I have been very busy playing “catch up” upon return to home base after an intense but all-too-brief visit to Puerto Rico.
The weekend was packed with my usual activities, which include caring for The Spouse, escorting lovely LOLITS grocery shopping, doing some handyman repairs for a couple friends, and voluntary service at my local fire department in preparation for a big event this coming Saturday.
At the office, it is equally if not more busy. Lots of meetings, reports, etc., to handle as the Acting Boss.
But every day without fail, The Spouse…
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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…
This blog is now on a diversion. Work brought me back to my favorite place in the Caribbean, la isla del encanto, Puerto Rico.
In my previous blog post, I asked for ideas to write about for this blog. A regular reader suggested…
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.