One of my regular reader’s, Rich, is going thru a bad patch right now dealing with a friend who is chronically ill from advanced AIDS. Whether you read him or not, please take a moment to click over and wish him well.
If anyone out there has never watched a loved one die from HIV, [...]
(full story) A tiger escaped from the zoo today and attacked 3 people. One person died, 2 others were injured. I was on the channel when it happened and lord did the quiet evening take off.1
I can’t say much more out of confidentiality rules however, it is still unknown how the tigers got loose. I [...]
A phone cam shot of the truck my brother was in. It rolled about 8 times down a hill in snow and ice. He got pretty banged up but will pull thru ok.
Today’s post is a bit morbid.
I found out someone I know committed suicide this past week. While we weren’t overly close, I’m still a bit upset. He was a good person and very charismatic. He had the sort of personality that just draws people to him. We met back [...]
One of my coworkers mysteriously died last night. She works graveyard and after she got home early this morning, she was supposed to wake up to take her grandkids somewhere and that is how they found her. It is unknown what happened yet however, I can think of plenty worse ways to go. [...]
The debriefing was last night. It was very sad as expected however, it gave all of us involved a chance to vent and share our grief together. The paramedic who treated the fallen officer was there. You could tell he was really struggling with it and was grateful to have been included.1 [...]
*This is a bit of a mood-killer so you may want to skip this if you are in good spirits*
The title is a police radio code. It is the worst radio code a police dispatcher in San Francisco could ever hope to hear. It means “Officer down and needs emergency assitance“. I [...]
I just sent in a donation to Comic Relief. They are hosting it for Katrina victims this year. Knowing how bad a shape the city is STILL in, it is the least I can do.
I figure if I have money to buy all the fraking gadgets I’m into, I can spare [...]
If you haven’t heard by now, there was several shootings at the Halloween event in the Castro last night. Today, the story is making nice soundbites across the blogosphere. If you read this blog on a regular basis you know where my insight comes from.
“Halloween in the Castro” used to be a really [...]
Today was not a pleasant day. An officer was killed in the line of duty early this morning. To say that we are all sad from the loss is an understatement.
In my line of work, I see death on a daily basis. However, it becomes that much harder when it is one [...]
