I have to acknowledge my blog negligence lately. Work and family obligations, compounded by an onset of “blogger block” made it tough. I’ve been struggling to find fresh topics, and afraid of sounding like a broken record in preaching the ...
Read More »Calling 911in 2025
Imagine it is October 29, 2025. You are sitting up in bed watching a streaming video through your Google Glasses +8 while also checking your alma mater’s basketball scores. Your life partner suddenly turns to you, throws off her Google ...
Read More »The Indian Street Morons
35 years ago I stood at the top of a set of stairs, watching with anxious fascination the chaos below. Western Washington Security and Bellingham Police Department undercover officers observed drug deals going down at a large dorm room party, ...
Read More »Yippee Ki-Yay!
“Factors obstructing the adoption of crowdsourcing, social media, and digital volunteerism approaches often include uncertainty about accuracy, fear of liability, inability to translate research into operational decision-making, and policy limitations on gathering and managing data. Prior to the workshop, many ...
Read More »Boston Globe Strikes Again
Boy, I bet Boston firefighters are fuming right ‘bout now. A few days ago the Boston Globe wrote an investigative piece titled “Plenty of firefighters but where are the fires?” The article asked pointed questions, challenging the centuries old notion ...
Read More »Gaga Over Google Glass
The newfangled Google Glass device introduced recently is causing quite the stir among techies and detractors alike. It appears to introduce the concept of a heads up display for navigating life. While it remains to be seen how it will ...
Read More »C’mon Boston, It’s Not About The Vest
A couple of days ago the Boston Globe wrote a lengthy article about the exodus of the most recent Boston Fire Chief, Steve Abraira. Chief Abraira recently resigned under withering public criticism of his management and leadership style by his ...
Read More »I Told Ya So
This morning I read a San Fransisco Chronicle article detailing the San Fran fire chief’s edict banning the use of helmet cameras by on duty firefighters. Prompted by the viral spread of a helmet camera video shot by SF Battalion ...
Read More »You Are Already Behind
I’m sitting in my favorite easy chair at home, sippin’ a beer, surfin’ my tablet and swayin’ to the music of my favorite Pandora music channel. A balloon pops up in the upper right corner of the screen showing a ...
Read More »Paula Deen – Deep Fat Fried
I must admit, I love a good train wreck. It must be my first responder background. Watching a crisis evolve-virtually or literally-gets me cranked up. Watching the Paula Deen PR train wreck has been equally sad and fascinating. For those ...
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