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The verdict

As you well know, I assess people in crisis. I get called, I go and talk to them and based on a series of questions, observations, summations, and good 'ole instincts I make a professional judgment. I've talked to drug abusers, alcohol abusers...

Published 30 Sep 2008 9:14 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: random weirdness, the job
I interrupt this blog ....

.....to offer my first ever Public Service Announcement: Ladies and gentlemen, Common household items of a specific, um... cylinder shape? Bodily orifices? NEVER the twain should meet. Never. I now return you to regularly scheduled posting. -> Read...

Published 30 Sep 2008 6:42 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: for your information
Big Brother

So these are the kinds of things one learns with Statcounter: Google is everywhere. I get a "googlebot" hit on my blog every-other-day or so. Hmmm. People really like to read the comments. I totally get that. It's like cyber-eavesdropping...

Published 29 Sep 2008 11:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: blogging
Juvenile Offenders

I was listening to the Diane Rehm show the other day.... Ok, I love Diane Rehm. LOVE her. One of these days I'm going to do something interesting enough for her to feel the need to interview me. Either her or Ira Glass from This American Life . Deities...

Published 26 Sep 2008 10:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: criminal justice system, juvenile justice, policy, teens
The Beautiful People

Ok, before you read what I'm about to write, nay copy, let me say this: Don't kill the messenger! I'm merely going to quote a passage from a book I'm reading. Got it? These aren't MY thoughts or observations, this is science . Presumably...

Published 25 Sep 2008 6:28 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: child welfare, for your information, musings
Crack is democratic

So, when you think of a "typical crackhead" what comes to mind? Go ahead and think it. We all have the same image in our heads. Minority (read: black), urban dweller, low income, passel of kids. Right? I think it's fair to say this is the...

Published 24 Sep 2008 11:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: cocaine, drug addiction, drug use
Problem solving

So what do you do when you're a man getting along in years (read: 89) and have just moved from living by yourself in a tiny town to living with family in a big city? You lived in this tiny town literally your entire life. You can no longer drive because...

Published 23 Sep 2008 11:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: elderly, in the field
Fat cats need to meet Jenny Craig

This bailout is bad. BAD. And we should all be up in arms about it . I'm not going to harp here, because between two blogs I regularly read, I can vicariously offer links and rants galore on the matter. So I will link to them and offer you this anecdote...

Published 22 Sep 2008 3:56 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: in the news
Some light reading for you

An excellent three part essay on greed . It will take some time--print out and bring to the bathtub with you. OK. Two bonus posts today--a day I usually take off. Happy reading. -> Read More...

Published 21 Sep 2008 11:01 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: for your information
Post Secret Today

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Published 21 Sep 2008 8:31 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: post secret, suicide
Supererogation

Don't know what it means? I'm aim to please. Courtesy of Merriam-Webster : Supererogation: the act of performing more than is required by duty, obligation, or need. It was one of the principles discussed at my ethics conference last week. And...

Published 19 Sep 2008 11:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: life, thoughts
I've never thought of suicide as "beautiful"...

Have you? The picture is provocative, no? -> Read More...

Published 19 Sep 2008 4:26 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: suicide
Calgon....

I've got so many ways I could go with this blog entry I don't even know where to start. a) Do I take the route of how appalling it is that a 17-year-old can manage to get strung out on meth? And cocaine. And ecstasy. And pot. (Of course. Because...

Published 18 Sep 2008 11:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: drug addiction, in the field
Screw me later

Continued from yesterday.... **If you got here from a search, I have important info about this company!!!** It all started with a pair of boots. I really, really wanted them. I was on one of the best. sites. ever. ( You know the one ) and in a bit of...

Published 16 Sep 2008 11:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: How the little guy gets screwed
How the Little Guy Gets Screwed: Chapter Two

I know I've got nothing but intelligent readers here, but a little incident that occurred to me on Friday got me all up in arms. So indulge me a bit while I get on my soapbox. And let me just say this up front: I'm going to be here a while. Credit...

Published 15 Sep 2008 11:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: How the little guy gets screwed
Ethics my fanny

Let's be clear here: A morning person I am not. If left to my own devices, I would keep a total vampire schedule emerging only at dusk and going to sleep at dawn. Alas. Life throws you these little obstacles every now and then that prevents us from...

Published 12 Sep 2008 11:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: life, random weirdness, the job
Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Before I get started with today's lesson, let's just dispense with the crappy puns right now. You will soon discover that it is irritating indeed to have to go running for the porcelain bowel all the time. You begin to feel behind at work. And...

Published 11 Sep 2008 11:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: for your information, illness and disease, mental health
Save the polar bears!

Get your shirt here . -> Read More...

Published 10 Sep 2008 3:20 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: for your information, in the news
I win!!!

Whew. I feel like I need to don my 4 inch red stilettos and a glass of sparkly, bubbly for this one. (hair flip) What to say? Well. Firstly, thanks to all my (12) fans who have stuck with me during the hard times. It's been a long--well, seven months...

Published 10 Sep 2008 11:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: blogging

September 2008 - Trench Warfare

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The verdict

I interrupt this blog ....

Big Brother

Juvenile Offenders

The Beautiful People

Crack is democratic

Problem solving

Fat cats need to meet Jenny Craig

Some light reading for you

Post Secret Today

Supererogation

I've never thought of suicide as "beautiful"...

Calgon....

Screw me later

How the Little Guy Gets Screwed: Chapter Two

Ethics my fanny

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Save the polar bears!

I win!!!