What firearms laws?

I mentioned in my last post the impending ownership of a handgun. Being the upstanding citizen that I am I stopped by the police station today to see what I needed to do to legally have a gun in WI. The answer: Nothing. Unless you purchase the firearm here (there is a 48-hour wait on handguns and the federal background check), there is no registration or licensing process here. The clerk seemed suprised that I was even asking. Mr. Heston and the NRA have got to love this. I'm not sure what to think about this, but I'm not going to complain. How is this a Blue state again?

On a different but related note, home is an elusive concept lately. This last week was the first substantial time I have spent at my folks and in MI in awhile. It was not quite home, but then again WI doesn't quite have that feel either. With the people (family, friends and my dog) it had that emotional tie, but while I was out and even just sitting in the house it was not that nested feeling of being here at my apartment (which I continue to modify to my taste) in Sheboygan (heard it referred to as She-Vegas at Rotary...). Even driving around in Oakland County felt surreal as if I was but a ghost momentarily floating through. It was a bit of a shock to visit CVC and see all the new faces there and my desk filled by someone else. At least Barb has it so I know it's in good hands.

There are a lot of definitions of home, but they all relate to having only one. Could it be that we need many words for home today just like Eskimos have for snow? Really. There is the place I live, the place I'm from, the place my family and friends are, and the place(s) I think I might want to settle for a significant amount of time.

I imagine this becomes easier with a family of your own but that isn't on the radar right now, shoot I just need to get to know more people who I don't have to deal with as part of my job. It's not that I don't like them, but as any work-based relationship conversation tends to gravitate back to work which doesn't help in avoiding it. There is also the feeling that I am treading the line of getting to know folks too well to make the right call. Obviously this applies to Brian, but also volunteers and the shop manager. Objectivity is way more difficult with people than circuits, but also a more satisfying challenge.

So what's home? I don't know just now, but I figure it will resolve itself in time.