It seems like I am always searching for the right words to convey a thought. Sometimes I succeed. Other times, not so much. This Memorial Day, my hat is off to:
…Ambulance Driver, a trauma-fighting superhero who prowls the dark streets and seamy underbelly of the city in search of little old ladies who have fallen and can’t get up.
Go read his post about Memorial Day. Read it now, and enjoy your holiday weekend.
In the place that is known as formerly Great Britain, we find today’s headlines. You can see the headlines here.
I saw the youtube interview with this sorry excuse for a human yesterday, and the really disturbing thing about this is that no one did a thing. The perpetrators ran down the victim, then proceeded to behead him and no one made any attempt to stop them.
20 minute response time for the London police department.
You need to be aware. You need to be able to defend yourself and others.
You would think it is a full moon with all the craziness going on with my day job right now. It is just the opposite though, the New Moon is tomorrow.
People refusing assignments, making excuses not travel on requested days, extra vacation time. There are days when I really wish I didn’t have leadership responsibilities.
This is a good basic article about what to do when faced with traumatic injuries.
Field Medicine for Terrorist Attacks | Active Response Training.
A couple of notes to pay attention to. ”Get out of Dodge”. The risk of secondary attacks on first responders is high. The noise, the smell, and the visuals that you are presented with will all be distractions that may make you forget this important point.
When I completed my first aid merit badge way back when I was just a young lad of 12 summers, I was stumped on one of the questions the scout master asked. “I have a head wound, you have applied direct pressure but the bleeding won’t stop. What do you do”? I learned about new (to me) pressure points in the neck that day. The futuristic hemostatic clotting agents that are available today are so much more than we had available to us mumble mumble years ago both as a young scout, and later as a young Marine. Make sure you take a look at point four.
No one ever wants to be faced with an event like we saw in Boston but if you are, know what to do and be prepared to do it.
A reminder piece out of Fred Thompson’s new organization.
Sage words for anyone.
Shamelessly lifted from facebook. I am sure that this one has been around the world a few times but it is worth being today’s Friday Funny.
AT LAST A GUY HAS TAKEN THE TIME TO WRITE THIS ALL DOWN
FINALLY, the guys’ side of the story. ( I MUST ADMIT, IT’S PRETTY GOOD.)
WE ALWAYS HEAR ‘THE RULES’ FROM THE FEMALE SIDE
NOW HERE ARE THE RULES FROM THE MALE SIDE
THESE ARE OUR RULES!
PLEASE NOTE. THESE ARE ALL NUMBERED #1 ON PURPOSE!
1. MEN ARE NOT MIND READERS.
1. LEARN TO WORK THE TOILET SEAT. YOU’RE A BIG GIRL. IF IT’S UP, PUT IT DOWN. WE NEED IT UP, YOU NEED IT DOWN. YOU DON’T HEAR US COMPLAINING ABOUT YOU LEAVING IT DOWN.
1. CRYING IS BLACKMAIL.
1. ASK FOR WHAT YOU WANT. LET US BE CLEAR ON THIS ONE:
SUBTLE HINTS DO NOT WORK!
STRONG HINTS DO NOT WORK!
OBVIOUS HINTS DO NOT WORK!
JUST SAY IT!
1. YES AND NO ARE PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE ANSWERS TO ALMOST EVERY QUESTION.
1.. COME TO US WITH A PROBLEM ONLY IF YOU WANT HELP SOLVING IT. THAT’S WHAT WE DO. SYMPATHY IS WHAT YOUR GIRLFRIENDS ARE FOR.
1. ANYTHING WE SAID 6 MONTHS AGO IS INADMISSIBLE IN AN ARGUMENT. IN FACT, ALL COMMENTS BECOME NULL AND VOID AFTER 7 DAYS.
1. IF YOU THINK YOU’RE FAT, YOU PROBABLY ARE. DON’T ASK US.
1. IF SOMETHING WE SAID CAN BE INTERPRETED TWO WAYS AND ONE OF THE WAYS MAKES YOU SAD OR ANGRY, WE MEANT THE OTHER ONE.
1. YOU CAN EITHER ASK US TO DO SOMETHING OR TELL US HOW YOU WANT IT DONE. NOT BOTH.
IF YOU ALREADY KNOW BEST HOW TO DO IT, JUST DO IT YOURSELF.
1. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, PLEASE SAY WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO SAY DURING COMMERCIALS.
1. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DID NOT NEED DIRECTIONS AND NEITHER DO WE…
1. ALL MEN SEE IN ONLY 16 COLORS, LIKE WINDOWS DEFAULT SETTINGS..
PEACH, FOR EXAMPLE, IS A FRUIT, NOT A COLOR. PUMPKIN IS ALSO A FRUIT. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT MAUVE IS.
1. IF WE ASK WHAT IS WRONG AND YOU SAY ‘NOTHING,’ WE WILL ACT LIKE NOTHING’S WRONG. WE KNOW YOU ARE LYING, BUT IT IS JUST NOT WORTH THE HASSLE.
1. IF YOU ASK A QUESTION YOU DON’T WANT AN ANSWER TO, EXPECT AN ANSWER YOU DON’T WANT TO HEAR..
1. WHEN WE HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE, ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING YOU WEAR IS FINE…REALLY.
1.. DON’T ASK US WHAT WE’RE THINKING ABOUT UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO DISCUSS SUCH TOPICS AS FOOTBALL OR MOTOR SPORTS.
1. YOU HAVE ENOUGH CLOTHES.
1 .. YOU HAVE TOO MANY SHOES.
1. I AM IN SHAPE. ROUND IS A SHAPE!
1.. THANK YOU FOR READING THIS. YES, I KNOW, I HAVE TO SLEEP ON THE COUCH TONIGHT.. BUT DID YOU KNOW MEN REALLY DON’T MIND THAT? IT’S LIKE CAMPING…
PASS THIS TO AS MANY MEN AS YOU CAN – TO GIVE THEM A LAUGH…
PASS THIS TO AS MANY WOMEN AS YOU CAN – TO GIVE THEM A BIGGER LAUGH, BECAUSE ITS TRUE!
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