Could It Have Been Me?

I clicked on the link below because it was about a shooting at Denny's in Southern California:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060317/ap_on_re_us/restaurant_shooting

Since I always pass by a certain Denny's on my way home from work, I wondered, "Could it be that one?"

No, it wasn't. About a month ago, my friend Velma was in the process of moving to another state, so we had one final dinner at Denny's... the one in Anaheim... on a Friday, very late.  I can't help thinking what if she had moved a few weeks later (they were always pushing the date back anyway).  What if the gunman had been there when we had been there?  That's really freaky.

Anyway, the really disturbing thing is at the bottom of the article, it said that it was the third shooting at that particular chain in So. Cal. this week.  Granted, the only two locations were far away from each other and most likely not related.

This article will remind me that if I'm hungry... it won't be for Denny's!