The Wanderer

I had ideas to talk about the ongoing saga that is my search for contacts for my eyeballs. Which is still happening, apparently the contact that I'm waiting for was never ordered. I was going to discuss my children opening a bunch of their presents this morning after I left for work and before their mom got up. I was going to talk about how our little kitten has gone from shy, sick little orphan to triumphant, healthy, attacky Bobcat. But then I saw this story in the paper and had to share. And I had to drop in my thoughts as I see them fit. Which shall be placed within these symbols -* *-. And we're off.

Boy, 4, breaks into Texas -*already good*- store, plays with toys

The Associated Press

Posted: 12/15/2008 12:44:45 PM PST

Updated: 12/15/2008 12:49:24 PM PST

BEAUMONT, Texas—Police called to a variety store by a burglar alarm overnight found a toddler inside, playing with the toys. -*como what? *- Police said store surveillance video showed the unidentified boy trying to open one of the front doors to a Family Dollar store -*not to be confused with the Adult Dollar stores*- about 3 a.m. Monday, only to find it locked. -*The dollar store has surveillance video...to stop thieves from stealing the crap found at the dollar stores. *- But the second door was unlocked -*whose responsible for locking the doors? And why weren't they able to lock both of them?*- and the child went inside.

That triggered the silent alarm.-*Again...silent alarm? At the Family Dollar store? WTF? *-

Detective Randy Stevens said the child apparentlyunlocked a door at his nearby home, got out, then crossed a multilane street to reach the store. -*Apparently? Well, he did or he didn't, police work should have been able to ascertain that information. So whose locking the doors at this kids house? Perhaps it's the same person who should have locked up the Family Dollar store?*-

A canvass of the neighborhood turned up a family member searching for the child.-*A family member? Like a second cousin? Who noticed the kid was gone at 3 in the morning? Were they doing a sweep of their house after making their last batch of Meth and discovered, "Hey, didn't we have a small child living here a few minutes ago?*-

CPS spokeswoman Shari Pulliam said Child Protective Services claimed oversight of a 4-year-old boy during a review of the incident. The boy will be allowed to stay with other relatives, not the parents, during the CPS review period.-*Possibly these are the family members who were searching for the child at 3 in the morning!*-

And scene.

It's really a story that warms the cockels of your heart, no? So to make up for those who feel sorry for the kid. (Which I do, but hey, he got to play with toys all by himself for a while. Who didn't have dreams of breaking into a toy store and playing with everything there.) A smile inducing picture of my kids, who haven't yet wandered off into a Family Dollar store. But they did laugh with mirth and joy when they heard about this story.