Wallet inspector, may I check your wallet please...

My family and I were walking through Central Park over the weekend and talking about how much safer the city feels after Giulliani came in. 

What frequently happens when I'm in places where I feel nervous is I like to imagine the scenario and determine how I would respond to a confrontation.  When there's a gun involved, the universal answer 90% of the time is to do what they tell you--give-up the wallet/purse/whatever...  But the resistance to give it up tends to swell-up considering how attached you may be to the possession; which could potentially lead to foolish hesitation and reaction.

In my case this attachment comes from the uncertainty of how much of a process is involved with loosing my wallet.  So last night, I spent all of 10 minutes going through and documenting everything in my wallet and the process involved in turning-off/replacing each item.  I then emailed myself the document so I'd have access to it form anywhere.  This process also gave me the opportunity to decide if I really needed everything I carried on my person.  I made note of the neccessary items (lisences, CCs, insurance, etc) and realized I could leave the others in my checkbook, brief-case, car, or leave at home filed.

I'm not going to go around showing people my wallet or leaving it on buses; but I'm much more relaxed having a comprehensive knowledge of what the follow-up is to such an eventuality; and hopefully if I ever get "fronted," my mind will not be caught-up in uncertainty and can focus on making the right decisions in the moment.