“Another Moment of Zen”…
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
“Brew City Promo”…
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009GET SOME!!!!
“Sickation”…
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009Hat tip STATter 911
The Providence Fire Department seems to have found quite a unique way of curbing overtime, injury leave and sickation days…by using private eyes to spy stakeout observe those who aren’t in their assigned seat at work. I received exclusive footage obtained by one of these private investigators who leaked some of the video surveillance [...]
“Stepping Into Zen”…
Monday, May 11th, 2009In 1960, Joe Kittinger rode a balloon up to 102,800 feet. Why? To measure the effects of extreme altitude on the human body. One could imagine what contributions to the field of aeronautical science could emerge from such an endeavour. However, after reaching 102,800 feet, Kittinger did something that completely revolutionized the field. He jumped…
The [...]
“The Importance of the Rookie”…
Monday, May 11th, 2009“The Importance of the Rookie”
By Kevin M. Galt
It is funny that if you ask most of the firefighters (the “We” in this little rant) I work with about “Rookies” you get much the same answer. “Good, someone else to clean the toilets;” “Good someone lower on the seniority list;” “Good someone between me and the [...]
“Near Miss”…
Monday, May 4th, 2009It seems as though the fire service suffered its greatest “near miss” this week when a few felt they were intentionally attacked; not by terrorists or politicians, but by one of our own. Yup, I’m referring to perhaps the most prolific, energizing, and misunderstood keynote speeches in FDIC history. Furthermore, many are already referring to it [...]