The City.

     Catie's from Ohio, I'm from Kansas, but we live in San Diego now. We both work in education and it's extremely important that our children get great educations. I'm all for home schooling, she thinks public school is critical for developing social skills. I think public school is critical for developing knife fighting skills, but that's neither here nor there.
     Where ever our kids go to school, it will be in the same place they live. Makes sense, I know. But the issue is the above picture. Not sure if you can tell, but that's a hypodermic needle laying at the base of the tree. I took that shot while I was walking the dog this morning. And someone else shot up with that shortly before I walked the dog this morning.
     This is where I'm supposed to raise my children?

     When I was young and in a store with more breakable things than non-breakable things, my father use to tell me to put my hands in my pocket and keep them there. I still do it, just out of habit. If I have to raise kids in the city, I might have a constant "keep your hands in your pockets" rule. There's just too many needles out there. On the other hand, I walked many a dog down many a street in Kansas and I can say I never once saw a needle.