Replying to myself again.
It just occurred to me that some of you may not be familiar with the term
"heeled." Maybe it's just a Murkin colloquialism, probably mostly southern and
western. It means being armed, packing a piece. I've begun to live by my
favorite line from John Wayne's last movie, "The Shootist":
"I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do
these things to other people, and I require the same from them."
That's why I usually tote a Glock under my shirt-tail. And I've got a permit,
in case you're wondering, and it's good in 38 states.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: hiwayman@xxxxxxx (Walt Wayman)
> Twice. While in college, I had a Pentax stolen from my 1957 Ford convertable
> when I left it in the front seat with the top down while I ran into a drug
> store
> for just a few seconds to buy a pack of cigarettes. Then, many years later,
> at
> Silver Springs, Florida, after a nice day enjoying the place, we came back to
> the parking lot to find the car cleaned out, even the kids' toys, including,
> of
> course, all my camera gear, except what I was carrying with me. That
> Spiratone
> 100/2.8 was a keeper. And so was my CIA T-shirt.
>
> I don't sweat it anymore. Anytime I go out, I'm heeled and wary.
>
> Walt
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