Ahhh Shoot (and then some)

Ahhh Shoot (and then some) was Originally Posted on December 4, 2008 by lavarock

I just heard that Plaxico Burress shot himself (probably accidently). It is reported that many sports stars are carrying weapons because they may be targets for crime.

You know, many schools now-a-days have metal detectors to check students for weapons. My high school never felt the need, neither back then nor today. In fact, every student is armed (well sort of). They all have non-functioning rifles which they march with. We were all taught how to shoot and I even qualified as a Pro-Marksman back there.

Many of my stories have convoluted links between events. This one is pretty simple.

I graduated from a military school named Fork Union. Years later, Plaxico Burress attended his post-graduate year at the same school.

From Wikipedia: FUMA is respected in the football arena, where two of its graduates have gone on to win Heisman Trophies and dozens have been draft picks by National Football League teams. Heisman Trophy winners from FUMA were Vinny Testaverde (’86) and Eddie George (’95). More than 70 current and former NFL players have attended FUMA.

I was never very athletic and have kicked myself many times since then that I never took advantage of all of the sports opportunities back them.

Instead, I joined the radio club (and helped build the new transmitter). years later I got a job as a disc jockey and eventually got a job with Hewlett Packard. That job allowed me to finally move to Hawaii, where I now reside. I guess I am not all that sorry. I might have ended up famous with a bullet in my leg…

And so it goes….