The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: crime

  • Donating Yourself

    Times are tough and there’s so much need out there that it can be overwhelming. But it’s understandable when people can’t make financial donations. I for one am struggling to make ends meet. But there are so many other ways to help. Here are some ways you can give of yourself, show the world how…

  • Violence: Have We Evolved at All?

    I’m reading a book that is set in the 1850’s and in it there’s about to be a public execution. People have been camping out since the night before to see it as if they were trying to buy tickets for a Justin Bieber concert or something. (Perish the thought.)  It’s all rather grizzly, and…

  • Why I Hate Alcohol

    I haven’t had a drink in 30 years. Not even a beer. Suddenly one day I realized that I had never left a bar feeling better about myself. And then there was the time when I was 17 and woke up in the trunk of my car. No idea how I got there. Fortunately the…

  • Sometimes a Teapot is Just a Teapot

    There’s such a thing as being too sensitive. The other day the mayor of Culver City, California absolutely freaked out over a teapot, because if you squint hard enough it resembles Adolph Hitler. I kid you not. Check out the article. The sh**storm was so immediate that JCPenney actually had to pull the pot from…

  • Don’t Get Your Knickers in a Twist

    Is it just me, or is everyone experiencing a spate of mounting hysteria? I know the economy is bad, and there are wars and abuses and crime and tragedy. I know that there are plenty of causes and issues that need to be addressed. The four horses of the apocalypse are being kept quite busy,…

  • Security Guard Blues

    Times being what they are, I was feeling the need to expand my career skills, and Security Guard work seemed the way to go. As the economy gets worse, crime goes up. As crime goes up, there’s more need for security. That was my thinking, anyway. Here in Florida, even unarmed guards must take a…

  • The Misinformation Movement

    The other day I was perusing Youtube and I came across this video called The Eyeball Collector: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdaJRJFMty8 It says in capital letters, TRUE CRIME CASE, so I was taken in for a split second. But, as I’ve written in a recent blog entry, I am a bit of a sick puppy, so surely in…