Mental Health Hotline

“Hello, and welcome to the mental health hotline…” – If you are obsessive-compulsive, press 1 repeatedly. – If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2 for you. – If you have multiple personalities, press 3, 4, 5, and 6. – If you are paranoid, we know who you are and what you want. …

Annual Training

Everybody (yes, all three of you): I’ve been gone for a week on State Emergency Duty for the hurricanes hitting the Gulf Coast. Although that emergency duty is ongoing, I will be leaving for Annual Training on the morning of 7 September. I know that I’ve got several e-mails and requests to respond to, but …

Hurricane Gustav

Well, SED is upon us again. The first evacuation for Hurricane Gustav was just announced at 1140–Jefferson Parish, LA. It’s almost nostalgic for me; almost exactly three years ago today, I was working out of a public school building in Jefferson Parish assisting with Hurricane Katrina. I’ve still got the knife that the sheriff of …

Sarah Palin

It looks like John McCain has picked Sarah Palin, 44 year old governor of Alaska, as his running mate. This is a brilliant move by the McCain campaign. Sarah Palin is not only a great conservative personality, she has an excellent record as a pro-life/fiscal responsiblity politician. Moreover, all of the women who feel disafected …