This Morning Two Young Girls and a Woman in a Wheelchair were involved in Vehicular Homicides too in separate incidents which have Morning Rush Hour Traffic now delayed, so that warranted immediate coverage to alert everyone driving to Work to avoid those areas shut down for Police Investigation.  Usually a Homicide will involve long closures around the Crime Scene while the Investigation is gathering and documenting all the Evidence.  So, at the very least Four unfortunate Souls lost their Lives between late last Night and early this Morning to being Run Over by Vehicles!!!  The Girls were Walking, the Woman in her Wheelchair, Mando on his Bike.  Drivers are being so distracted, impaired, irresponsible and careless behind the Wheel, it's a big problem and has been.

The Vehicular Crimes Bureau was always very busy Prosecuting Cases, even way back before I Retired.  Vehicular Homicides are Processed thru a different Bureau than the Homicide Bureau at the D.A.'s Office.  Same with Sex Crimes that involve Homicides, were Processed thru the Sex Crimes Bureau.  I worked all the Cases of every Bureau since I did the Audit, Data Entry, and Criminal Trials Close-Outs before Files were Archived, if they flowed thru Superior Court at all.   Sad commentary when if you get Killed at Night in the City, you're already Old News by Morning coz more folks just got Killed on a brand new day!!!  I'm seeing no Media coverage of his Death.  Anyway, The Daughter will remain in touch with his Family to find out what's going on with the Investigation and Funeral Arrangements.  And hopefully he's now reunited with his Son and Parents who Died during the Pandemic.   He never got over Three Loved Ones Dying in a row so close together.  His Parents Died of COVID and his Son to a Drug Overdose.

I got all my Specialty Halloween Shirts, Dresses and Hoodies into the Showroom.   Ones like the Above Tee were Halloween Specialty Lines that came out at both "SPENCERS" and "THE SPIRIT STORE", I picked most up at deep discount after Season when they closed out Holiday Merch that hadn't Sold.  Some I've also Scored at Chazzas where they were probably New Old Stock Donated by those Stores.   I've got some in my Size that I wear myself and people always stop and ask me where I got them.  Now I direct them to our Showroom at the Antique Mall.  I was talking to an Old Vendor who has really Primo Merch but it's mostly Antiques and Quality Collectibles, he has a lot of Rented Space and is struggling to Sell the Good Stuff.   As we all are, tho' some Primo Merch of mine suddenly has been Selling.

So we got to talking during my Shift and he mentioned his struggle, and I found out he has a huge amount of Vintage Band T-Shirts and Pokemon Cards, I asked him, why aren't you Selling all of that?  It Sells easily and I'm trying to make this a Destination for the Young Demographic to come to our Mall to Buy their Wardrobe and Accessories & desired Collectibles.  So, he Thanked me and is gonna do it.  I Sold the large LaLa Loopsie Doll within an Hour of putting her into Inventory, for Fifty Bucks!  And some more expensive Pokemon Cards, plenty of higher priced of our Specialty T-Shirts and even some Antiques.  Above is the Dinner I got before Work to Share with The Man, since there was no time for me to Cook a Dinner, we got Takeout from the BBQ place again.  This time I got the Brisket Three Ways which comes with a Side.  It was melt in your Mouth ahhhmazing!  I would definitely order that again and it was filling.  He mostly had the Burnt Ends, which is his Favorite, and I mostly had the Sliced Brisket, which is my Favorite, then we Shared the Chopped Brisket.

I don't know if the Grandsons brought Tyson this time coz I didn't see him in the Back Yard when The Son and I were out there this Morning.  So, I hope he wasn't there and then got out again?  Last visit we had a problem with his getting out to go see his Girlfriend Pit Bull nextdoor that Omar's Family owns.  She's very Old, so its more a Friendship they share, she's not breeding Age anymore and has a Tumor now, they've had her a long time and I guess her Tumor is inoperable.  She doesn't seem to be suffering, so they haven't had her put down, but, they might have to.  Pit Bulls actually have very Fragile Health Issues, they look physically Strong but inbreeding to get The Look has caused a lot of problems for the Breed.  The better looking the Pit Bull, the more Health Issues they seem to have.  Allen has spent a fortune on Tyson, even tho' he was a Free Rescue Animal.  They aren't considered a particularly Adoptable Breed so most Pounds put them down and most Human Society No Kill Shelters won't take them.  

Allen got him from a Pit Bull Private Rescue that takes in abused, neglected, given up by Owner, Pit Bulls that otherwise would be euthanized or turned away by No Kill Shelters.  Tyson was given up coz he is docile and refused to Fight... which is tragic that the Owners want a Mean Fighting Dog and not a lovely Dog with a wonderful gentle Personality like Tyson has.  Literally he's the least aggressive and most disciplined Dog I've ever seen.  He's not very Smart, but he Trained well to being Obedient and following simple direction for Discipline Training.  Allen had Trained Military Dogs and said Tyson took to Training really well even tho' he's really like a Big Dumb Jock kinda Dog, Bless him, but he's possessing amazing Discipline.  *Smiles*   Even if he's really hungry, if you tell him to Wait, he'll do so... and if you tell him you need to take something away from him, even if he really wants to keep it, he'll let you take it away without being aggressive at all. 

 If you say the Word "Gentle", he'll take it from you so tenderly it really is impressive.  And if he's too excited and you say "Gentle", he Calms down immediately.  Coz he can get really excited and that's how you'd likely get accidentally hurt by him, in his exuberance.  Coz he's like a Bulldozer in Strength! *LOL*   He's never met a Stranger, he likes literally everybody you introduce him to, so all our Neighbors and Friends have come to Adore him and change their Minds about the Bad Rap the whole Breed has gotten.  I'm more concerned about getting bitten or hurt and attacked by one of those feisty aggressive lil Ankle Biter Breeds than by Tyson.   Our Neighbor's lil Chihuahua, Gibbs, is more likely to come for you and wanna take a bite.  He's tiny with a big Attitude, he's even bitten and come after Tyson!  And Tyson will look at us like, are you gonna do something about this annoying angry lil Guy?  *Ha ha ha*

Just saw Tyson, the Grandsons have him on a Metal Wire Leash with a Harness now since he's become an Escape Artist and can't be Trusted now to stay on the Property.  *Le Sigh*  It's too bad coz he so enjoyed romping around in the Pasture... until the Urge overtook him to be naughty and find ways to get out.  And we can't risk that, too much Traffic and too many people afraid of a Pit Bull and he's Friendly so he just goes up to people and they usually Freak Out and react Negatively out of Fear.  He might get harmed or run over and he doesn't understand he's scary looking.  I gave him Water, Kibbles and some Greenies Dog Dental Health Bones, which he really Loved!  The Young Prince had so many Packages Delivered the other day before they arrived here that it was Crazy!  It was like he was moving in all over again and I don't know where he'll put any of it?  He has no more room for more in his Living Space.

 

Anyway, The Daughter seems to be doing better this Morning, it's something that puts you in Shock for a while when someone is the Victim of a Homicide, or Dies suddenly by any kind of way, especially when you were talking to them only a little while before it happens.  It seems very Surreal and she still has his little Notebook with the last Note he Wrote telling everyone he was going to the Circle K and would be right back... he had no idea he wouldn't be and would be leaving this Earthly Coil within a short while after Writing it.  Life is Fragile like that.  Just going on a Bike Ride and minding your own Business doing something mundane and routine, can turn Deadly. 

 We've had so many people Dying lately that we know, too many.  She's been talking to his Family all Morning, he has a large Family so it will take a while to notify everyone.  And they're not a close Family, but it was still their Loved One.  He spent more time with us when things were Good becoz his own Family have so few of them that get along with one another.  That's why The Daughter felt sorry for him, being very Sick, Disabled, unable to Work at an actual Job anymore due to his Illness to be able to Support himself, and very much Alone. 

I personally think it's why he latched onto her coz she was the only one who showed she Cared and has a Pure Heart towards anyone going thru Trials and Tribulations.  She's had a tough row to hoe herself, so she has a lot of Compassion.   But he was a very Tortured Soul and I think was no longer able to Think clearly, his Illness I felt had gotten into the Brain, coz it had spread rapidly and he wasn't supposed to make it to his last Birthday, which was in July, so he was past Prognosis Dates of when they expected him to succumb to the Illness.  All the more tragic he Died of a Homicide instead, but at least his suffering is over and he won't Die of the Cancer, which isn't a nice way to go either.  So few nice or easy ways to Die I think.   Sorry that Death is so forefront on my Mind now, but it does give you a reboot on your own Mortality and that of everyone else's.   Anyone can be Gone at any Moment in Time when it is their Time that's up.

Next Week is the kickoff of all the Events and Halloween TV Shows, so I'm looking forward to that.  By the time this Posts we'll be a couple Weeks into it and I'll then regale you with what all I did.  *Smiles and Winks*  Since the Guys had a very long Drive from New Mexico they're Sleeping In.  But I want them to hook Tyson up where he has more access to Shade, since his Leash Wire only lets him have a small area to maneuver, but it's a Strong Metal Chord so even with his Strength he can't break it.  But it's lightweight, so not as heavy as a Chain would be, and his Harness looks comfortable and he seems very Chill about wearing it too.  He could pull a Dog Sled with that hookup.  *Ha ha ha*  The problem with where they currently have him is he knocked over all my Bird Feeder Station stuff and the Birds are afraid to come down to eat coz he could access them.  Generally he doesn't bother Birds at all nor harm them... and he's rarely aggressive to any other Animals actually, even a local Stray Orange Tomcat came over and realized nothing to Fear from Tyson. 

I finally got the Call from Social Security this Afternoon for The Young Prince's Psychiatric Evaluation for Disability Benefits.  The Doctor is in Glendale and it's the 24th of September at 10:00 in the Morning, so, I can get everyone to Work and still be there.  Nothing else is on the Calendar for that day, Thankfully, coz they don't set these things up for your Schedule, even if the Client doesn't have their own Transportation and cannot drive.  At least it's only in Glendale, last time they scheduled it in Scottsdale Years ago, and it was almost a 2 Hour Drive to get there from where we lived.  I can get to Glendale in about an Hour from where this Doc's location is, which, in City Traffic is reasonable and fits in with my other Transportation Obligations for other Family Members to get them to Work on time too.  I explained I'm the only Driver due to the Disabilities of those in the Household who aren't Drivers, the Woman was compassionate and gave more information than they usually do.  I've found if you make a connection with whoever it is, they're less bureaucratically rigid.

She sounded Older and like mebbe she's Raised Grandbabies coz that's what she said, Oh, you're Gramma and you Raised these Babies?  I confirmed that and said becoz of their Disabilities, they can't and don't Drive, so I make sure they get to their Appointments, and those that can Work at their little Jobs get to their place of Employment.  But that it can be hectic to fit extra stuff in that I didn't get to Schedule.  She was so nice and I got the sense she had a Point of Reference and that made for a connection.  She told me this Shrink {she said Doctor of coarse} is a really good and nice one, I told her Thank You for letting me know that, it puts my Mind at ease.  That Scottsdale Shrink SSI sent us to when The Young Prince was a Teenager was neither good or nice, in fact, I felt he was incompetent and dismissive of Clients sent to him.  He barely acknowledge you were a Human Being in the same Room with him!  He would only glance up from his Computer a couple times to even make Eye Contact and had no affect to his Voice, it was Creepy and Robotic.

I remember that Doc barely looked at or acknowledged my Grandson, like he was this invisible Person in the Room, and The Young Prince found him very condescending and disinterested in listening to any response, so you didn't know if you felt Heard or not?  Or that he was taking the Eval Seriously enough?  Just Cattle Call.  At one point I remember the Shrink mumbling, "Well, there seems to be no Hygiene Issues...", as he quickly glanced up at my Grandson sitting there and kept pecking away at his Keyboard.  And I countered with, "Oh, but there IS..." and tossed some Polaroids across the Desk at the Doc, which did get his Attention at least as he glanced thru the Photos I'd taken of The Young Prince's Room that I had brought as Evidence that keeping his Space Safe and Sanitary, was a Major Issue.  He looked confused as he looked at many of them and asked, "What's this?" 

 And I said, "Why, it's Shit... when he has Psychotic Breaks and wants to keep the Demons out, he Paints his Walls, Door Jambs, and Window Frames with Symbols in his own excrement... and, it's a Problem, and a serious Hygiene and Environmental Hazard Issue I have to Deal with on The Regular Doc..."   And Believe it or not, back then, that was NOT CRAZY ENOUGH and he deemed our Grandson to be able to Dress, Feed and Bathe himself, so, didn't need any Services or Disability Income!!!  So I guess you can Paint your whole Household with your own excrement and that's Mentally not Disabling or disturbing enough for Social Security Disability... among many other things, coz at that time was also his Pyro Phase where he was setting things on Fire to "Cleanse" them too!!!   It's some Extreme Caregiving, with no Days Off, no Vacations, no Breaks, no Staff, no Co-Workers, no Income from the doing of it.  And if you manage to juggle a demanding Career or Job whilst doing it, it's a very Full Dance Card.  After a while I couldn't juggle all that anymore.

 Now he Paints everything with the Chalks I gave him to keep the Demons out, coz I prefer to clean up Chalk.   And I gave him Pink Himalayan Sea Salt so he can Salt Entrances so he'll have a Peace that Evil he sees can't Enter and harm any of us.  But, hey, mebbe this Shrink will see that IS fucking Problematic in 2026, coz things have never gotten any better since 2007, in fact, in some ways they've worsened since Age 7 when he was initially diagnosed with Schizophrenia and other Serious Mental Health Diagnosis?  I dunno?  At 26 I shouldn't have to still fully Support a Disabled Adult Grandchild with NO Help and no Benefits he should surely Qualify for since his Illness and extent of Disability makes it so he required Full Time Caregiving and Full Time Support that he's incapable of.  Allen struggled to do it in only the short time they've been Married, he had to Tap Out.  I understand.

 I remember when my Friend {Above} got Disabled enuf her Family had to take Care of her Full Time.  But, I'd helped her get her SSI many Years beforehand so she had something... it wasn't much but it was something.  And may she R.I.P., I already really Miss her.  I'm glad I Advocated and went hard for her coz nobody had before and she was a Ride or Die Friend, the Kind who would show up at 3:00 in the Morning during your Crisis.  And make you Laugh about it, no matter how inappropriate the Dark Gallow's Humor was used to Cope with Insane Situations.   And she was a Good Person, but Seriously Mentally Ill and then she got Cancer and suffered thru that agony too.  But she received Services coz they were in place at least.  But she bounced between Two of her Daughters Homes since each of them would get Caregiver Burnout, even tho' she helped with her Grandchildren of each Household.  The Older Daughter has a Demanding Career, is a Single Parent, and had more Kids.  The Younger Daughter {pictured} has Mental Illness too and Three Kids, but is Married with a really good Husband with a Career, is Ex-Military, who helped Care for his MIL. 

 She's among the fortunate ones who had some of her Family willing or even able to take Care of her.  And she Loved all of them with all her Heart and Soul, to the best of her abilities to.  Kathie was a Trip tho', her Family would call me to Manage her when she was Wheels Off.  *LOL*  Sometimes I'd pop her Crazy Ass in my Truck and while behind the Wheel at some Ungodly Hour, coz it would always be at some Ungodly Hour she'd unravel, we'd drive around the City to see if she'd be able to get a grip?   I'd say, if you can't, I can do a Thelma and Louise if you like Kathie?  And often that would snap her out of it and she'd get on the Crisis Hotline saying I was the Crazy One... and we'd have a good Laugh afterwards, coz the Crisis Hotline is always quite the Joke really. 

 Coz unless you are BOTH Suicidal and Homicidal, sometimes they don't even send Help, so it's a waste of Time to Imagine the Cavalry is coming.  I Learned that if it's Crisis enough that I HAVE to MAKE them Show up, when they say, are they Suicidal or Homicidal?  I'd just say, YES.  Then usually someone will show up... not usually very Helpful when they arrive, but... it's not a No-Show at least.  The Mental Health System in this Country is more FUBAR than our Immigration System or our overall Healthcare System.  It should no longer be 100% on my Dime, or any other Family Member of a Disabled Adult, even tho' he's a Blood Relative, to provide everything, it's not even a reasonable Lifetime expectation to.  There are Services, Benefits and Disability Income for people like him who are Grown, so as not to incur permanent Hardship for their Families.  And I can't always meet him at his Point of Need or afford the Level of Care he requires.  It would Bankrupt anyone to even try to.  Then you'd be destitute too when you Lose everything.  I don't wanna Lose everything again, too Old now to recoup and regroup.

 I'm Old, Retired, we have a Fixed Income and heightened expenses due to our own levels of Illness, Disability and inability to hold down Employment anymore due to our own Circumstances.  I have to be my Husband's Full Time Unpaid Caregiver, none of this comes with a Check when you're the Loved One.  And it is a Full Time Job that consumes you to be a Caregiver, with many Sacrifices you have to make and difficult decisions.   So reaching out to Qualify for what Help is available but parsed out sparingly, becomes just another Full Time Job and added burden.  The Bureaucrazy could make you Mental to have to go thru!!!  It probably has been Helpful that I was already Mental so they can't really make me MORE Mental.  *Bwahahahaha*  I come at them from the Mental Angle and often when they see, oh, shit, this is the Person responsible for holding it down and keeping it together for all these People, it does make them recalibrate some decisions... sometimes.  If they do the Financial Prospectus of how much more it COULD Cost 'em if I Tap Out.   *LOL*  Years ago it was Sixty Grand a Month the State and Feds Saved, for what they get Free from me.  *Eye Roll*

Above is the Young Prince in front of the Showroom we used to have, back when he was being Assessed and Denied.  During what I called The Shit Monkey Days.  See, he LOOKS Normal and has way above average Intelligence, which, apparently confuses Psychiatrists about how Mentally Ill and Bat Shit Crazy he really is???  And the Educational System.  But, I never said he was Stupid, far from it. *Eye Roll*  Anyway, we'll see what shakes out... and Appeal if he's Denied again.  I'll bury their Asses in Appeals this time around coz I'm Fed Up and Tick-Tock, one day I won't be here to Advocate for him or take Care of him anymore.  And so I have Major Concerns about what may happen to him then?  You see the Seriously Mentally Ill on the Streets of America, discarded, forsaken and abandoned by an Inhumane Society that would treat an Animal better.  People get more worked up about a Dog receiving less Care than they do about Disabled Human Beings receiving less Care... and I'm an avid Animal Lover... but let's get our Priorities straight shall we, about other Human Beings.  I get upset about abused, abandoned, forsaken and discarded Pets too, but I get MORE upset when it's Human Beings... becoz I am one myself and I have some Humanity towards other fellow Humans. 

Anyway, since arriving I've only seen The Young Prince briefly after I got Home from Work once.  He came out to say Hi and that he was okay but Tired.  He didn't look like he's been doing well and he's stayed reclusive in his Room.  Allen is still here with him so I know he's keeping an Eye on him so I don't have to yet, until Allen leaves.  I don't know how long Allen intends to stay?   The Niece just told me she has a Job lined up in Phoenix, which is good, coz she's Tapping Out on the Caregiving of her Dad.  Her Siblings have been making it more difficult for her to look after him, they're not doing it but think they can dictate how she does it.  I don't blame her then for dumping it in their Laps.  Fuck you, if you have all the Answers and think you know a better way, then DO IT.  They are siding with The Dad, who has obvious Dementia and is making bad decisions on a consistent basis now that is making things really BAD and going towards Worse.  The Niece can't Cope with that and fighting with Relatives about his Care too.

When folks try to be an Armchair Caregiver I always liked to dump at least one of my Disabled Loved ones on them for just a Day, then told them, so, how'd it go?   Most couldn't fucking Hang for even a full Day before pleading with me to come get them.  Those who were so biased about administering Medications for Mentally Ill Children especially, became Believers that it was absolutely necessary.  Coz I'd send a Kiddo over Unmedicated for a Sleepover, to prove a Point that they didn't have a Clue what the Hell they were talking about.  Saying, tritely, oh, I wouldn't Medicate MY Children if they were SMI.  Oh really, well, let me see how this goes for you then and we'll discuss it again later about what you would or wouldn't PRESUME to do IF IT WAS YOU!!!  *Evil Cackle*  Coz when it's you, then there's usually a Fresh Fucking Revelation.  *LOL*  They'd be calling me before Dark pleading, could you PLEASE sent their Meds over... coz this is fucking ridiculous!   Do you know they don't Sleep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???  Among other challenges where YOU then have to Sleep with One Eye Open.  Well, YEAH!  I'm not "New". *LMAOROTF*

Anyway, "Sweet Salvage" hasn't put up a single Sneak Peek into their Halloween Event coming up this Month.  Whereas their Competitors have and why I'll hit the Competition first coz I know what is being offered and won't be a waste of my Time and I can Promote it here too to Stimulate Trade for them.   I personally think leading up with Social Media to your Events is Priceless Free Advertising so you shouldn't neglect it or discount the value of it. Folks are Addicted to their Social Media and get a lot of their Information from it, even if it's Misinformation and Misdirection or total Bullshit, Lies, and Hyped.   Makes people eager to come to it if you've made it seem like it should be a destination and will be exciting to be a part of.   Americans Love to be Entertained.  You can be a total Train Wreck and Insane, but if you're Entertaining, you'll be a Successful and well Supported by the American Public Train Wreck. Even if they're ON the Fucking Train going Wheels Off The Rails and into the Abyss you're taking them to as a Final Destination.  So, what can I say?  They Bought that Ticket and they're on for the whole Fucking Wild Ride, that they find so exciting and Entertaining, most of 'em.  *Shrugs*

Andrew Yang in one of his Books said something about the MAGA Movement/Cult that made me Think, he said he doesn't Hate them or this President, he abhors what they're doing and disagrees about everything they Stand for and the dire implications, but thinks how they manipulated Social Media and their Fans was Genius.  They reached their Demographic Base in a Clever way, by making their Politics be a lot like Pro-Wrestling and how that's Promoted.  And the same folks who go for that kind of thing may not usually even Vote or be Loyal or even Interested in Politics usually... but, becoz it was Outrageous and Hyped, they fell for it and are Ride or Die for it... knowing it's all Faked, but, that's irrelevant to the Appeal and Draw it has had on them.

  It has Outrageous Personalities and many will root for the Villains of these Invented Characters.   Donnie Two Dolls is an Invented larger than life Successful, Strong, The Best, Attractive, Intelligent Entrepreneur, No Nonsense Character, none of his Resume is Real, it never was.  All an Illusion and Faked.  But Perception is everything, even if it's not Reality Based.  It's all a Con and Made Up.  But, I never thought about it like that, how Andrew assessed it and dissected it's Success.  I always thought Pro Wrestling was such a Joke, but I know so many folks, even Intelligent ones, that are All In and Crazy about it.  Even Yang said he Loves Pro-Wrestling and why he made the connection to why Donnie surrounds himself with many of the Successful folks of that Genre and Industry, even had that Cage Match on the Front Lawn of the White House regardless how White Trashy Tacky it was/is.  Above is my Old Library at the Villa McManse, which was huge and was my Computer Room too... now I have a Corner behind the Door of my Boudoir, better upgraded Cordless System, but I miss having a whole Space with Privacy and Space around it that looked Aesthetic and Tidy and Organized all the time.  And a Big Desk, now I'm on a tiny folding Card Table... Oh well... 

  Donnie has always had Mentors who taught him how to Work Systems, and he paid Attention and copied them.  He's not an Original, but he Copies well.  Roy Cohn Taught him how to Work the DOJ and he's still using the Old Play Book since their Meeting in 1973.  Aggressively Counter-Sue instead of Settling.  Never admit Defeat. Attack Opponents fiercely and demand total Loyalty.  And Deny, Deny, and Deny some more.  It's worked flawlessly for him since the Seventies, so why would he fix it if it's not broken?   You don't have to Win to actually achieve your desired results and your Agenda.   Anyway, I do understand some of his tactics that have worked for him running the Long Con and gleaning him umpteen ill gotten Billions, whether Legally or Illegally, it's mattered not since he's never suffered any real consequence to not respecting or adhering to The Rule of Law.  Apparently Laws don't matter anymore and America suddenly just Loves Scoundrels and dangerous Criminals in Charge of the Country I guess???  Coz they Voted it in... and here we now are...

  And paying off and Buying all the Right folks along the way works too, since Mega Donors Rule and Buy Elections and Politicians, so it's not all the Voters Fault really, it's Capitalism run amok.  He who has the most Money makes all the Rules or eliminates all the Rule.  Or Intimidating the rest so they have reverential Fear or exacted revenge and retribution, coz they know he's Crazy as Fuck too and is capable of doing anything, however irrational, risky and extremely dangerous.  And he's unraveling to an extent now that they must remove him soon or it will literally take Generations to even try to fix what he's fucked up in every single aspect of Government, the Military, the Economy, the Safety of our Food Supplies, our National Security and National Reputation.  It's all FUBAR now already and likely to worsen in Two more Years if we can even last thru that much more Fuckery.  Which, I seriously doubt we can, Truth be told, so I have grave concerns the next couple of Years will show us how Bad it really can and will get if he and his Cabal aren't removed and replaced with competent Leadership with Solutions, Policy, and a modicum of a Moral Compass for Protecting our Nation and it's Citizenry.

I know, I'm asking for a LOT and probably Delusional we'll ever get Leadership like that.  *LOL*  But you know how Nuts I am!  *Winks*  Sometimes I Feel like this Doll's Head Looks.  *Bwahahaha*   I wanted to Create a Fun bunch of Creepy Dolls, but one Halloween a Local GOODWILL was having an Employee Contest for who could Create the Creepiest Halloween Dolls?   Well, after the Contest was a Wrap, I asked the Manageress if I could just Buy them all, coz her Employees had done such a good Job and I felt they'd just throw them away otherwise, she gladly Sold them all to me at ridiculously low Prices, and whallah, I had a Whole Creepy Doll Halloween Collection for that Year and Sold a lot of them since then, making great Margins on them.  But, I kept this one since it was my personal Favorite, Inspired by the Iconic "Hellraiser" Character.  Which I felt was a Brilliantly made-up Horror Genre Character.  Some are truly unforgettable and become Cult Classic Characters easily recognizable, even if their Movie wasn't all that.

I did Sleep a lot of the Day away... I guess I needed it, and haven't eaten hardly anything either.  I did get Dressed, and napped in my Day Clothes, had a hard time Waking Up actually, it felt like I was in a Trippy Space of Semi-Consciousness.   But my Blood Sugars were Normal and I felt okay, just couldn't Wake Up.  It happens every so often that I have to lay down and am in that semi-conscious state of being partially Awake and too Tired to be able to be totally Awake or Functional, it's a Weird Limbo and Space to Hold, you're Awake and yet you're NOT.  And, you can't get up, so it's like a Sleep Paralysis going on.  Google says it's called Sleep Inertia and they say the Causes could be:  Sleep Deprivation.  {Check} Poor Sleep Quality.  {Check} Circadian Misalignment. {Check}  Mental Health. {And Check}  Yeah, well, that pretty much Explained it then.  *Bwahahahaha*  It's not usually a Dangerous Medical Warning, they say, but, frequent Episodes {Yes} sometimes Signal High Stress Levels.  {Ya Think!?!  LMAO}  Okay then... whatever...

I have Blogged, done Yardwork and some Housework when I could finally Wake myself, which was barely in time to pick Princess T up from Work, AS the Phone was then ringing from Social Security at the same time to coordinate that Shrink Eval for her Brother, AND asking poor Crippled Jason to move his Truck coz he'd had to Park behind me since we had so much Company due to the whole Mando Homicide Trauma The Daughter was trying to move thru.  I'm glad her Friends rallied around her, she has a Stellar Inner Circle.   And she has Friends on both sides of the Border who are very supportive and concerned about her and that brings me Peace that she's got good people looking out for her.

The above Pix came from a Fav Blog and Blogger that no longer Blogs and her Blog Name has now been taken by some other Blogs that do still exist.  So, I don't know that her Blog Rolls haven't been deleted or purged, I can't find them anymore and am glad that I put some of her wonderful Images in my Photo Archives for posterity.  I miss her Blog, her Aesthetic was a Kindred Spirit to my own.  She too Sold her Beloved Historic Home around the same time I did and it was bittersweet for her also.  I think we both had Imagined our Beloved Historic Homes would be our Forever Homes, but it was not meant to be and Life goes on, circumstances change, stuff comes up, and you Move Forward to whatever has to be Next.   I often Wonder what she's up to now and where she ended up?  I think her Blog was tied to her Historic Home and Life there, so it was no longer relevant enuf to continue after it Sold I guess?  I sensed her intense Sorrow, which was as palpable as my own was about our Historic Home having to be Sold.

  

Some of my Saved Imagery is Macabre becoz I am attracted to it, and to benign neglect, decrepit Style, the Beauty of Ruins and Decay, and how Nature often reclaims what Man discards or abandons.  I Love the Beauty of Imperfections over the Perfect, and reclaim what has been discarded or abandoned to rescue and make into something worthwhile to Celebrate and appreciate again.  Restoration and Preservation is a big thing with me, Salvaging is too, Valuing Historic sites and structures.  I've done it for longer than it's been mainstream or even popular or understood.  I was that Weirdo Collecting Architectural Salvage back when folks thought I was a Nut Job for doing so and thought it to be very Odd to attach Value to such things.  Most of the time they gave it away or paid me to take it away, coz it would otherwise have been destroyed, forever Lost, or end up in some Landfill as if it was worthless and the History of it didn't matter.  That always bothered me, a lot... as much as the Loss of our Natural Spaces being destroyed, encroached upon and molested.  Coz once Gone, they are Forever Gone.  And I understand most folks don't Care one iota about that.

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Been in a fuzzy Funk and it shows... mebbe it's the Sleep Inertia effects, I dunno... Dawn... The Bohemian

A Vehicular Homicide & Mando Is Dead

We are finally getting to this Post written around the time of the Homicide... since, it happened on Sept. 2nd...

 We will get to the traumatic News later in the Post.  I got our Laundry done, more stuff sorted and priced to bring in when I go to Work Tonight.  And, the Reruns of "Halloween Wars" begin at 9:00 p.m. so I'll only miss some of it before I get Home after Work Tonight.  The Mall Closes at 9:00 p.m. and that late there's not much Traffic and we live close by.  If there's malingering Customers I'll just tell Staff I have to get Home and since I'm being a Month long Fill-In for Ed, well, they won't Question why.  *Smiles*  I doubt they have sufficient coverage for all the folks who call in and don't Work the Shifts they obligated themselves to and don't show up for.  Ed has a valid reason, but many don't, they just call in or just don't show up for a myriad of bogus reasons really.  I'm hearing that a lot at various Stores, Co-Workers lamenting they're short staffed and over-worked coz Co-Workers just didn't show up for their Shifts.  This is why some folks will be replaced by Machines.  Loving the Above BINGO Card with Vintage Buttons sewn onto it, might have to get one.

Anyway, I got all my Chores done here at Home and it's only Noon.  Dishes got Washed, I cleaned up the Kitchen, the Kiddos Love to Cook but leave carnage in their wake.  I like being Cooked FOR so sometimes I will not complain and take one for the Team by doing the Cleanup after I've been Cooked for and Served Meals that I didn't have to Cook for The Man or I.   We just had Brunch of a lovely Salisbury Steak with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, that The Son prepared, it was yummy.  I hadn't eaten Breakfast and usually I never miss it, but I had started Working since 7:00 a.m. after I dropped Princess T off at Work.  The Son had gone in at 5:00 a.m. to Work, but Walked there so he didn't have to Wake me, knowing I'm Working a Night Shift Tonight.  Which, I appreciated getting a couple more Hours of Sleep uninterrupted, and he Walked Home after his Shift, so was here to Cook us Brunch by 10:30 a.m..

I'm contemplating what to eat before going in to Work, after I pick Princess T up after she gets off?   I usually try to eat earlier than she gets off coz sometimes she has to Work 'til 4:00 and I've got to be at Work by 5:00, so it's a tight timeline during Rush Hour Traffic.  You wouldn't have time to stop and eat too.  And, since I only have a 4 Hour Shift, it would mean waiting til after 10:00 p.m. to have Dinner otherwise when I'm back Home from my Shift.  No bueno.  I got all the Bills Paid that are due at the 1st part of the Month.  At least our Social Security Checks hit on the 16th this Month, so I can pay the rest a bit earlier that are due later in the Month.  I'm getting a decent Check from the Antique Mall again, nothing huge, but every little bit helps.  With all these Shifts I'm pulling in Sept. it will comp more Space Rent/Overhead Costs.

I Lucked Out at The Son's Dollar Store and they're having a 40th Anniversary Sale and rolled back some prices to a Dollar.  Now most Dollar Stores are up to $1.50 per Item.  They should no longer even bother calling them all Dollar Stores.  *Le Sigh*  And, now most of them also Stock some Merch well over those prices too.  But, I still Buy a lot from there cheaper than elsewhere.  The Son said he didn't realize how much I relied on Dollar Stores for Essentials until he was Working at one and notices the Inventory is what we usually have used at Home.  *Ha ha ha*  He's only 40, so is as Old as his Company is, but they've already tried to woo him into accepting a Management Position that will be Opening Up.  He's reluctant since he's so New, but I told him to seriously consider a meteoric rise, it's a Fortune 500 Company, so there's some serious Opportunity to earn more than he did in The Trades.  Without as much Hard Work and in Climate Controlled Space.  Is it just me, or does that Frankenstein Doll resemble Sly Stallone?  *LOL*

He's Middle Aged now and in The Trades he was noticing he was becoming "The Old Man" of any Crew he was Working with.  He said very few were in their 50's or 60's becoz they simply would be unable to do the Work and last.   There were few even in their 40's, so, when he was only in his 30's, they were already calling him "Old Man", "Dad", or "Uncle", coz most of the Crew were Teens or Twenty-Somethings.  *Smiles*  So, he was Wise enuf to realize, there's not a long Future left for him in those Industries unless you Own the Company.   Allen is realizing that at the Slaughterhouses too.  He's almost 30 now and said he's likely unable to keep Pace with the Immigrants from 3rd World Countries who actually CAN still do that Work and just run Circles around American Workers, even into their 60's!  

 The wiry "Ant Men" from Africa impress him the most, he said they're Stronger than even the Immigrant Latinos doing that kind of grueling hard physically demanding Work.  And Immigrants make up about 95% or more of the Workforce in those place.   Allen is VERY Strong, but said those Old African Men can lift a whole side of Beef that outweighs them by a lot!  And wield those dangerous Knives, Cleavers and Hatchets like a Chef at "Benihana"!  *LOL*  I remember my Dad coming Home from Vietnam and saying the same thing about some of the Old Vietnamese Villagers.  He said sometimes they'd hand out sides of Beef to the Locals, many of which were Starving during the War and helping the Americans.  And he'd see some Old Woman, who probably weighed 80 lbs. soaking Wet and was someone's Gramma Mama San, come up, grab the Legs and throw the Cow on her Back and trot off with it like it was nothing!!!

Now, my Native American Gramma was a tiny lil Sprite like that and Strong as an Ox and Tough as Old Boots.   But my Dad said after that Generation was Dying Off, you didn't see as much of that toughness, resilience, and strength here in America anymore.   People were getting Soft and Weak, both of fortitude and attitude.   And this is why our Country is still being built on the Backs of current Immigrants and why we should be more Grateful to those that come and do the Work, and are Good People and not who this Regime tries to vilify and tell Untruths about and persecute, to deflect blame where it should be... on them, the Elected Officials who are cocking things up and being impotent to stop what's going Wrong.  

Then trying to deflect blame by finding handy Scapegoats to vilify and sadly, their Base fully Believes a lot of the Bullshit, Con Game and sleight of Hand going on at the White House, and has now for a fucking Decade.  Coz with this MAGA Movement, Proof and Evidence or the Rule of Law isn't what they latch on to and run with. The Grievance Politics works against them yet they won't jump Ship as it's sinking fast.  I heard an apt comment Today that in the Texas Primary Race, even tho' they know who and what Paxton is, many Republicans and especially MAGA, will "Hold their Nose" and Vote for him anyway... isn't that the most Politically ignorant and irresponsible thing you ever heard?  And anyone who will Vote shit in, deserves to get shit out of it. 

 Talarico is clearly a better Man, with less baggage and not the well known Criminal element of Paxton, and thus a better Candidate for the People of Texas, but has the Wrong Label for those who put Party over Country.  But, some folks are absolutely Cray-Cray over their Politics and their Religion and lose their shit about one or both and can't be Reasoned with about either.   And if someone Votes for a Criminal whose Morally Bankrupt, then I Question their own Ethics and Moral Compass, just sayin'.   Don't just say you held your Nose, you are clearly wading deep into shit and smell like it yourself.   What you Support and who you Associate with speaks volumes about YOU.  Coz Bad Company Corrupts even Good Character and you will be Judged by the Company you Keep and have Kept, and Tolerated the Behavior and Actions of.  You are more than likely, just like them and you actually know that, even if you won't openly admit it, but it's more revealing than you realize to everyone else.

I worked my Shift Wednesday Night with the older New Lady, who I really like but can't yet remember the Name of.  {UPDATE:  It's Michelle}  She's someone I can easily become Friends with so we talked a lot when it was slow.  Jackson was working and doing better than usual, he can be a Slacker about Working, but is a nice Guy, usually I don't like working with him when he avoids doing the job at hand, but this Evening he was doing everything he should.  So, it was a nice Shift, busy enuf for a Wednesday Night, got busier AT Closing tho', wouldn't ya know!  *Eye Roll*  I got Home late due to the late Customers and I was really tired.  The Young Prince and Allen had finally made it Home, and The Young Prince came out to see me when I got Home.  He looks gaunt but was in good Spirits, I don't think he's been eating well, which happens when he has Psychosis about his Food and thinks it's Moving or Tainted.  He isn't yet fully Trusting of Allen I think, but they are working things out.  Speaking of Trust and Working things out... I had almost dozed off when the Phone rang real late, almost Midnight!  I knew it was Bad News before I answered it coz my Heart dropped. 

  

It was The Daughter and she was absolutely hysterical and screaming, Mom, he's Dead, he's Dead, I had to Identify the Body for the Police!!!  She was with an Officer so I didn't know what the Hell was going on or where she was?!  She was so traumatized she was asking the Officer, I don't know where I am right now, where am I??!   OMG, I wasn't even sure who she was with?!   Who was Dead and she was helping Identify the Body??!!!!  She was so Traumatized by it that she was going into Psychosis and I knew that, so I did the Calming Technique I've Learned to do and perfected with her and with her Son when the Schizophrenia is playing it's Tricks on their Mind.  At first I wasn't even sure anyone WAS Dead, or was she Hallucinating and Officers had shown up with her being Crazy in Public?  It's happened before, so I was trying to sort things out Calmly.  I told her that if we could discern where she was, tell the Officer I'm come and get her.

She said she couldn't leave and was giving a Statement to the Police, wasn't sure they'd allow me to enter THE CRIME SCENE... by now I'm thinking OMG, is she involved with what happened, was she a Witness to someone being Killed?  Did she know the Victim?   WTF, I needed more information and quickly coz she was definitely Mentally unraveling and needed me there.  She said she was on her Bike, and she'd stumbled upon what happened and it was Mando, he was Dead, he was involved in a Vehicular Homicide on his Bike, and she'd had to help Police Identify his Body!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   OMG, that late at Night Mid-Week, I'm asking why she's in the same place with Mando anyway, she was babbling something about her Friend Jeff, an Elderly Biker she and Mando both know who she goes and often Cleans his Double Wide Trailer, which is over by the Prison, I've picked her up there before coz she Cleans for several very Elderly People in that Trailer Park quite often now.  It's not far from when Jason's Mini Ranch is and some other Ranchers she also Cleans for that are Elderly Old Men or Women.

Mando had actually introduced her to Jeff and many other people he knew coz he did Handyman Work for many of them too.  He is a MacGyver type of Guy and had done many Handyman Jobs here for us when things were Good.  Well, she'd been at Jeff's Cleaning, coz he's an Old Biker with a ZZ Top White Beard, a Harley, and he's a Hoarder of stuff so his Trailer is in a Word, Hoarded, and she's been helping him to Organize, get rid of Excess Stuff, and then Clean, so it's Safer and more Sanitary.  She really likes Old Jeff, he kind of looks like a Biker Santa Claus.  Well, apparently Mando had been over there doing Handyman Work for Jeff too that Day and becoz the Biker Crowd there is very Protective of The Daughter, there had been no nonsense with Mando at all.  She said, in fact he'd been apologetic about causing Drama and she just told him, Listen, I want Peace, just don't bother me or my Family anymore, we all Wish you to be Well.  She went to use the Bathroom and when she'd come out Mando was gone and had left a Note saying he'd needed to go to Circle K Convenience Store on his Bike and he'd be back.

Well, he never came back and she said she just knew something was very Wrong and told Jeff, Listen, I'm gonna ride my Bike down to the Circle K to make sure he's alright, coz I just got a Bad Feeling he isn't.  I've probably mentioned it in a previous Post, but he's been making some Enemies lately and talking shit, which is never good, it catches up to you, you can't go around Threatening People or their Families, and even if his Cancer has gone to his Brain, you put yourself at risk by being confrontational or threatening.  So, recently he'd gotten jumped once, and had another even more recent incident involving some Mexican Nationals that went down badly too, in that very area.  That's the Back Story and now, as she approached the Convenience Store she saw all the Crime Scene Tape, Officers everywhere with Lights on, Road Closure, and an Officer approached her and said there had been an Accident and someone had Died, so she couldn't go thru, they'd Closed Off the Crime Scene!!!

 

She said she was there becoz her Ex-Boyfriend had ridden his Bike down to Circle K and said he'd be back to the Property they both were helping an Elderly Friend do Work at, but he never returned and she was worried about him.  And now she was more worried, was this him that was the Victim of this Crime Scene?!?  That's when they showed her the pictures of the Body, which had already been Pronounced by then at the Hospital, and indeed, she was able to identify him by his Tattoos, which meant, quite gruesome Vehicular Homicide where someone had hit and run over him in a Vehicle while he was either coming or going to Circle K on his Bike!!!   He'd left his ID at the Trailer coz she thinks he only went back to Circle K to turn in a Winning Scratch Lottery Ticket, coz he'd gone there earlier and she hadn't understood why he even went back otherwise, especially without his Wallet?   So, he'd been a John Doe at the Scene and Police didn't even have his Identity before she showed up, to know who to notify of his Death??!!!!!!!  So, Serendipity she was there, tho', Traumatic for her, to be at the Right Place at the Wrong Time to now Witness someone she knew and had Cared about run over and Killed!

You wouldn't Wish that on anybody, and I've had to Process enuf Vehicular Homicides in the many Years I Worked for the DA's Office and handled the Vehicular Bureau's Crimes, to know, those Deaths are never Pretty.  I pity anyone who has to Identify the Body of someone whose a Victim of a Vehicular Homicide, whether Accidental or not, it's terribly Traumatic and a horrible way to Go.   I can only Hope it was Quick, we don't have Details since she wasn't a Witness, it was probably an Hour and a Half he'd been gone before she went to look for him.  Jeff's Motorcycle was being Worked on and that's probably why Mando and some other Biker Friends were there Working on it in the Driveway now it was Cooler and Dark.  Too Hot to do anything during the Day.  Luckily The Daughter had Phone Numbers for some of Mando's Family so that Police could contact them.  And his Nephew called her to Thank her, at least now his Mom, Mando's Sister, didn't have to Identify the Body and see it in that condition.  The Daughter was like, Mom, this is probably gonna have to be a Closed Casket Funeral for the Family!

That's Bad and meant massive Trauma, don't know if it was a Hit and Run, an Accident where whoever did it stayed at the Scene, or something more ominous, like someone Intentionally ran him over?  She said the Incident with the Mexican Nationals had happened when he was riding his Bike too, and they tried to run him off the Road in a Truck, speaking Spanish and she'd heard there had been Weapons but he'd managed to ride away and evade them.  She doesn't know who they are, coz Mando doesn't even know any Mexican Nationals and she wonders who he got himself mixed up with now?   She'd warned him he was pissing off a lot of people and making Enemies, which is just never Wise.  You can't have a reckless Mouth or talk shit.

 She hasn't been together with him for a while and hadn't wanted to be in a Relationship, just try to be amicable since they know a lot of the same Friends and she didn't want every time they might run into each other thru people they both know, to be awkward and uncomfortable now they were no longer together.  He'd been very problematic with her, and thus with us, and I just felt he was unraveling more and more Mentally and Physically, with the Bone Cancer progressing.  We didn't want anything Bad to happen to him, I honestly felt the Cancer might be near End Stage tho' by now?

He'd already outlived Expiration Dates they'd given him and discontinued further Treatments coz they hadn't worked.  He had been Self-Medicating with Drugs, which is another part of why she couldn't be around him to risk her own Sobriety.  Even if he was doing it for his chronic Pain from the Cancer, we have a Zero Tolerance Policy since we have Family Members who are Recovering Addicts and don't want them risking their Sobriety being around anyone using, for any reasons.  So, I almost wonder, did he get himself in trouble with someone he owed Money to? We just don't know coz The Daughter intentionally has not had voluntary contact, just sometimes runs into him now and again via mutual acquaintances and Jobs she takes and he takes for some of the same People.

  I'd rather think he got Killed accidentally and not run over on purpose, but anyone involved in the Drug Industry are ruthless and merciless, especially about any unpaid Debts or if you've become a problematic Customer in any way.   The Daughter got a Sense this may not have been Accidental at all.  Me too... I almost wonder if he'd gone back to Circle K to meet with People who demanded he be there, or, to Score his Drugs and it went Bad?  He wouldn't tell anyone what he was doing or why, and it didn't make Sense to The Daughter, she's Street Smart, so she said there's a lot of Questions and no Answers.

It's how Timmy's Uncle got Murdered a few Years ago, right in front of his Family.  These Cartels and Drug Dealers are ruthless people and can't be trifled with or owed Money to.  I won't Judge what anyone uses when they're Dying, to manage excruciating Pain if they have shitty Healthcare and cannot Work anymore due to a Terminal Illness. Anyway, I don't know that's what happened, speculation at best, lots of variables.  Perhaps he just got run over by a distracted or impaired Driver, coz it was Late and they're on the Roads being a menace during the Daytime, worse at Night.   People be on their Phones, Texting, Drinking and Driving, under the Influence of other Substances while Driving... it's risky, and moreso in Rural parts of the Valley with poor Lighting, which, out there near the Prison, it is. 

 It's a poorer Community out there, but with some Farms and Ranches too, but not well lit and people drive too fast on those more desolate Roads too.  Even in a Vehicle you can be at risk of an Accident, let alone on a Bike, coz there's no Sidewalks and most Roads are only Two Lanes, pitch dark coz it's further from City Lights, and desolate.  So, if a Crime were to happen, few Witnesses either.  I'm sure this will be on the News by Tomorrow, coz they are doing a Homicide Investigation now.  She's not sure how much she wants to be involved in any of that becoz she really doesn't know who he's made Bad Blood with and wants no part of being inserted into any of it either.  Especially if Bad Actors are involved.  She's hopeful it turns out to be some Motorist who didn't mean to harm someone and will be up on Manslaughter Charges?  I know his Family will want Justice and Answers.  My Heart goes out to them.  I know a lot of his extended Family.   My Friend Dino used to be Married to Mando's Aunt, she was his 1st Wife... so his Kids are related to Mando.

   

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This was not how I thought a 1st Wednesday Night of September would end... Dawn... The Bohemian