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Are We Losing Our Voice?
This post, like many of my half-written, unpublished works has been brewing for a while now. It didn’t just dawn on me today, or yesterday or even necessarily a year ago. However, its being published...
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The Bob Legacy
I make no apologies if my readers have grown tired of my semi-annual tribute piece to a man who meant more than a mentor to me, as this year is even more special to me, and even more important than the...
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15 Years of Fire Suppression
Recently I had the opportunity to participate in what I thought was going to be a “speed recruiting” event at a local high school, unaware until I got there that the tables would be turned and I was...
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Xbox Hack#150104: The People Business
Call me old-school but even with all the desktops and devices I own, I still love the feel and look of a print publication. [I hope the folks at FireRescue Magazine are reading this! lol] And I don’t...
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The Greatest Show on Earth!
While I believe it was P.T. Barnum who referred to the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus as “The Greatest Show on Earth!” – I’m not clowning around when I tell you that FDIC should be one...
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Destiny and Gratitude
This group of improvisational actors and musicians bring stories to life. I’ve never really bought into the whole idea of spirituality in terms of auras and orbs and such, but I have to admit that I...
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The Four Layers: How Deep is Your Brotherhood?
The term ‘Brotherhood’ means different things to different people. Ask 100 firefighters what brotherhood is and you’ll get 100x different answers. You know it when you see it; you miss it when it’s...
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Xbox 2.0: The Greatest Expectation
I originally wrote “From the XboxTM to the Box Alarm” in 2008 as I stumbled upon what I saw as a direct correlation between Generation Y and the influence of video games on virtually every aspect of...
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Xbox Hack#160125: Meet Individual Needs. Exceed Organizational Expectations.
Xbox Hack#160125: “Creating a work environment that meets the individual needs of your team members creates outcomes that will exceed your organization’s expectations.” I tell the participants in my...
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My “Theory of Connectivity”
“I’m a firefighter. Therefore, I am a storyteller by trade. My wife says I embellish, but I’ve told her a million times: “Don’t exaggerate!” I use that phrase as an ice-breaker in many of my classes...
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