Why?

I put in the Empire Strikes Back DVD in a about a half hour ago. Just sitting here blogging and glancing up, checking that nothing has changed since the last time. Then there was a loud noise. KaBlam!!! It sounded like a gun shot; a report from a high powered rifle. This sound came from right out side my front windows. I dashed into the living room and turned out all the lights and stood there looking out the windows and waited for something.....hopefully nothing more. I stood there in the darkness for what seemed like an hour when I noticed that I was trembling. In my own house. My wife and kids are asleep upstairs and I hoped that they're not frightened, so I called out. Nothing. The front blinds were all drawn but I had to take a chance to see if they're OK. They were still sleeping. Thank God.

Only one question, why? Dammit, I live here. I had to go back down stairs and live...Of course, I closed all the windows and blinds. My own home. I cannot allow this to influence my thoughts about living here. Damned degenerates. The movie was still on, I couldn't allow anything to ruin my favorite movie...so I took it out and put in Monty Python's The Life Of Brian...Biggus Dickus, that's some funny shit............but I can't seem to smile right now.