Miss Amy is funny. I don't want to miss this opportunity to have you enjoy her sense of humor, so meet Miss Amy. Enjoy! 🙂 ~CC PARDON THE RAMBLING I'm out on the east coast at a national training center (and former college campus) this week. Each week the campus fills with about a thousand public safety professionals from around [...]
Author: Ms. C
The last night of soft candlelight…
Day five in Emmitsburg and I can feel my normal life obligations creeping back into my thoughts. Lists are already beginning to form in my mind. The days of wabi sabi are winding down. I think it is probably as it should be though. Too much of a good thing is bound to detract from [...]
I came, I saw, I napped.
Emmittsburg - day four - and I am still standing - barely. My adorable friend Miss Amy is now here. She arrived last night, which helps explain the state of my disrepair. I have not had the chance to hang out with Miss Amy for a couple of years now and I had to do a [...]
From blintzes to karaoke…are you green with envy?
Still on my wabi sabi mode out here in Emmitsburg. Today I had meetings and visits all day with a bunch of different folks. What a joyful day it has been. I got to see a lot of folks that I only get to visit with a few times a year and it was nice - real [...]
Laugh lines…
Today I laughed...and laughed...and laughed. First it was with the table of troublemakers in my EMAP class (I am out at the National Emergency Training Center this week accomplishing a number of things - including learning more about the Emergency Management Accreditation Program). The folks at my table were fun and funny - who knew the [...]
Wabi sabi…
I am "done" with "to do" lists...well, at least for a few days. In reality, I am taking a break from them while I am away from home. Let's face it anyway - "to do" lists never really are "done". No sooner do I cross something off than another thing gets added. I was trying [...]
SEATBELTS – CHILDREN – WINDOW – OUT
Please allow me this opportunity to deliver a quick public safety message. Before I get to my primary message, allow me to reiterate the often stated message in regard to flood waters - "Turn around, don't drown." Do not attempt to walk or drive through flood waters - the power of the current can be [...]
THE NEW FORTY 