Losing a friend
My parents adopted Jake as puppy from the Animal Lifeline of Iowa. He was tiny as a puppy, and he was definitely a puppy. Those are my shoes he’s near. Si...
Month: April 2013
Misconceptions about Miranda
Mirandizing suspects is one of the most recognized of police actions, but also one of the least understood. Many people have numerous misconceptions about how t...
Thank you, Wal-Mart
Today while out on my lunch break, I stopped by the Wal-Mart Supercenter that is a couple miles from where I work. I keep a stock of soda in my desk, and runnin...
Revisiting Miranda
As a person who owns a blog that doesn’t really get a lot of hits, I tend to notice when one article gets a lot of hits over anything else. Recently, the ...
Open letter to Gabrielle Giffords
Madam Representative Giffords, One thing I find incredulous, if not insulting, is the constant assertion by you, your husband, and other gun control proponents ...
Feinstein’s bill fails miserably
Today in the Senate, seven (7) amendments were introduced for Reid’s gun control bill, S. 649 – the "Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013"...
MMOs and economics
Recently Cracked.com decided to tackle the subject of MMO – massively-multiplayer online games – in an article called “5 Ways Video Games are Saving Manki...
Right step, wrong reasons
Oftentimes it is suggested that the first thing to do when starting a debt reduction plan, or repayment plan, is to obtain your credit report and credit scores....