A Couple Driving Pet Peeves

I’ve been on the road a lot over these holidays, and I’ve seen some pretty horrific driving out there. Here are a couple driving pet peeves I have that I’d like to share… First and foremost – if you are driving and you hear a siren, look around. Find the source. Police, fire, and/or medical…

A Place to Hide Bodies

I have been very fortunate to spend most of my adult career working for the same city government, although I moved around to different departments. I was looking back recently at some of the strange things I’ve seen working in the Fire Department, Police Department, Public Works, Communications (9-1-1), and the Electric Department. I started…

Facts for Writers

Here are some interesting facts that writers may find helpful.  These facts came from a couple of my Occupational Safety and Health classes: Eugene Meyer, Chemistry of Hazardous Materials: “On average, the detonation velocity of an explosive is a staggering four miles per second.”  Definition of “Brisance”: the shattering power of an explosive substance.  The…

An Unseen Resident – Part 4: Attack

Have you read the previous parts of this blog?  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Picking up on the narrative from Part 3… During our sister Judy’s visit with us, one particular entity seemed to take a liking to her – or at least found amusement in playing games with her.  There is no window…