Let me preface by saying a few things:

1. Yes, the word "piss" or "pisses" is vulgar. Acknowledged. As a child, we got in more trouble from the Almighty Junester (aka Mom) when we used such words as pissed and sucked than we used true curse words

2. It is true I seem to blog when I am venting ~ which, if you look at it is actually a good thing, since I have not whined in a while (things are that good - but that's another blog)

3. I may, just may have had that second glass of La Crema Chardonnay (incidentally, YUM!) against better judgement

Okay! On to my pissy-ness. I'll keep it simple, since a) I may not be exceptionally articulate at this point and b) Junior has broken several critical keys on my laptop and it makes it more difficult to type. So here it is: Gang member opens up fire in crowded, family entertainment area. Gang member shoots the face off of one of the officers responding. Officer able to shoot (and kill) said gang member. Pissy in it self, yes? The bullet bounced around his spine for a bit, too. Intubated now; hoping to wean and trach by Friday if the swelling goes down. So this asshole did some real damage. Well, come to find dead gang member belongs to a certain gang whose street motto is one for all, which means, you kill one of them, they will kill an officer and his family. ICU has turned into Alcatraz and a circus all at the same time. These amoraless fuckwads and their twisted sense of values actually leaves me speechless.

Sorry, Mom, but this sucks and it really pisses me off...