I've referred to the hometown as W-ville or W-ford or W-town in one way or another since I've been writing. Nick likes to call it "Dub-City." But Nick lives in Eugene, OR, so we don't put much stock in what he says. Regardless of the name, Dub City has been a sleepy suburb for years, where computer engineers settle, the children do well on standardized tests (you're welcome, town!), and everyone spends their weekends at Market Basket.
The neighborhood where I live now is very different. For one thing, there's a housing project across the street. And two shelters within walking distance. Plus two more resource center/soup kitchens. There's also a crazy man who rides around shouting things on his bicycle. I'm always impressed by how well crazy guy rides his bike and obeys the rules of traffic. I've seen him yell a lot of babble at people, but he's never hit anyone with his bike.
All of this should make the following statistic interesting:
Number of gun fatalities in Dub-City since 2010: 4
Number of gun fatalities in current neighborhood: 0
Homicides in Dub-City is turning out for 2010 what the crack-addled teacher scandal did in 2002. Except it's a lot less funny. And was 2002 really 8 years ago?
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