This is something that really works under my skin - senseless violence. Even worse, the people who get away with it.

So many innocent lives are taken daily because of other people’s problems. Why are these people not found out and dealt with before something bad happens?

Are we so blind that we do not realize that the people around us are even capable? People pay close attention to their teenagers ever since the Columbine incident, but what about older people? How can a man kill his wife and child at point blank range and no one had any clue that he was going to do this?

In some cases these horrible criminals are caught, other times they are not. I often wonder how these people live with themselves; can they really go on with their life? I hope they suffer and think about those they killed every day.

Keep a vigilant eye on those around you. Watch for any mental break, odd behavior, or stress that could cause anyone in your life to commit a crime that is not in their nature. We need to help those who are suffering, even if they are not going to harm other people.

Staff Sgt. Travis Twiggs had a strong commitment to the Marines, he enjoyed the Marines and flourished in the environment. However, multiple tours in Iraq brought out this young mans demons. While seeking treatment from PTSD, he left the treatment facility in Bethesda he left  to see his dying grandmother. He was missing a few days before being reported AWOL. While in town he met up with his brother. After visiting his family and his grandmother, the left town. They headed towards the Grand Canyon. They stole one car and attempted to drive it off the Grand Canyon. When that failed they stole a second car and were involved in a high speed chase. The police believe that Travis thought that the Iraq’s were out to get him. At the end of the chase he killed himself and his brother (seems from what was going on that they did have a suicide pact).

The family is still in shock that they even had this plan.  Staff Sgt. Travis Twiggs left behind a wife and two kids.

How many people need to get PTSD and not get the right treatment or kill themselves before our government wakes up?

Even worse: Internal emails from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) turned over to a federal district court in San Francisco this week reveal that the agency’s mental health unit saw a staggering 1,000 suicide attempts every month among veterans receiving government care last year. emails also indicated that among all US veterans, the VA was aware of a suicide rate of 6,570 per year, or 18 suicides every day on average.

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Living in an apartment means many things. One of them is learning how to step quietly. I don’t mind when people have kids over that run across the floor occasionally, but an adult making much more noise than they need to irks my soul!

Every evening around 10:30pm our up stairs neighbor gets ready for bed. If you are in the bedroom you can hear him get out of the shower, walk across the room and get in the bed.

Now if you have ever lived in an apartment you know that places where there is no carpet is susceptible to making noise for the people below you. We always make sure to step lightly because, well, who wants mad neighbors. You never know when you are going to need them.

How do you feel about this? Does neighbor noise drive you batty?