I had my first Cettie-like adventure. I was at work with a hair highlighting shop scheduled for this evening. I usually am off work at 5:00 then I head out to my shopping. About 4:45, an important request comes in that keeps me at work until about 5:40. I call (like the guidelines require me to) to find out the hours and find out that they are open until 8:00. OK good to go!

I head out and get there about 6:10. I notice some people gathered on the front sidewalk but don't think much of it. I thought they were probably smoking as state law won't let them smoke inside anymore. I go in the hair salon and the greeter told me that I just missed the excitement by about 10 minutes. Someone had tried to rob the tobacco store two doors down and held a gun to the owner's head. The owner instead of giving the robber the money came out with his own gun and started shooting at the robber. The robber runs outside and then the hair stylists see the shootout. They said they ran into the bathroom and called 911. The police arrive within two minutes but by then the robber was gone.

Now I will welcome those last minute requests at work as it could be my guardian angel looking over me as I could have been in that parking lot during the shootout.

I watched for it on the evening news but it didn't even make the headlines as no one actually got shot.

Too cool! Welcome to Cettie-land!!

Wow, you sure slid around that potential tragedy. If this is typical of a Cettie shop, poor Cettie! lbw Congratulations for becoming a Cettie Slicker. I suppose anything can happen when you've been a shopper as long as Cettie. Now, I'm not saying she's a long-in-the-tooth shopper or anything, but I understand her first problem job was when she was shopping the vendors in a temple and some meek, long-haired guy in a robe went all spider-monkey on them and started dumping tables and tearing up the place for turning a temple into a den of thieves.

It was just that very experience that enabled Cettie to become a preacher in real life. I get to throw tantrums in the temple and do some smiting when need be.