New Cop Galleries

It took me a long time, but I finally posted a set of seven galleries of photos taken at a motorcycle police riding competition, held this year in Pittsburgh. It was moved here when they were looking for a new host and Pittsburgh PD offered to take it.

Coincidentally, the timing of this event…
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Too Hot for Boots?

Most of the United States and Canada are being baked-alive during a massive heat wave. (Climate change deniers be darned). What’s worse, the dew point (the atmospheric temperature below which water droplets begin to condense and dew can form) has been incredibly high — competing with records set in 1980. High dew points mean the air is saturated with moisture and it feels very uncomfortable.

When temperatures, humidity levels, and dew points reach these record-setting levels, boot-wearing becomes…
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Happy Canada Day!

Greetings! Spouse and I are celebrating Canada Day with the friendliest neighbours to our north, in Toronto.

We arrived on the smoothest flight and entry I have ever experienced. But nothing was more surprising than…
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