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Poverty among riches: Third-world living in the first-world…

Posted on January 8, 2019 by

Was that picture taken in Bangladesh? Nope. I took these on the same day I took the pictures from the edge of the San Francisco Bay and the sunset photos from up in the hills. This is America. There are … Continue reading →

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To my friends at work… especially my new friend, Sherlock… because she is awesome…

Posted on December 4, 2018 by

You are the only reason I can keep coming to work. Believe me, it isn’t the money that keeps me coming back. Making you all laugh makes me laugh, and keeps me sane. I will miss you when I am … Continue reading →

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Having some fun at work…

Posted on October 24, 2018 by

See, people just aren’t expecting a security officer in a monkey mask. Oh yeah! And I had a visit from this little guy. I named him Irving.

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It could be worse…

Posted on June 18, 2018 by

Don’t get me wrong, I hate a lot of things about my new job as a private security officer at an exclusive, private community. But the view from my little guard houses at the two gates isn’t bad. The guard … Continue reading →

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A sunset and a giant ghost spider…

Posted on April 14, 2018 by

That is a sunset, as seen from where I spend most of my evenings, guarding a gate at an exclusive private community. When I am not busy taking calls and letting cars in, I have two giant video monitor screens … Continue reading →

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Some random photos of me in my private security officer uniforms…

Posted on April 10, 2018 by

My younger daughter, Mollie, took these photos before I went to work this weekend. As I said in an earlier post, when I did the training to become a security guard, thus adding yet another position to the long list … Continue reading →

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I am now a security officer…

Posted on February 21, 2018 by

I told you I was embarking on a new adventure. I have been undergoing training to become a security officer. I have been cleared by homeland security and the FBI. I know how to arrest people, frisk them, watch out … Continue reading →

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