Poor leaders find ways to keep their followers in line. Many times these ways are targeted at oppressing their subordinates. Ironically, when one takes action to rid themselves of oppression, the actions are labeled as terroristic by those who happen to be doing the oppressing. Good leaders listen to the voice of their followers; they […]

One reason for becoming a firefighter is the thrill when the public sees us as important. The power of being a firefighter is a natural high. The reality is that every time we call attention to our deeds, we are calling out,” Look at me!” When we celebrate that power, it creates a problem. There […]

We were talking last night on the Weekly Firefighter Hangout about “words that we live by” in the fire service and I was a little surprised not to hear anyone bring up the usual complaints on NFPA and other consensus standards, which seem to get thrown into a big steaming pile together when someone wants to badmouth […]

You know you have a problem when what seems like a relatively innocuous change meets resistance, even in the face of a logical reason to change. Take for example, a recent article on CNN.com (link below) that reported a teen, for his science project, estimated a savings to the federal budget simply by changing fonts […]

I used the Commodore 64 as the title, to drag you in here because of its popularity. The Tandy 8086 I used in my high school computer lab, however, is the one I am most familiar with. It boasted a rockin’ Intel 8086 processor blasting away at a whole 8 mHz and preinstalled with a […]