What does a police detective do after he retires? Who knows? It's a mystery.
The Olympics today reminded me of this post I wrote when I saw the last Olympics. Which weren't winter Olympics. I don't watch winter Olympics because everyone knows that's just about a thousand different ways to slide on ice. Which is just weird if you really think about it. I was watching the Olympics today... Continue Reading →
Blogging is not writing. It's just graffiti with punctuation. - from the movie Contagion Long before I started a blog I saw the movie Contagion, starring Matt Damon and that blonde girl (Iron Man's girlfriend) whose name I can never remember, and have no desire to Google. The movie was about a quick spreading and... Continue Reading →
In honor of Valentine's Day I'm posting an old Facebook post about my girls and their search for vatos locos when they were in their early teens and too stupid to know any better. They are no longer in their teens (see what I did there?). Disclaimer: No gang members were hurt during the writing... Continue Reading →
Since getting a dog I have noticed I talk to him a lot. We don't actually have conversations. He doesn't talk back, of course, but I talk to him anyway. I guess I talk to him because dogs, unlike cats and teenagers, actually listen. They always seem very interested in what you have to say.... Continue Reading →
Time is the fire in which we burn. - Delmore Schwartz The guy was actually hanging half out the car window yelling "hey!" and throwing me the finger. Not really a surprise, except that I was on duty, and in a police car. What a dumbass. I swung around and lit up the car as... Continue Reading →
Sometimes I like to sit by an old old tree and ask it what it knows and if it knows me Does it know my name Has it seen me here around Am I a whisper in its leaves Before they fall onto the ground Am I found among its rings Am I carved along... Continue Reading →
My mother died on a Wednesday in September almost 13 years ago at the age of 66. Lauren, my youngest, was almost 6 years old at the time . They were very close. Lauren actually reminds me of mom a lot. They both shared a kindness towards people in need that I think is rare.... Continue Reading →
The title above is a quote from the movie Ladyhawke and inspired this post. I first met God under the carport of my parent's house in Alton, Texas. I think it was the summer after I started elementary school. My parent's house is a small wooden frame house and the car port was just 2... Continue Reading →
I am trying to keep most of what I write on this blog light. But I was cop for awhile. Things will get a little dark. “Memories are bullets. Some whiz by and only spook you. Others tear you open and leave you in pieces."- Richard Kadrey I was sitting in my patrol car at... Continue Reading →
