I'm at a point in my working life where a large number of people are asking where I'm applying for law enforcement jobs. I tell them: "Nowhere. I want to work here ( Read more... )

Submitting to nostalgia, I started to read a little online about the Edmonton Oilers, one of my favorite hockey teams of all time. Wayne Gretzky, of course, dominated the Oilers' line-up during the 80's, but there are many members of that club who I remeber well: Jari Kurri, Mark Messier, Grant Fuhr, Dave Semenko, Andy Moog, and others ( Read more... )

Dad used to play He-Man with Scott and I all the time. Man, was that fun! We'd have these huge battles- Scott and I usually teamed up against my Dad, and we'd cover the basement floor with the carnage of war. It was great. This commercial reminded me of those battles.

I don't know what it was that inspired Rutger Hauer to say what he did, but whatever it was, it was soulful. I watch this scene over and over, and like a piece of well-crafted sculpture or thoughtful poetry, I keep finding new, delightful facets in it ( Read more... )

Senator Kennedy is dead. I can't say that I have strong feelings about the man, but I've known and admired people who love him. When I read of his death, the first person I thought of was Meade, a woman who worked for me during the campaign ( Read more... )

Once, when I was probably 18 or 19 years old and worried about what people thought of me, I complained to my dad about unfair everyone was, and how misguided was their judgment. I said something to the effect that Lincoln could never have become what he was today, because people were so shallow and foolish ( Read more... )

A few days ago, the night sergeant came up to me as I walking out of the locker room just before the beginning of my shift. "Dave, I need to you head up to this park and assist an officer with a dog that's giving him some trouble. If you can, try to round up the dog and bring him over to animal control ( Read more... )

The following is taken from a Russian website called "ArtOfWar.ru".

From ArtOfWar's "appeal" or "Welcome message": Dear Friends ( Read more... )

A week or so ago, I helped a sergeant deal with a homeless drunk in a park by the river. There were a total of four cars there: the sergeants', mine, and two coworkers (dealing with another problem). The park was undergoing renovation, so there were piles of dirt, holes, and construction debris all over the place. It was hard to navigate, but there ( Read more... )

( Kids being controlled by a strange fat man )