Law & Disorder

Facebook and Other Such Stuff

2009-03-18T21:11:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! Yes, another actual post. My mom is doing as well as can be expected, which means no scares. She lost her voice, however, and we're not quite sure what brought that about. Mom, is that such a bad thing? Just kidding. Before she completely lost it I talked to her on the phone and she sounded like Mickey Mouse. Hey, you have to find the humor where you can.
This dual Facebook/Blogger thing is quite interesting. Blogger allows, hmmm, how do I describe it...Blogger allows you to say more and post more. Facebook is like texting. It's quick and to the point without a lot of detail. They both have their advantages. I prefer Blogger, but what's nice about Facebook is it doesn't require a lot of thought. You can post something quickly which I would never do on Blogger.
It's warming up here and I'm so happy to be able to go outside in shorts. But it also means I have a TON of yardwork to do in the near future. But I will be outdoors and that is all that matters!
Spring is 2 days away!!!

Alternate Address

2009-03-16T20:21:00.000-07:00

My entire family has set up on Facebook, so I'll be there, also. If you have Facebook feel free to send an invite.

Time To Update

2009-03-08T22:18:00.000-07:00

Hello to everyone who is still following my blog! All 2 of you. Coffee and cookies are being passed around for the faithful. They are Girl Scout Cookies since we purchased about 15 boxes. PLEASE eat them or the will be thrown away.
I apologize for my absence, but in late January my mom was diagnosed with lymphoma, or cancer. The journey through this has been long and agonizing. While lymphoma is a cancer that is easy to cure, my mom has other health issues that have complicated it. Needless to say, it has been a long journey. I haven't blogged about it because it's a personal issue and while some of you may have wanted to know what is going on, I just didn't feel it was right to blog about it. It was depressing, and who wants to read about depressing news? And I just didn't have it in me to share.
My mom is responding well to chemotherapy. It has not been easy on her. She has lost her hair and she says she looks like a bald Leonard Nimoy for "Star Trek". I can't argue with her.
So we are dealing with this. Any prayers will be appreciated. Thank you for understanding my absence.

The Big "C"

2009-02-27T23:19:00.000-08:00

In January my mother, who is 72 years old, was diagnosed with cancer. Lymphoma, to be exact. It's a very curable cancer. Unfortunately my mother has some other health problems that make the cure more difficult. One being that she is now fighting the flu after receiving two chemo therapies. Say a prayer for her.

The "C" Word

2009-02-10T22:03:00.000-08:00

I'll cut to the chase. After a health scare with my father was resolved in December, my mom was diagnosed with cancer in January. She was immediately hospitalized and received her first chemotherapy treatment. She has a form of lymphoma which, they say, is easily cured. She responded well to the chemo, but she has had some problems since then. The outlook is good, but we are all worn out. Say some prayers, light a candle, think positive thoughts.

Stay Tuned

2009-01-11T22:19:00.000-08:00

Sorry, I've been dealing with holidays and winter. It's like the North Pole here. I thank the gods of winter for facing defeat against my snow blower. Anyway, aside from the school and church activities, I am left with no personal time. I want to get some pictures up here to show how miserable our winter has been, but up to this point I haven't had time to take the images. We are under a blizzard warning for tomorrow. And by the middle of the week it's supposed to drop to -10F to -15F here. Yeah, I guess I'll avoid as much outside time as possible.

Belated Happy New Year!

2009-01-01T22:34:00.000-08:00

I'm sorry I'm behind on my Happy New Year greetings but we had a family emergency over the holidays that we had to deal with, so blogging was put on the back burner. Everything is fine, thank goodness, but for several days things were a bit tense. I don't really want to go into detail, but it was a health issue and everything is fine. And it didn't involve me. I just hope that you all had a great new year! I can say that the crisis has been resolved. And I am amazed of the technology used to resolve medical issues! We have to be so thankful. I hope that you all had a truly outstanding new year and that your hopes and dreams for the new year come true! It has been a long 2008, and we all deserve better. I do believe, however, that it is going to be a long haul for all of us. I don't think we need to stash our money under our mattresses, but it's time for a bit of fiscal conservatism.

Merry Christmas...

2008-12-24T22:36:00.000-08:00

...from the Law & Disorder Family!!!!!

I Have a Snowblower

2008-12-19T22:28:00.000-08:00

For the first time in my life I have a snow blower. Despite predictions of global warming it seems I may get a lot of use out of it. I have never had a snow blower. I've shoveled my drive all my life. (Shed a tear here for me.) Oh, and I don't have the one pictured. It's merely meant to represent mine. Anyway, I got to use mine for the first time today. I was not disappointed. It worked best when the city plows came around and piled a two-foot high pile of compacted snow at the foot of my drive. The snow blower ate right through it. My snow shovel may have felt neglected, but I don't care. At the age of 47 my days of shoveling snow is over. OH, and is it spring yet? Apparently not. I'm counting the days.

Technology vs Cops

2008-12-17T21:50:00.000-08:00

I've always been amazed at how cops and criminals latch on to technology to advance their causes. It's a back and forth battle to see who can come out on top. And so I was amazed to see photographs from the riots in Greece where the rioters were using laser pointers to blind the riot police. The images below are awesome, but scary if you happen to be the officer being blinded.
Several years ago I was working the state wrestling tournament, which attracts a large crowd. I was speaking with several officers at a corner of the auditorium complex when a couple of us noticed that an officer had a red laser pointed on his chest. Not good. You can get laser sights on guns. We immediately turned around and spotted the offender high up in the auditorium seating. We raced up the stairs and confronted the teenage boy suspect. There was no weapon involved, but we gave him the choice of handing over the laser pointer or leaving the wrestling tournament. He handed over the pointer.