2 am, 5/16/2013
A Quiet Moment
May 16, 2013
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2 am, 5/16/2013
“Ground Control To Major Tom”
May 12, 2013
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Recorded on the International Space Station.
9-1-1: “Just the facts, Sir.”
May 8, 2013
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Should 9-1-1 operators kiss your ass, or save it?
Recent news coverage of the escape of three women from a decade long imprisonment, after their kidnappings as teens, has many people commenting on a perceived lack of empathy or concern for the victims on the part of the 9-1-1 operators in Cleveland, Ohio. Most of the criticism is unwarranted.
Amanda Berry, the woman who escaped from the house, can be heard calling 9-1-1, here. The call by the man who assisted her, Charles Ramsey, can be heard here. Go listen, then come back and let me give you my take on the calls.
Ok, back? Before we begin, a reminder: I’m a 9-1-1 dispatcher. I’ve been employed in this position by a county Sheriff’s Department in Central California since July of 1994. Which county is not germain, as this commentary is my personal opinion, and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of that agency.
That said, now it’s time to decide – should the 9-1-1 operator kiss your ass, or save it?
“I have been, and always shall be, your friend”
May 7, 2013
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This one has me in a state of constant giggling. Great job, Audi!
Will I be left out?
May 5, 2013
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I get a blast out of following Wil Wheaton on Twitter.
“Damn it, Jim! I’m a Doctor, not a punster!”
May 3, 2013
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From George Takei’s Facebook.
“It’s the end of the world!! Again!!”
April 27, 2013
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In the 40’s, it was the Nazis. In the 50’s, it was the Communists. In the 60’s, it was the hippies. In the 70’s, it was the Nixon administration. Something is always just about to come over the hill, or around the corner, and destroy “THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE!!” (trademark, copyright 1776)
We’ve had an endless onslaught of nonsense from the doomsayers for more than 70 years. (truth be told, for a lot longer than that) The past 5 years have been incredibly dense with “Chicken Littles”, however. We’ve had the ‘death panels’. Birth certificates. The power of a father seen only a few times in a lifetime over the mind of a man elected President. “He’s a socialist!” “He’s a communist!” “He’s gay, and gay married!” “IT’S THE END OF OUR WAY OF LIFE!!!!”
Facebook is now seeing the latest round of nonsense, that combines more hysteria and the fear of “big government!”. (No, not the big government that wants to tell you what to do with your body, or who you can marry, the OTHER big government.) Today’s breathless end-of-our-lives-as-we-have-known-them claims? Chips!
“You did WHAT with your 2 year old???”
April 12, 2013
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I don’t often order people around on 9-1-1 calls. It’s not my place to tell them what to do, or how to behave. My job is simply to gather information, and dispatch the appropriate equipment and people to deal with their emergency. This morning a 9-1-1 call came in that tossed all my training right out the window. I had to use my “cop voice”, and order someone (and it took several times) to do something. I really don’t recall the last time I’ve done that.
This morning’s call, however, had me in full “get your ass back home right now!” mode.
JimmieJoe / KC6YRU 
Darkness invades the Federation
May 18, 2013
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It’s a huge, bright, fast, funny, dramatic, incredibly well done technical marvel of a movie. There were some incredibly unbelievable ball-drops as well, however! Some things where I get the feeling somebody high-up decided they didn’t have to solve that problem, or have things make sense, because 80% of the audience they’re shooting for wouldn’t know the difference anyway!
I watched it in 3D, and it was very impressive. The depth and realism had me at points startling at things suddenly in my face. The more than 2 hours flew by, and I’ll be going to see it again.
If you haven’t seen it yet, and [SPOILERS!] want to avoid knowing plot points in advance [SPOILERS!], stop here, and go see the movie. Then come back later and tell me what you thought of it.
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