Here's a follow-up ..... I found out who the fella was today, and also found out, "You scared the Hell out of him."

Never did hear back from "the Law"..... sweet, ain't it?

When I had time to think about it later, I should have taken a camera and a cell phone connected to the State Patrol, and maybe the .45 ..... hind sight is sometimes more clear, but the overall outcome I think was very good.

Here's some data for you guys. I've got a wife, six kids, and eight grandkids ..... and you know what? .... I can look them all and anyone else in the eyes. I don't go looking for fights, but I don't run from them, either. Won some, lost some ...... and I like who I am.

Addicts get away with what they do because most folks are too afraid to do anything. I think folks who rely on cops to take care of them will all be ultimately disappointed. I don't plan on being one of them. I'll give the cops their chance, all right, but I don't plan on relying on them.

Maybe when my friends and family are patting me in the face with a shovel someone will say, "He shoulda..................." But I doubt it.