Pause for Something Serious

A couple of weeks ago I encountered a woman to which I had never thought I would. I had met few people that had come across these believers before, and never thought I would come across one myself. But ever since I met "Grandma Bonnie" as she calls herself, I can't stop thinking about her. Whether it be fascination upon encountering something so scarce, or being utterly creeped out by her beliefs I not yet know, so I thought the best way to stop being fascinated was to write about her.

"Grandma Bonnie" came into my store early one morning and looked like someone who didn't belong there. She came in with a long, dirty, black trench coat, a simple black winter had, thick socks on with sandals, and her grey hair tied back. She certainly couldn't be interested in what I was selling! I was correct. She walked over to the mens accessories and came over to me in disgust. "Can I just ask, what happened to the separation of religion and state?" I looked at her puzzled, not wanting to answer her. She was talking about the mens fashion rosaries, and braceletts that portray pictures of the virgin Mary on them.

After she continued to stare at me I mentioned to her that we weren't trying to force any beliefs on our customers, that we were simply giving them the option to purchase a fashion accessory, and that Aldo was Jewish! So he really wasn't trying to push the religion on anybody. She looked outraged and said, "oh the puzzle continues!" Looking at her puzzled she went on to tell me that the Roman Catholics, along with the pope, was trying to take over the world. She gave me this big sob story about how they have always been after her. How they killed her BRILLIANT husband, beat her dog, and kicked her out of her apartment even though she consistently paid rent on time.

Not wanting to cause a ruckus I waited until she left and called security, telling them how inappropriate this was because she was disturbing some of my customers. While I believe in freedom of speech, I also don't want to have to listen to it when I don't want to. Freedom is not just for the one delivering the message, the messengers need to remember that the listeners have the freedom to ignore.

Being uncomfortable with her talk about 9/11 being a conspiracy, etc. I did not hesitate to give her description to the police so that any other managers that have a store to run, would not have to be bothered by her, or lose customers because of her rambling. So while I feel bad the "Grandma Bonnie" has had the unfortunate luck of losing her husband, companion, and home, I also feel bad that she has become unstable enough to blame it all on the government..ours as well as other countries.

Living With A Puppy

I have had my puppy for a week now and I am so tired! Having a puppy is like having a real baby you have to watch constantly! She wants to eat everything in site, so I am vaccuuming and sweeping every day so there is not a scrap for her to gobble up. She needs all of my attention all the time so if she is not sitting in my lap she is laying at my feet, following me around or jumping at my face!
...And I love it! She is so cute and cuddly I don't mind giving up my sleep or barely being able to eat because she won't leave me alone because she is so much fun! What a way to stay in shape! She has little bursts of energy so we have to run around and play with her toys, we go for a walk every day and she really keeps me moving!
Now to the important stuff...my shoes. Luckily I have many display cases for my shoes and she cannot get to them! The only pair I leave out are my sketchers in case I have to run her outside to the bathroom and she never tries to eat those!
What kind of girl is she anyway?! She does not like shoes and I bought her a purple purse and she won't have anything to do with it! Well she is young. She will learn. At least she enjoys watching Sex and the City!