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Do you have a vision for what it is that you really want in life or in your police career?  Police officers are just like most people when it comes to procrastinating about a plan for their lives or even their careers in law enforcement.  Experts and psychologists agree that when people spend time really [...]

Today’s date 08/08/08 apparently has so much power as a lucky number that the Chinese Olympic Committee actually picked today as the date of the opening ceremonies for the Summer Olympic Games with a starting time of 8:08:08 PM!
Are you superstitious?

I can think of so my topics to write about using this title but in honor of George Carlin I’m going to write about “stuff”. Check out George’s thoughts on “Stuff”.

These thoughts struck me as we are thinking about moving into a new home and have way too much stuff, which is what I [...]

I met Ted earlier this year on a Carnival Cruise to the beautiful islands in the Caribbean. Coinsidentally we were both also in a group that came onto that cruise from around the world to learn more about operating a business on the internet.
It was an amazing trip. Not only did we [...]

Everyone is talking these days about higher gasoline prices, higher food costs and generally higher costs for everything we enjoy. At the same time the financial markets of the world are struggling, record numbers of people are losing their homes and the misuse of credit has become a global problem.
As a cop, how’s your [...]

That sure describes our profession doesn’t it? How many of you really got into law enforcement just for the fun of it? I know, I know, you told the interview panel that you really wanted to “help people” and you did but admit it, you were looking for fun.
The big question might be [...]

I think if you look at the economy of the United States right now you can see that many people are having financial difficulties but I’m not sure that’s restricted to just the United States. I would also suggest that if you look at cops as a population that we as a whole don’t [...]

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What will you do with your life? Will you become one of the best cops in the world or will [...]