When folks say they are “off-the-grid” I assume they are out of the reach of mankind via technology. I am with my whole clan at a remote lake cottage in Canada (just outside Wakefield, Quebec) and while we are not officially “off-the-grid” we are hanging precipitously by our fingernails. We have no cell service. That [...]
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Dale Irby is my kind of guy!
I love the story of Dale Irby, a recently retired elementary school physical education teacher in the Richardson school district in Texas. Dale learned to his embarrassment in his second year at the school that he had worn the same outfit for his annual school photo both years. After this realization, Dale's wife dared him [...]
The benefits of membership?
I was on the Costco site the other day and I discovered that they have a Funeral tab. I was initially unsettled by the notion that superstores such as Costco had entered the funeral planning space. Something about the obvious consumerism aspect of death right there on the Costco page just struck me as a [...]
YIPPEE!!!!
Well, here we are - four full years into the new forty today. Today I am 54 - one lone year from being officially old enough to order off the senior menu. Yippee!!!! No really - YIPPEE!!!! I am happy to still be on the planet as not everyone gets to stick around until my [...]
Patriot or Traitor?
Do you trust the government absolutely? Do you believe that the government only does what is in the best interest of law abiding citizens? Do you believe that the government is immune to corruption and misuse of power? My bet is you answered "no" to at least one of the above questions. It is not [...]
Government priorities…
Some days I believe the universe aligns discrete events purposefully to nudge me toward a rant. Today was one of those days. It started with my neighbor Kyle coming over this morning to show me that he had received and completed a background check document about me from FEMA/DHS. I do contract work for FEMA/DHS [...]
Fallen
On June 30, 2013, 19 firefighters were lost while battling the Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona. The fallen represent about 20% of Prescott's Fire Department. It is an unbearable loss that is difficult to absorb even in a field where danger is a part of the day-to-day job. Every time a firefighter is lost, the [...]
THE NEW FORTY 