Let me tell you a cautionary tale folks. A tale of good intentions and seemingly eternal hope gone awry. A tale of parents who in choosing to protect one child put everyone else in their family and countless others in harm's way. I know of a man that regularly abuses his partner, sometimes in front [...]
Tag: West Fargo Police Department
Professional courtesy or corruption?
When I lived in Southern California I became aware of the notion of professional courtesy for the friends and family of law enforcement. You just kept that officer's card next to your driver's license and miraculously you received warnings instead of tickets - or so I was told by my law enforcement friends and their [...]
A first person account of animal cruelty…
Today, I woke up to a dog barking outside. The time was just a few minutes shy of 4:30 AM. Mike was already on the phone with the West Fargo Police Department when I got up. Mike called the police because the neighbor behind us (who lives on Sheyenne Court in West Fargo) had put out his [...]
Click it or be a projectile…
I remain amazed, decades after seatbelts have become mandatory items in vehicles and after uncontroverted evidence of their efficacy, that folks still choose to drive around without their protection (as evidenced by the tickets issued recently in West Fargo's enforcement blitz). Apparently, there are still some folks out there who are glossing over the reports [...]
“To-Do” Lists…
Today's "To-Do" List: Deliver donuts and apology for PTSD to West Fargo Police Department - DONE. Deal with the lingering remnants of relationship drama - DONE. Remove soon to be ex-husband from accounts, insurance, etc. - DONE. Download Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" (8 minute version) for my iPod - DONE. Take a few minutes to [...]
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