A police situation came to an end as a gunman who shot a woman shoots himself in the head. The shooting took place near the Allen Park Summer Camp, but no children were harmed.

Lt. Robert Steele said police saw the man, whom police are not identifying pending notification of his family, hide behind some bushes on the grounds of the nearby school. They cordoned off the area and put the school, which was conducting summer camp on lockdown.  After waiting 15 minutes for the man, 44, to respond, police heard a single gunshot and then found the man dead of an apparent self-inflicted wound to the head, Steele said. The woman, 36, is in critical condition at Detroit Receiving Hospital. Police also are not yet releasing her name.

My daughter Allison (7) was on the playground just a few feet away from the shooting and heard it happen. She told me she heard two loud gun shots. Thankfully she was not one of the few kids that saw the shooting. My heart goes out to them. I can’t even imagine dealing with that at such a young age. Most are first graders. The kids were suppose to be enjoying their end of summer picnic today but instead spent their time in lockdown.

Of course my thoughts and prayers go out to the victim. We live in a pretty safe neighborhood but I guess these things can happen anywhere.
I am a little freaked out and shocked.

It’s only half past ten and already I am on my second Dt. Coke.

It’s going to be a long day.

Cool ! I picked up this one and this one.

You gotta love these guys.

Saturday morning I found Allison and Sammy on the kitchen floor sharing a peach.

It really is sweet how much she loves that bunny.

Moving around will be challenging today

Again, so true. I have been telling my self to get in the shower for over two hours now. But every time I get close I end up right back here in front of the computer.

What does 90 minutes in hell look like?

It looks like this, at an over crowded local dollar show on a rainy, humid Saturday afternoon.
Not only was the theater filled with out of control kids and their cell phone chatting parents but it had to be the worst movie I have seen in a long, long time.

I just found my next book to read! I bought it on Ebay and can’t wait to find it in the mail.

Markoe not only wrote for “Late Night with David Letterman,” she dated the man himself. Now, this Emmy Award-winning writer is out with another hilarious story, about love, loss and pets that talk back to you. 

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Dawn Tarnauer’s life isn’t exactly a success story. Already twice divorced, the young Californian is too busy job-hopping to start a career, her current boyfriend insists on living “off the grid,” her Life Coach sister perpetually interferes with incomprehensible affirmations, her eccentric mother is busy promoting the culmination of her life’s work: The Every Holiday Tree, and her father is ending his brief third marriage while scheduling two dates for the same night.

Dawn’s only source of security and comfort, it seems, is Chuck, a pit-bull mix from the pound. So, when her boyfriend announces that he’s leaving her for another woman, a despairing Dawn turns to Chuck for solace.
“I should have said something sooner,” Chuck confides, as he tries to console her. “Couldn’t you smell her on his pants?” Dawn is stunned. It’s one thing to talk to your pets, but what do you do when they start talking back? It’s not just Chuck, either; she can hear all dogs–and man’s best friend has a lot to say. The ever-enthusiastic Chuck offers his tried-and-true advice on the merits of knocking over garbage and strewing it everywhere, auxiliary competitive peeing etiquette, and the curative powers of tossing a ball. Doubtful of her own sanity, Dawn considers that, in the ways of life and love, it might be better to trust Chuck’s doggie instincts instead of her own.

Filled with sharp wit, biting humor, and canine conversation that would make Doctor Dolittle’s jaw drop, Merrill Markoe’s engaging, cleverly written novel is about the confusing search for love and the divine acts of dog.

Kelly tagged me to do a meme so here it goes!

Four jobs I wish I had the capabilities of:
1. FBI.
2. Chef.
3. Actor.
4. Writer

Four names I wish I had other than my own:
1. Hmmm, not sure about this one.
2.
3.
4. 

Four of my favorite actresses:
(off the top of my head quick)
1. Uma Thurman
2. Maggie Gyllenhal
3. Nicole Kidman
4. Parker Posey

Four songs I could listen to over and over again:
(this changes often)
1. The Road I am On: 3 Doors Down
2. Sunday Morning: Maroon 5
3. Thank You: Led Zeppelin
4. High: James Blunt

Four TV shows I love to watch:
1. Nip Tuck
2. Rescue Me
3. Boston Legal
4. Smallville

Four places I would like to go to on vacation:
1. Hawaii
2. Italy
3. Paris
4. Alaska

Four of my favorite cuisines:
1. Chinese
2.Mexican
3. American (love the hot dog)
4. Italian

Four places I wish I was right now:
1. Home
2. Up North
3. On a beach reading
4. At the movies, screaming at big snakes on a plane.