It’s been a long time since I called myself a Law Enforcement Officer. But when I started working for the National Park Service as a ranger, part of my duties were to enforce the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) applicable to
First Challenge for 2015 Down
Of the 20 Challenges I listed for myself in 2015, I can finally check one off the list. Now it might seem ridiculous to some readers that I put down going to the best restaurant in my home city of Spokane
Pet Peeve: Pandering to the Rich
Right off the bat, let me say I don’t have a problem with people getting rich. People who accumulate loads of money because they inherit it, work hard for it, come up with valuable ideas, or are just lucky are
Boomer Power
I love people who do stuff like this!
I Used to Hike
I used to hike on paths of dirt, mud, snow. Striding over rocks and slipping on ice. Now I walk on concrete, or maybe asphalt with cracks and curbs and potholes filled with water. In the forest I watched for
Movie Review: The Imagination Game
The Imagination Game, a true story starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing and Keira Knightly as Joan Clarke, Turing’s co-worker, friend, short-term fiancé, and confidant, is really three stories in one. The first is about Turing the young boy at
Book Review: Still Foolin’ ‘Em
I think it’s hard to be funny on stage and even more difficult to be funny in print. In my eyes, Billy Crystal has achieved both with his television shows, movies, hosting of the Oscars, and now with his recent
Pet Peeve: Faulty Switches
This may seem like a small matter to get peeved about, but if I’m right, this will eventually bring down civilization as we now know it. The problem: faulty OFF/ON switches on an endless variety of devices. These are the
20 Challenges for 2015
I made up a list of 20 challenges I want to accomplish in a year. I hope to get all of these under my belt by January 1, 2016. I know I shouldn’t do this to myself (I’ll hate myself as soon