Dos and Don'ts

Just a couple of tidbits from the HOMETOWN PAPER.

First, this lady, I'm not going to mention her name because it seems she's an easy enough target anyway, reported to police that, "Just after midnight, a man, described as a black male in his 20's , knocked on her door and asked to use her telephone. He then grabbled her purse, which contained two checkbooks and identification, and ran out the door."

What was she thinking? Stranger knocks on your door after midnight do you open it? Na uh. She should have just saved the wear and tear on her carpet and handed him her money and valuables at the door and called it a night.

Ok, the other one, "Two women who jogged past a downtown Decatur antique store apparently saw more than they bargained for and reported seeing a nude man lying on the bed, authorities said Tuesday."

Let me mention here that I did not put that sentence together. It is a direct quote from the paper. I think I heard they were trying out student reporting. Most of the participants are below the sixth grade level.

Lisa, Wilson Morgan Park is just not the happening place any more. I think I'm just going to have to start doing my walking downtown from now on. Of course this could be just a hoax from the urban development movement to draw more attention to downtown. Who knows.