For me, it is the best of times, it is the worst of times.

I won't complain.

I've heard it said that the days of Sgt. Friday and Detective Gannon knocking on your door to politely serve a warrant are gone. In our militarized police sta^H^H^H force SWAT has become the default behavior. Gee. I guess that doesn't make SWAT so special anymore ( Read more... )

I put this on Facebook, and just thought I'd put it on youtube so that I could embed it here. I'm trying to get back in shape on the fiddle. Let's see if it works... (I'm playing St. Mary's)

Click to view

My "ghosts" are with me tonight. I wish they'd rest easy, but, alas, they won't.

I am the last. All the others are gone. I intend to be very very late in joining them.

Losing another. Well. Not really losing, I hope. And the country is gaining. Definitely. Of all the students I've sent off to uniformed service, Paul is the strongest, fastest, and (though not by much) the smartest. He's got a natural talent for hand to hand and bladed weapons, and he's an excellent shot. He's disciplined. Very. He'll do ( Read more... )

Having processed the break fall to the point that I no longer have to think
about it to do it has once again proven handy on an icy day.

People, they come and they go,
It's the nature of things, I suppose,
But one thing's for certain,
The night is a curtain
Where the moon of our memory glows.

X in Lawrence. Safe.

more years ago than most of my readers have years, I learned some material in the USAF that I ended up thankfully never ever needing.

Until tonight.

It saved my tail.

Thank you, General Pattillo.

Or, Metacognitive ability... I haz itz, you do too ( Read more... )

Here's the video of the last Barataria academy playing of: Seymoure says!

Click to view