Churches offering concealed-carry weapons training to attract members

[rrneck]

44. I used to be a helluva salesman.

Till I found out what a horses ass I was. I discovered that the objective of sales was to get the money. Forget customer service. That was just embroidery for me. There might be others who can be good people and good salesmen, but not me. When the objective is clear, nothing else matters.

After I learned how to make art, the same held true. The objective is clear. The standard against which I am measured is hanging in the Met. I'll likely never achieve that standard, but that doesn't make it go away.

I would like to think I'll bring that attitude to an event that is even less likely to happen than a one man show at the Tate. The objective is to not kill anybody. But I can still talk a pretty good game, make some pretty good art, and put seven rounds in your chest in three seconds.

But that approach is based on my life experience and personality. As they say, YMMV. That's why I have little patience with cookie cutter ideologies that seem to easily define others, whether they concern gun policy or religion.