I've been getting better at telling the difference between the sound of a gunshot, firecrackers, cars backfiring, and other miscellaneous loud and sudden noises. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. It used to sound the same to me, but as there's so much of it going on lately, I've started noticing the differences in cadence, and the way each sound echoes. Or maybe I've just become more aware of it. And usually the sound that I associate with "gunshot" coincides with the sound of sirens. Not always. but that usually backs up my suspicion that it was a gunshot.
It's strange how you can be completely unaware of what's going on in your environment, but then suddenly something can completely jolt you out of whatever you've been doing. But only if you have been paying attention in some other way - like you have to be receptive to it. A year ago, I would have thought that a gunshot was a firecracker and not really thought anything more past that.
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