Red & Blue

In the past 4 days, I have seen no less than 20 police cars in my area...And these have not been any of the "speed trap" kind of police cars, nor have then been the "off duty" kind of police cars, but rather they've been the "lights flashing" kind of police cars...

I have an understanding of what kind of an area I live and a vauge understanding of Dayton itself...But, I am still surprised by what I'm seeing.

I used to live in the West side of Dayton where in my neighborhood I heard gunshots peppering the air virtually all night long and the sirens sprinkled in the midst. I am living in an area now where I hear no gunshots and the sirens are almost non-existent. That in and of itself can lull you into a false sense of security, but seeing these police cars on the streets can wake you up to that. Now, I'm also not talking about a onesie twosie police cars, but rather clusters of cars...It is frightening at times...

I was driving home after having dinner with Eric in the Oregon district and the route that I took home, I know the reputation of...I passed by a cluster of 4 cars around a buisness, for a reason that I have no idea...And then I passed by about 3 more cars just hanging out on the street...I suppose in some ways it's good that these cars are proactive in protection, but it also means that they have to be proactive...

It's also further reminding me of the area that I'm going to be in just a few months. I'll be going from this kind of an area to a town of 500 with a cornfield in my backyard. This is a completely different area with a completely different feel to everything. I'll have to get used to another way of living! I had my friend Kevin tell me that he thought serial murderers do their killing in cornfields, so maybe I'll still hear the gunshots...Thanks Kevin, thanks a lot...