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• 29Nov 09

  My Brothers in Blue

  It was with great sadness that I found out this afternoon about 4 fellow officers in Washington state that were ambushed at a coffee shop just off-post from McChord Air Force Base. What is it with people today?It is reprehensible that these people think they can murder 4 people who were tasked with safe-guarding the public. The only reason people hate police is because they are law breakers themselves. They take what doesn't belong to them, they go where they are not supposed to go, they hurt the innocent, and turn around and get angry when they get caught by those whose job it is to stop them. We are hated until we are needed. We are the ones who have to say no and mean it. We are the defenders of the defenceless. We are held to a higher standard and we accept it with dignity, professionalism, integrity, respect, and accountability. No one watches out for us except us. We are criticized and condemned by the media for responding to a dynamic flow of events. We have 1 split second to determine what to do.The right choice may land us at the mercy of the media, while the wrong choice may put us in the grave.Some will say that we are rude or impolite. Some of us may be, but I ask you this..... Do you know what that officer's last call for service was? Do you know that he or she just finished telling a parent that their child was killed by a drunk driver? Do you know that the call before was the rape of an 11 year old girl? Before you pass judgement on us, take into consideration that we see the worst part of humanity on a daily basis and still hold fast to what we consider right; YOUR SAFETY, YOUR SECURITY, AND YOUR RIGHT TO LIFE.

  • Posted Nov 29, 2009 2:36 pm PT
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• 27Jun 09

  Home Ownership

  It all started several months ago. I think it was late February or early March. My G/F and I started looking for a house. Apparently it's been a buyers market with the economy in this slump. We were also eager to take advantage of the $8000 tax credit we were supposed to get for being first time home buyers. It took a while and after some tenacious work by Mary-Jo, our realtor, we found a foreclosed home just a little south of where we were living at the time. It was a 2200 square foot,4 bedroom 3 bath home with a finished basement, laminate hardwood floors, and ALOT of minor problems. We closed on it on May 29th and have been in the house for almost a month now. Progress is slow due to both of us working our jobs all week. The only real time we have to do serious work to the house is during the weekend. On the other hand, the work is getting easier. Every time we complete one room we less stuff we have to move in order to get to the next room. The plumber guy was in and fixed our leaky faucet outside and the poor water flow in the guest bathroom tub. The cable/internet guy made quick work of the rooms we wanted hook-ups in. The guys from Best Buy delivered our fridge in decent time. The electrical guy fixed our lights.Fortunately, my G/F is off on Monday. The septic guy (or as my G/F calls him, the dookie dude) is supposed to clean the tank, the appliance guy is supposed to come back and fix the dishwasher and the TV repairman should be coming as well. This home owning thing is tough but in the end I'm sure we'll have something good.

  • Posted Jun 27, 2009 9:27 am PT
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• 24Apr 09

  Charter Communications Can Kiss My (Go Ahead And) Ask....

  Here's the deal. Two days ago we lost our internet. I figured it was just out for maintenance or something. When it wasn't back on by yesterday evening I decided to call and see what was going on. The guy tells me that we weren't paying for internet so they switched it off. I've been paying the same rate for over two years and there never was a problem before. Why suddenly now? He said that "they" must have done on audit and found it. Audit Shmaudit!!!! I picked up the modem at the same time I got cable installed. They knew from day one that I had cable AND internet. The guythen proceeds to tell me that I had a rental modem. I called Bull Sh__ on that right away saying I purchased the modem. If I had a rental they would know I'm supposed to have internet right? I find it convenient that they don't know about a rental modem yet can pinpoint a supposed mistake that's been going on for two years. The short end of it is that I have to pay an additional 30 dollars if I want internet. This blows. Charter Communications.... I'm glad you guys are bankrupt!!!!

  • Posted Apr 24, 2009 3:07 pm PT
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