Knowing When
Unlike some bad cop movie, there wasn't one epic moment when I knew I was done with the job. As much as I longed for it, there wasn't a montage…
2 Reasons why Cops can Kickass at FIRE
So you're a cop. That's great. Maybe you ran across this FIRE thing on the internet. And then you notice a trend. Seems like a bunch of these FIRE peeps…
Relativity of the Suck
Spent the past week backpacking with friends, which was awesome. Yay FIRE life! This meant I didn't get much writing in. Figured I'd hit you with a blast from the…
Superiority Complex
Well this should be fun. Today I'm going to try to describe a phenomena that I think naturally occurs in cops due to factors of the job. The other day…
That time I got kicked out of Ranger School (Part 1)
-Or- How failing Ranger School made me a better cop, and person(eventually) Welcome to another installment of the tough shit series. Inspired by Kevin Smith's book of the same name,…
Last Week’s Vacillations
Or how I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up I still get the desire to go back to being a cop with my old…
FIRE life Update
It's been over 5 month's since I left my job, and it's been 4 months since I posted a dedicated FIRE update. Figured I should catch y'all up. Reading that…
Bus Stop
Yet again we're the weird ones, and yet again, I've come to terms with being cool with it. Yesterday my wife and I were waiting for our son's bus to…
457b
Yeah, I'm one of the lucky ones. And just like before with my pension, I'm thinking about punching that gift horse straight in the mouth. A key part to reaching…
Curating for Happiness
Soon after my first kid was born, I found myself watching a lot of youtube. He was up all hours of the night, and I'd be up with him, trying…