Yeah, They’re Somewhat Different 

A Different Mind-Set 
    Several years ago, Lorraine and I lived in Burleson, Texas. Texans are a little different. Just a different mind-set than other parts of the country. A case in point is below: 

     A group of security experts has made instructional video tapes showing a gunman bursting into a classroom and being swarmed by the students. As the kids charge toward the gunman they are throwing books, chairs, scissors, staplers, and anything else that is at hand in order to discombobulate and take down the gunman. They admit that several of the students will probably get hurt or killed in the process, but the school of thought is that fewer people will get hurt doing this than if they submit to the gunman. 
     And guess where they are starting this program? Good old Burleson, Texas. They hope to have all 8,500 Burleson students trained in short order. 
    Leave it to Texas, next they’ll probably be issuing each student a handgun. The reaction to this program has not met with a lot of positive comments from around the country. 
    There are some school districts that take a different approach to student safety. A case in point: Officials at an elementary school south of Boston have banned kids from playing tag for fear they’ll get hurt and make the school liable. One parent’s reaction was that her son now feels safer because of the new rule. “I’ve witnessed enough near collisions.” (Emphasis is mine.) I would hate to be around this kid when he grows up. 

It's Just What You Get Used To 
    The price of gas goes up and down and my reaction is amazing. When it goes up I think I’m being killed. Then when it goes down significantly, and even though it’s still higher than it was three months ago---well---it’s like if my doctor has been using three fingers to check my prostate, then he learns how to do it with only two fingers and I feel like I’ve died and gone to heaven. It’s amazing what a person can get used to.