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Some years back when I was responsible for fleet maintenance for my police agency, we kept track of the service…
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In today’s computer age, days where you can’t look around without seeing someone on their “smart” phone, and times of…
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Near the end of every calendar year… or in the first few days of a new year… huge numbers of…
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Recently I saw an image through the wizardry of social media and, after having read through it, thought about just…
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As happens all too often in my household, my son asked me a question that forced me to carefully think…
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Plenty has been written about “the butterfly effect.” Whole movies have been made about it from dramas about how minor…
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If you Google “rules for life” you get 863 MILLION returns (in under 2/3 of a second). There are whole…
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NOTE: This blog isn’t being written, or even approached, with journalistic structure or professionalism in mind. The topic is suicide:…
Continue ReadingUnderstanding the Trauma of Trivia
One of the most important parts of communication is understanding or at least attempting to see and understand the point…
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I remember being a little kid… maybe six or seven years old, and my parents were “old” to me. Of…
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From dictionary.com, the definition of “Warrior:” A person engaged or experienced in warfare; soldier. A person who shows or has…
Continue ReadingThe Power of An Aware And Active Mind
How many times have you been out in public some place – it could be the mall, a city street,…
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One of the greatest compliments I’ve ever been paid was when a longtime friend of mine posted on a social…
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Every year around this time, as all law enforcement professionals know, suicides and suicide attempts seem to climb in number. …
Continue ReadingThanksgiving 2016
Although we don’t tend to think about it much, our lives are full of traditions. We inherit them from our…
Continue ReadingLife’s Most Necessary Skill
Yes, I admit to “baiting” with the title. I was hoping it would make people wonder, “What might that be?”…
Continue ReadingStaying Positive & Why
Just recently on Facebook I saw a meme that was a joke. In essence it said, “Shoot for the stars…
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