Last night we watched 'Marly and Me', a movie that I thoroughly enjoy and that my wife dislikes. She dislikes it precisely for the reason I love it. It evokes emotion. Specifically empathy for the loss of Marly in the end. We watched the movie with Lilli, our 6 year...

It's never easy to hear of or see a child in pain. When it is your child, it's a thousand fold more difficult. I was, yet again, reminded of this when my youngest had her heart broken. It was the result of the loss of a family member. She had, along with her eldest...

Ever wonder what a typical work day is for old Wired Pig? I know you never even considered it. Since you've read this far you might as well humor me and keep reading... it'll only take a few minutes. My day, even weekends, typically starts at 10am. I get up and...

Or, Not Following The Rules There is a time, invariably, in your career as a cop that you realize that the bad guys really don't play by the same rules you do. In fact, you learn, that they don't play by any rules at all. There is no such thing as honor among thieves...

Or, Dogs and Pigs don't Mix... This story comes from about 3 years into my tour with the campus police. I was working graves and patrolling south. The farthest south high school's FFA (( Future Farmers of America. )) club had a lot of animals on property and they...

This is a brief introduction to the department followed by a couple of stories. This concerns my time with the campus police, where I would spend the longest at any job aside from my military reserve duties. And where I would learn the most about what police work was...

Some of you know, and all of you will now, that I was a cop for almost 15 years. I worked for city, special and county law enforcement. I am going to attempt to chronicle, as best I can, my career. If you are looking for something out of a "Cops" episode or "Law And Order...