“Is It Me Or The Meds”

Edward-Bulwer Lyton, a playwright from the 1830’s ( Are you kidding! Of course I Goggled it) wrote the line, ” The pen is mightier than the sword”. In today’s world I beg to differ.

Residing in the largest city in N.C. it appears the current fashion trend for the younger generation is not Polo, Lu-Lu Lemon or Nike ( wait for it) ” Do you own a Golck 9, Beretta, or AR-15″? Forgive my old age stupidity, but where the hell do these misdirected juveniles get the money to purchase a Glock or an AR-15?

“Mom, I opened a savings account today” ” Son, that is wonderful. What are you saving for, college”? “No Mom, the black market is selling gun’s to any race, color, creed, or mental instable person for half price”. Forgive my sarcasm, but in reality it is that simple to purchase a gun.

Probably if you are one of the few left that reads this silly little blog, you know where your children are after eleven o’clock. However, where are the parents of the youth that make the traumatic news headlines at six a:m the next morning. ” Youth (s) shot and killed at two-thirty a:m in downtown Charlotte.” It may be old fashioned in today’s politically correct world of raising children, but would it be such a “grave” injustice to ask the five W’s. WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE AND WHY?

Recently my neighbor asked me, ” Joe, if you could go back ten years in time, would you do it”? My reply, ” Not in today’s world”. With indifference to Mr. Lyton’s quote, in today’s world the sword has become more mightier than the pen.

For God’s sake, be safe.