Don't Shoot!

So, we bought our Christmas tree at Home Depot the other night. We always buy a live tree. Being vegetarians we have a sensitivity to not promote the taking life when it is not necessary. We see no sense in buying something that was cut down when we can let it die later in our own yard after Christmas due to neglect in our own yard. Mind you, we are 0-3 with our previous "live" trees since our "green thumbs" lean towards a desert tan.

While in the checkout lane, there was a man that was going through the process of having his credit card swiped for the 4th time. A bit out of the ordinary. More out the of ordinary was a very cute German Shepard type dog laying down patiently waiting for him. My wife commented that he was law enforcement. He looked the part with his hair cut military style, athletic build. Oh, yeah...he had a side arm. This is legal in Arizona for even the regular citizens in businesses that allow it.

This man also had on a rodeo belt buckle. For those out there that don't know about rodeo belt buckles, they are very large and usually are awards for titles won at rodeos or maybe commemoratives of a rodeo.

She asked, "I can't see his belt buckle from here. What does it say on it?"

"I am not staring at his buckle. No guy with a rodeo belt buckle wants to look up and find another guy staring at his crotch. Plus, I am not going to risk getting busted 'checking a guy out' when he has a trained dog and a gun!"