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I May Not Be Here to Help You Soon
Most of my dad’s firefighters had never known a time when he wasn’t their chief. That’s what happens when you do a job, day after day after day, for over fifty-one years. Chiefs in other departments retired. Young firefighters became seasoned deputy chiefs. And Dad kept showing up – at his desk, at trainings, at …[ read more ]
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Seeing What Others Cannot Bear to Witness
There are things I’d rather not know about or see. I’ve no need to peer inside the human body at the icky inner parts – but I’m glad there are people willing to do that so that if someone I love requires surgery, it can happen. I don’t want to know that serial killers and …[ read more ]
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Prophets Are No Fun at Dinner Parties
Have you ever met anyone perfectly designed for his or her job? Today, as we make our preparations to welcome Hurricane Irene into our living rooms, I’ve been thinking about the unique nature of emergency personnel. My dad’s been a fire chief for nearly fifty years and he’s still an active firefighter, not a desk …[ read more ]