The Detective and The Case of the Missing Lol
What does a police detective do after he retires? Who knows? It's a mystery.
Thirty Miles. It's the length of the Island of Guam. That's a U.S. territory for those of you that slept through history class in high school. That's all I remember about it now. Thirty miles. Something about us invading it, then losing it, then getting it back again also lingers in my mind when I... Continue Reading →
Have you ever carved your name onto a tree or scratched it on to some rock? Have you wondered how long it would be there even after you are gone? I suppose we all have. And I suppose we are all fated never to know the answer to that question. A book I read recently... Continue Reading →
“I have read or been told that in a book of etiquette of the seventeenth century the very first rule forbids you to tell your dreams to other people, since they cannot possibly be of interest to them.” ― Isak Dinesen, Out of Africa and Shadows on the Grass Lately people have been talking to... Continue Reading →
How would you like me to slap that ass? First thing every morning I take Blue out for his walk. Blue has this thing he does where he has to pee on no less than one thousand things before he comes back in. Sometimes though, he takes this one long pee somewhere and for the... Continue Reading →
How can I help? It's a simple 4-word question that has the power to change the world of the very person you direct it to. And even though it includes the word "I" in it, it has nothing to do with you. It is about others. It is about everyone else but you. Way too... Continue Reading →
My toaster died. Well, not "died" died. It has life in it. If you plug it in and turn it on it will power up. It's more like a bad case of dementia. More often than not it forgets to toast one side of the bread or just refuses to toast the sides equally with... Continue Reading →
There goes my deposit. I've done it a hundred times. I check to see if the spaghetti is ready by throwing one of the strands on the wall. If it sticks it's ready. That's what the cool people do isn't it? I'm sure I read somewhere that it is. It was on the internet so... Continue Reading →
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about dogs and people and how they affect each other. Especially the ways both lives are changed when a dog and a person connect. I find myself comparing the two and wondering which one is the one to strive to be like. People or dogs? It was Blue's... Continue Reading →
Years ago, when I first became a cop I started a handwritten composition book with the above title of this post. Anyone who I arrested for a serious crime or otherwise caught my attention was put in that book. It took quite a bit to get you in there. I arrested hundreds of people that... Continue Reading →
