Detox Day 19

What a fun run this morning. 630am run in the rain and cold through downtown Portland, Portland State University, and into the hills. The view was great. The hills were tough. The streets were clear which made it seem like I had the city to myself. What a great start to the day.

I got to work a little late today. 4 police officers stopped the train for 5-10 minutes. It turns out that someone called in to report a guy on the train. The caller said he was walking around swinging a machete. How that could happen on a packed train without someone getting hurt is beyond me. Regardless of the validity of the report, the call was made, so the officers stopped the train and pulled everyone off except for, of course, the guy sitting next to me. Turns out that somewhere between calls to his uncle and sister he apparently did the reported machete swinging. I'll be the first to admit that the guy wasn't all there, but I really got the feeling that some lady got scared and sweetened the story some. I can't prove that, I'm just saying...

I did learn something from the event. When the 4 police were arresting the man (carrying his 3 bags and a backpack), they all had their taser guns drawn except for one. The one without a taser gun had a shotgun. I thought it was a bit much to bring a shotgun to a knife fight until I saw the rifle but. In big red letters it said, "Less Lethal."

I'm still not sure how I feel about that. Should I be glad because it probably won't kill someone or worried because it's uncertain exactly how "less lethal" it is. What does less lethal mean anyway? Are there varying degrees of lethality? What would a highly lethal shotgun look like? Is there a minimal amount of lethality that something can have and still be called lethal? What separates a "barely lethal" rifle from a pellet gun? I'm so confused. Who thinks of these things?

8am: Shake

830am: apple

9am: orange

1030am: 1/2 organic food bar

12:30: Szechwan chicken @ House of Louie

2pm: 1/2 organic food bar

3pm: orange & apple

7pm: Seafood & salad buffet @ Todai in the Pioneer Plaza Mall. Watercrest salad, spinach salad, sprout salad, cantaloupe, watermelon, salmon sushimi, 3 pieces of eel, and snow crab legs...I found out after the fact that shrimp and snow crab legs were not on "the list." Oh well. I passed on the chicken, steak, ribs, fried food, ice cream, pie, cake, ice cream, prime rib, and ice cream, so I'm calling it a good day.