What if?

After a long day at work I went to the grocery store.  Nothing out of the ordinary.  As I pulled in I overheard a domestic dispute.  The lady in the car was yelling at the man in the car to "get out of my car", "stop it", etc.  I couldn't tell what was going on but I could see the woman hitting the man.

Thinking this was only an argument initially I thought nothing of it.  As I walked to the store entrance I got to thinking "What if?".  What if he was doing something to her? What if this was the start of a date rape, etc? What if?  I didn't know.  Because of the situation I didn't want to be the guy that could've stopped it but didn't do anything.  A simple phone call could stop a potentially dangerous situation.

I decided to call the police when I was out of their sight (I parked next to them and my car is pretty easy to point out. I also wanted to remain anonymous).  I gave them all the information I could and the police informed me they would check into it.

I finished shopping and less than 10 minutes later went back to my car.  Four police cruisers had responded.  The lady was arguing with one of the officers stating she was just having an argument with her boyfriend and they argue all the time.  The officer was handling it like a champ.

Though this may have been an over-reaction to the situation after the facts were known, what if?

I'll take a moment here to thank all the officers who respond to calls like this, potentially putting their lives on the line. They never know what they are walking into but they do it every time they respond to a call.  They are underappreciated in our time and we don't have nearly enough of them to help. 

Thank you, officers, for everything you do.

Little Shop of Horrors

Such a cute little thing, I want one.

I remember seeing Little Shop of horrors when I was a kid.  I remember laughing along with the music, the antics of Audrey 2, etc.  As an adult I've come to a few realizations after watching the movie.  It's even better now, especially with these realizations.  I say watch it again, at the time of this posting it's on Hulu.

First realization:  Dr. Orin Scrivello DDS has a great song.  His tenacity for causing pain as a kid is what led him to be a dentist.  And we all know what it's like to visit the dentist.  Let's not forget that everything he does is modeled after The King (that would be Elvis, not Henry).

When I was young and just a bad little kid

My momma noticed funny things I did

Like shootin puppies with a BB gun

I'd poison guppies, and when I was done

I'd find a pussy cat and bash it's head

That's when my momma said

(What did she say?)

She said "My boy, I think someday

You'll find a way to make your natural tendencies pay"

"You'll be a dentist

(Be a dentist)

You have a talent for causing things pain

(Pain)

Son, be a dentist

(Son be a dentist)

People will pay you to be inhumane

(Inhumane)"

Second realization:  Bill Murray makes a cameo.  I completely forgot about this.  This is definitely a great appearance.  Arthur Denton must be masochistic because he is truly enjoying his time with Dr. Orin Scrivello and even embraces the good doctor during a root canal.

He prepped himself and everything while Doc was walking around

Third realization (and last) is the scene after you learn of Audrey 2's plant food.  Spoiler: it's blood.  Then this scene while he's at the radio station attempting to promote the store and the plant:

Shortly after he tries to bite her

When I saw this as a kid I didn't make the connection of what was going on.  I thought he saw a pretty girl and wanted Seymour to make a move.  If you watch the movie, you'll notice shortly before this scene Audrey 2 could smell the blood off Seymour's finger and tried to bite it.  As I watched just now I noticed the subtle sniffing from the plant right after the girl stands in front of it.  I think she might be menstruating.