I interviewed the complainant on a case today, at her lawyer's office.  "What," you say, "the person alleging misconduct by a Deputy Marshal has retained legal counsel, and wants to be interviewed while the fellow hangs around her neck like a demonic incubus-- no offense meant, of course ( Read more... )

I have been publicly recognized in the past for having the El Ultimo Grande Spectacular Potty-Mouth of the Universe.  I got that way in the Army, when I discovered that in a line battalion, (as opposed to all those effete bastards in support and service-support units) soldiers do not assign any great priority to tasks set them unless punctuated by ( Read more... )

I've had this account for...  well, a hell of a long time, and have never written anything.  Mostly, I've used the thing to keep track of my friends, an office it has filled very well.  But I've never written anything in my journal.

Time has been a big part of it.  When I was on SWAT, and running around chasing people who were mostly actively taking ( Read more... )