May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Some of us don’t pay any attention to mental disorders as many of us are not faced with these things too often. We may only know about some of them through television programs or movies we may have seen. One that comes to mind is “Me, Myself and Irene” [...]
Cinco de Mayo is quickly approaching! Cinco de Mayo which is Spanish for “Fifth of May” is a holiday in Mexico that has been celebrated primarily in the state of Puebla, and has limited recognition in other parts of Mexico. However, Cinco de Mayo is not treated as federal holiday in Mexico. Cinco de Mayo [...]
With the economy being as it is today, you are hearing more about purse snatchings and home invasions. Well, today I heard about a couple that stole an $18 pack of diapers in Washington state. The male half of the couple said “sorry” and then punched the security guard. Now how in the world did [...]
When I meet new people and tell them what our company does, they always ask me all kinds of questions about stun guns, TASER devices and pepper spray. Therefore, I am going to answer my most frequently asked questions today.
I awoke to the sound of rain, thunder and lightning today. Along with my dog barking at it, and my cat snuggled up next to me. I ran my errands in the pouring rain. Luckily the last time we got new tires on our car, we got the kind that is best for the rain. [...]
Florida is known as the retirement state. Living here, we not only have the local senior citizens, but we also have those that escape the cold winters up north that spend around 6 months down here every year. They are referred to as “snow birds”. I was out running errands today, and saw quite a [...]
As I mentioned in my story yesterday, my father retired from the Army in New York. He had been stationed there when I was just a twinkle in my father’s eye. My three older brothers remember living there quite vividly. When asking my mother about living there, she told me about a robber snatching her [...]
Being born an Army brat, I was lucky to have received my American citizenship at birth given that I was born in Landstuhl Army Hospital, Kaiserslautern, Germany (known to the Americans as “K Town”). My father was in the Army, and met my mom in Berlin. She hardly spoke English when he met her, and [...]
Just a few days ago I wrote a story about hiking and Boy Scouts, etc. talking about how to protect yourself should you encounter a bear. Well, I just learned that two people were attacked by a bobcat in Withlacoochee State Forest located in Citrus County, Florida while they were hiking with their Boy Scout [...]