This should have been the summer of my 20 year high school reunion. The stuff that horror/comedy movies are made of. I had decided not to go before it was canceled due to lack of interest. Most of the people on the list I saw still lived in or around Logan. The good [...]
Paul had to go to the Seattle Crime Lab on Friday. Paul is setting up a post mortem toxicology lab for the Portland State Police.I took PTO to go up there. We stayed at the Chambered Nautilus in the University District. Armed with a very vague Seattle Map and a pile [...]
I’ve had the house to myself a lot this week because Paul has been in prison. Bill Karelis from the Shambhala Prison Community was up to do a three day Shambhala Training Level One at the Oregon State Correctional Institution in Salem.
Prisons are very abstract to me. I’ve heard of them. I’ve seen [...]
Paul is doing job training tonight. He’s downtown in light armor picking up drug addicts. He is with Police Officers tonight. They find people who are visibly strung out and offer them food and cigarettes (and to not get arrested) in exchange for allowing the Drug Recognition Experts (DREs) to practice their tests. [...]
I stumbled upon the The Yuba City Police Department Website today. I was googling images and the photos of Yuba City’s most wanted came up. The pictures are not mug shots, though they contain more misery and suffering than I can imagine.
Paul is part of the Shambhala Prision community and is bringing meditation instruction [...]
When I left the house this morning there was a state police car in my drive way. You might think this would be a cause for concern. However, this is a mint green mini-van and Paul and the other new Forensic Scientists are car pooling to Salem for training.
Paul arranged for a special tour of the crime lab for my co-workers. We had a record turnout: Me, Debi, Larry M, Larry L, Rob & Monica, Beth, Flor, Michael, Jon, Manny, Ferry & Betty. Flor analyzed a check for fingerprints. This time we got to see the tank where they test fire bullets. These [...]