Ever have a moment on the job when time seemed to stand still? What about a moment when it went too fast and there just wasn't enough time? Talk about one, or both.

Okay, so...I think when I was thrown into going back into my husband's past cases and his murder.  I think that's when time really stood still.  I was in such shock, but the grief and ( Read more... )

Springboard: Sometimes you just have to laugh.

Ever break down and laugh on the job? Something make you smile when it really shouldn't have? Talk about a time when you just couldn't help yourself.

Hrm...I think I would have to say that it was when Bobby and I were undercover...going to a ballroom dance class.  The way he was charming possible ( Read more... )

I use my gun. My partner tends to shoot off his mouth, and then I have to save his ass using my gun, so it all works out ( Read more... )

We had the conversation around the Eames family dinner table again. Dad's a cop, I'm a cop, little brother is a firefighter. Most of it is teasing at this point, but the undercurrent of Dad's disappointment is still there ( Read more... )

I've just got three words to explain it ( Read more... )

"People gotta talk themselves into law and order before they do anything about it. Maybe because down deep they don't care. They just don't care." - Martin, High Noon ( Read more... )

Gotta say I hate a broken hand. Had both hands broken before on separate occasions. The first I didn’t feel through anger and adrenaline and just… me fightin’ back cause I was a hot head. The second I felt the pain almost through my whole body. The pain was ( Read more... )

I've never been shot ( Read more... )

Yes, I've been shot on the job.

I got shot in the ass.

Go ahead, let the mockery begin.

Back in Baltimore, there was a great cop bar called the Waterfront, which was owned by a few cops I knew.  Cheap beer, decent liquor and a convenient location, plus the company of people who deal with the same stuff that you do all day -- you can't beat that.   In Takoma Park, there was Ace's, the very cheesy sports pub which made up for its kitsch ( Read more... )