Crime and Sushi

I moved to Roanoke in 1999 with hopes of making a new start in life. You know, going back to school, new job and career change, and just starting anew. It was a great prospect and I was happy with the decision, especially when I met my wife, got a dog and other pets, and we moved into the house. After being in the city for 2 months, I was a victim of a violent crime. Two butt heads stormed into my apartment and stole everything I owned, not to mention beating me, tying me up, and terrorizing me so to this day, I am still no over the incident. A few years later, my pickup truck which I had owned for just two weeks was shot up in a gun fight between drug dealers. Roanoke's "finest" was unable to solve either of these crimes which I find hard to believe but considering that there are murders and other crimes that have gone unsolved, I guess I really have little to complain about.

I have been off from work for a few weeks, trying to recuperate from the long hours put into the restaurant over the past five months and on Wednesday, I decided to take advantage of a cool spell and do a little yard work. I go out to the shed to pull out some tools when I notice, they are almost all gone. Pressure washer, chain saw, hedge trimmers, and who knows what else is missing. They were there in May, and probably in June but I really can not be for certain, but they are gone for sure. The most frustrating this is that I was ready to go and I could not get anything done.

I was really considering calling the police about this but why? I did not keep any of the receipts for these things, no serial numbers written down, no real record of anything so it seems it really would not do much good. Plus I have no idea of when this happened. What do you think? Should I make the call?

We picked up Sushi last Sunday. No, not the Japanese dish made with sticky rice and seaweed, but a cockatiel and we named her Sushi. She is a sweet little thing and we have had a blast with her so far. She is very vocal so far but is not talking yet. It will take a while for that to happen but before we know it, she will be talking her little beak off. Owning a bird is a large responsibility! A bird of this size can probably live between 1o and 15 years. Large birds can live
50 to 75 years or even more so that is a life time commitment. We do have 3 cats and a dog and so far, it looks like they are getting along OK.

Hope the cats do not like wasabi!!