Archive for December 2024
Christmas came and went
Last week was Christmas. We stayed home Christmas day and enjoyed a quiet day as a family. There was a fire in the hearth and rather than make a fancy dinner, my Long Suffering Wife and I opted for something easier. Fancy cheese from the cheese shop in Providence and fancier bottle of champagne. It…
Read MoreHoliday Message from Andy and Me
We wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, or great (insert your holiday of choice here). I’ve been lucky enough to write the Andy Roark books and share them you. Friends, family and fans. 2024 has been a good year. If it’s been good it’s in no small part due to you, your…
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It snowed yesterday. Which is funny because I am pretty sure it was sixty degrees at some point last week. But, yesterday it snowed. Not a lot, there’s an inch or so of the white stuff on the ground, classing the place up. It’s cold outside tonight, in the low, low twenties and sure to…
Read MoreTis the season
I don’t tell a lot of Cop stories. I am still serving and it seems odd to talk about it. But I have a story that involves my late friend Mike. Mike was a senior and very, very well respected member of my department. I was lucky enough to work with him benefit from his…
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Last week my friend Jay, a retired Army Officer whom I work with said to me; “You know what time it is?” Now, since it was near lunchtime and that was a fairly open ended question I offered lamely; “Time for lunch?” “No, it’s time to make Borscht.” I don’t know if I introduced him…
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