After a very intense trip to Puerto Rico, I am home. I cannot quite describe what I was doing, but over three 16-hour days, I completed 22 field visits, had an important meeting with high-ranking officials, and attended a ceremony…
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¡Hola!
This blog is now on a diversion. Work brought me back to my favorite place in the Caribbean, la isla del encanto, Puerto Rico.
I will be here only for a short time, and business begins early Tuesday. However, I arrived rather early on Monday and decided on my half-day off to…
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Growing Up Not Knowing I Was Gay
In my previous blog post, I asked for ideas to write about for this blog. A regular reader suggested…
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Reader’s Preferences
One of the major lessons I have learned from writing a blog for more than ten years now is that this blog is quite the survivor. Research states that the average life of a blog is 100 days.
Average blog life: 100 days!
Man, that means that…
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Conversations with Cops
Most people are somewhat intimidated by police officers or sheriff’s deputies. These men and women impose a commanding posture. Especially motorcycle police officers who are generally in excellent physical condition and who wear tall black boots with a motorcycle police uniform breeches. Add the weapon and (for some) taser to their duty belt, and you…
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Look Where You Want The Bike To Be
This past weekend, Spouse and I attended a police motorcycle riding competition. I served as a judge. More on that in future blog posts. Today, I wanted to reaffirm solid riding advice I have learned and seen applied by the pros.
Motorcycle riding instructors give lots of advice for safe and precision riding. Back in the day, I did that as well (taught motorcycle riding courses and also applied those skills to my own riding.)
Once you get past the safety advice, one of the best tips has been…
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Wesco Boots
My Wesco Boots “On” the Bean at Millenium Park
These tough boots are the supreme in the industry, top-of-the-line, with prices commensurate with their quality and USA-handmade construction.
Yes, I have owned and worn Wesco boots for many years. Here are a thing or two I have learned about them…
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On Kindness
I strive to lead a gentle life and be kind. That has been my guiding principle or “life value” as long as I can remember. Even before I remember learning what kindness was, my family told me that I just was. Kind.
Here are some thoughts from personal insights and reflection…
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On Duty
Last week, volunteers from my fire department were deployed to help with rescues and back-filling support for a sister fire department in North Carolina, in one of the hardest-hit areas affected by a recent devastating hurricane.
I was not among those who volunteered to deploy… been there, done that. Not necessarily in this location, but over a span of two decades, I have deployed for response to provide support for hurricanes, floods, and other calamities wrought by Mother Nature. This hard, dirty, and ugly work is better suited for the younger generation.
The deployment of a number of volunteers from my department left us in a position where an “all-call” to duty was made, and that includes me. What am I doing?
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Cleaning Leather
I was asked recently how often I take my leather garments to be cleaned, such as at a dry cleaner. My response may have raised eyebrows…
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