Wit, Wisdom, and Whimsy. (your mileage may vary)
March 21, 2013
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The new Pope, Francis, sits in the Vatican under some kind of incredible monstrosity of a… what? Mural? Statue? Something. I don’t know what it’s supposed to represent, but it looks grotesque. Not something I would think appropriate to inspire confidence and spirituality. I’d be running from that thing!
March 14, 2013
commentary, Humor, Personal crazy, family crest, geneology, reality, Reeves Leave a comment
March 8, 2013
9-1-1, commentary 9-1-1, ambulance, dispatch centers, dispatcher stories, fire, Halle Berry, police, sheriff, The Call Leave a comment
So I’ve seen the promos at the theater. A lot of the background looks realistic, the situation has happened before. What I’m not to sure about is the idea that she gets involved in a call. “This one made it personal”. I’m hoping for the best. It is Hollywood, so there’s no telling what will happen. Just remember, it’s only a movie! (unless it’s really, really good. Then it’s exactly like our center, and we’re all heroes like Halle Berry.)
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February 13, 2013
commentary, Gay, Personal haunted houses, lgbt outings, paranormal movement investigations, porterville ghosts, porterville's official ghost hunters, TEDG, zalud house 1 Comment
Built in 1891, and occupied only by it’s original owners, Porterville’s Zalud House is thought by some to be haunted. The home stands today as it has through it’s entire history, never remodeled, and furnished with the possessions of the Zalud family.
Pearle Zalud lived in the house until her death at the age of 84 in 1970. Pearle and several of her family members have died in the residence, and one piece of furniture sits in an upstairs bedroom, still displaying the bullet hole created when Pearle’s brother-in-law, William Brooks, was shot while sitting in it at a bank in downtown Porterville.
On February 12, 2013, the Tuesday Evening Dining Group (TEDG) went to Porterville for dinner, a walking historical tour of downtown, and a special visit inside the Zalud House. Hosted by Porterville’s Paranormal Movement Investigations team, TEDG went ghost hunting! Did we find any? Well….
February 12, 2013
commentary, fiction, geek, News, Personal benedict xvi resigns, is the pope gay?, ratzinger, real reason the pope resigned, satire, vatican Leave a comment
My satirical look at the Pope’s resignation got over 500 views at Queerlandia on it’s first day. It’s already trending to be another busy day, with early traffic hits continuing to build. This is my third largest single day hit count since I started writing these blogs. I may have to start writing more “investigative” reports! 😉
January 21, 2013
commentary, geek, Humor Albert on crazy, dumb, Einstein, human intelligence, smart Leave a comment
January 7, 2013
9-1-1, commentary, Humor, Personal bumbling, stumbling over words, tongue tied, word salad Leave a comment
Sometimes things look just fine in the brain, but by the time they get to the lips, there’s just no telling what may come out…
Sunday’s fumbly-mumbly radio traffic.
January 5, 2013
commentary, geek, Personal @Cmd_Hadfield, @WilliamShatner, @WilW, ISS, NASA, Tweets from space, Wil Wheaton tweets Leave a comment
So you think an actor would be all cool about something like this… you know, talking to someone famous. Yeah, sometimes not so much!
And of course, being the Star Trek/NASA/Space Cadet I am, I had to jump in, even if none of them see or notice my Tweet!
If any of them respond, you’ll probably hear the squee from anywhere on the planet or in nearby space.
Update: Scrolling through the Commander’s Twitter feed, I came upon this gem:
I took a lot of grief when I was young about my fascination (to coin a phrase!) with Star Trek. My, how times change!
January 3, 2013
9-1-1, commentary, geek, Personal firsts, half shell, oysters, oysters as an aphrodisiac, Pier 23, San Francisco Leave a comment
Wednesday night, December 19, 2012. Dinner at Pier 23, San Francisco, after a day of dispatcher training class in Pittsburg. My very first experience with oysters on the half shell. As I said in the video, it’s highly overrated! Must be one of those “do it because everyone else does” things. Or maybe it just takes more of them to break through my already impressive stoic-ness. 😉 Oh, and if they’re supposed to be an aphrodisiac, it apparently takes more than just one. (thank goodness, since I just went back to the hotel room… alone)
JimmieJoe / KC6YRU 
Movie Review – The Call
March 25, 2013
Jim Reeves 9-1-1, commentary 9-1-1 centers, 9-1-1 dispatcher movie, Halle Berry, review of the call, The Call Leave a comment
(Oh, what the hell. Read it anyway. If you can’t enjoy a movie even though you know a bit about it, then you really don’t belong in a movie theater to begin with. Their business model is predicated on repeat viewings.)
The first thing you should know about the portrayal of 9-1-1 dispatchers in this movie is that it’s exactly spot on. The movie makers could not have gotten it better if they were 9-1-1 dispatchers themselves, and writing a movie to show precisely what happens in the dispatch center. From the spacious dispatch floor, the modern, well laid out and controlled computer equipment, to the big screen televisions and the comfortable “quiet room”, nobody should doubt how well 9-1-1 dispatchers have it at work.
The most important thing to remember, however, is this: If you piss off, or otherwise get a dispatcher wound up, we will hunt you down. What ‘Jordan’ (Halle Berry) does to the protagonist (i.e. – the bad guy, AKA the perp, politely – the ‘suspect’) is nothing compared to what a *REAL* 9-1-1 dispatcher will do to you!
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