The Block Isn’t Even On Fire
(This is a blog I wrote to promote a real event our volunteer fire department is putting on. No, I don’t expect any H.O. readers live close enough to attend, but since there are always […]
Tag: Volunteering
Old Firefighters Never Die: They Just Smolder
So, I’m retiring. Not from my full time job of dispatching to become a Gentleman Author, as I wanted. (It’s like a Gentleman Farmer, a rich person who just farms as a hobby. No real […]
The Island of Exceptional People
Our girls are grown and living far from home now. So a few months ago, my wife and I decided, somewhat impulsively, to sell our suburban house and move to a quirky but lovely island […]
Thanksgiving in a Homeless Shelter
Clare and I had been talking for years about helping out at a homeless shelter. So one year we decided that it was time to stop talking about it and just DO IT! Her kids […]