I can only imagine. Every now and then I dream of it happening. Maybe tonight is the night. I hope this is the moment in time when it will finally happen. I’m giddy with excitement because it will be my first time. I can conjure up every minute detail of it. The pure, unadulterated pleasure…… Continue reading I Can Only Imagine
Philosophers have long pondered which came first…the chicken or the egg? As a self-appointed philosopher, I frequently ponder which came first….the boy or the badge? (Disclaimer: I do know and admire the female officers out there, but I don’t live with them, so I’m not qualified to explore their personalities!) Are the guys who become…… Continue reading Which Came First? The Boy or the Badge?
Early in our marriage, we moved to Houston so my husband could seek his fame and fortune at a big city police department. He had been an officer two years in our home town and our little life was rocking right along. I was 22 years old and had never been away from home. Suddenly, I…… Continue reading Life Lessons
I’m pretty much a legend at my local police department. I might even say this story is an urban legend…except that would indicate it is not true and I’m here to swear that it is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God. I love to tell the tale…… Continue reading The Burglar and The Baby
Crime in the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s and even into the beginning of the new millennium was not significantly different from it is now. There were burglars, bank-robbers, rapists, drug-dealers, serial killers, hookers, child-abusers, assassins, petty-thieves, juvenile-delinquents, scam-artists, stalkers, and vandals. The way police dealt with the criminals was not significantly different, either. Cops spotted…… Continue reading Take the High Road…There’s Less Traffic There
By the time I was 25, I had experienced not one…not two…but three police funerals. Three officers, whom I knew well. One killed when he stopped on his way home to assist a motorist and was subsequently ambushed. One who my husband found dead shortly after he arrived to assist him on a traffic stop…… Continue reading Incredibly Strong Women
Something inside me says “write.” Write what you know. Write you you’ve experienced. Write how it feels. Write about police life. Write about the funny things. Write about the sad things. Write the truth about all manner of things blue.
All Manner of Things Blue 