Here’s a great article from the BBC about a 13-year-old giving up his iPod for a week to use the original Sony Walkman. I’m not sure that I would want to go back to using cassette tapes. I use my iPhone to listen to music … Read More →
Category Archives: Work
Back in Hiawassee
Michelle and I have been living in Hiawassee for over a month now. We moved from Kennesaw on March 27, and I started with the Towns County Sheriff’s Office on March 30. I started out riding with another officer on day shift (6:00 am to … Read More →
Some Pictures
A thunderstorm rolled through Marietta on February 18th. I happened to be sitting in the parking lot of Holy Family Catholic Church working on a report. When the sky started to fill with clouds and lightning, I pulled out my Sony Cyber-shot H9. I hoped … Read More →
These Hands Give Life
On February 23rd I had an interview with the Towns County Sheriff’s Office. It went very well. I wasn’t promised a position, but the lieutenant said that he would hire me on the spot if it was up to him. They’re supposed to have a position opening … Read More →
Back Online
Happy New Year! :: I switched my web site’s servers over the past couple of days. For the most part, everything went smoothly. Unfortunately, all of the photos that were in my posts are now gone. I’m not sure where or why they went, but they’re gone. I … Read More →
Fireworks
Thanksgiving and Christmas are usually busy at work. Families get together hoping that their problems will be forgotten for the day. Sometimes it works, mostly it doesn’t. This Thanksgiving was no exception. Near the end of shift, I was dispatched to a fireworks call. The … Read More →
Fall Colors
I’ve added a collection of photographs of autumn colors to the Nature album on my Photo page. I took the pictures while I was “working” yesterday. When you need to stop on the side of the road to take some pictures, it helps to be … Read More →
My Accident
I wrecked my first police car today. I was driving and not really paying attention. There was an AT&T bucket truck in front of me as we approached a yellow light. The lane of traffic to my left continued through the yellow light, but the … Read More →
Anger Management
Last week a 15 year old was riding his brand new moped about a mile from his house. For whatever reason, he turned left in front of a van and was struck. Half of our precinct responded to the accident scene while a passing motorist … Read More →
Tate City, Georgia
Tate City is a small town in north east Georgia with a population of about 30. The unincorporated city is in the far eastern corner of Towns County. The only way to get to Tate City is to travel through Rabun County. (You can get … Read More →