Ok, so, yes we got robbed by the same guy just 10 hours after I saw him trying to break-in and let him go. He stole 2 bikes that I had chained to our back deck. 2 Trek Mountain bikes that totaled to be more than 1700 bucks. Yes, I called the cops and they gave me the "you shoulda known better and we're probably not going to catch the guy" lecture. And yes I have homeowners insurance. What pissed me off was that I felt violated twice. What also made me grateful is no one got hurt and I have such an awesome neighbor. He was the one that alerted me, he was also the one that called me and tried to chase the guy down. He's the same guy that caught some dude trying to breaking into my former sports car (I sold it when I realized that when you grow up, you can't play with big toys unless your income is 10 times the amount of the toy itself), beat the crap out of the guy, then called the cops. He also took out 2 hours of his day yesterday in 90 degree humid heat to help me fix and fortify my fence.

I spent the rest of the day running back and forth to Home Depot and fixing the rest of the fence up in our bug-infested backyard (even with that stupid fly trap) since the deadbolt I bought didn't come with keys (back to Home Depot!). I guess I was just having a bad luck day, which also solidified it when I went to go pick up the wife and got stuck in hourlong traffic. Why does Alexandria become a parking lot after 5pm? I mean seriously, cars inch forward. I drove through DC in less time and there was pretty heavy traffic there too.

All of this on just 2 bowls of Raisin Bran Crunch. I deserve some relaxation time and a cheap massage (time to go to Brookstone or Sharper Image and sit in one of those chairs again). My neighbors also deserves a nice gift from me, along with their dog that alerted us both times.