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Writing used to be something I was nearly regular on, and I do miss it.  The recent technology advancements for myself including a smartphone have left me busier and with less free time.  I am motivated into a few things right now, but I do stray now and then. I don't even know if anyone reads me, since no one ever comments or anything.  I am trying to get my book published.  It turns out there are online locations to assist you to publish online without the investment costs, and in ebook form such as amazon.   I really have wanted to get it out there.  I dont know if it will be of high enough quality to make much money but my hope is someone will enjoy it, learn about the EMS lifestyle and how it affects you.  Work has been, well I won't say it since that is a bad word here.  I cannot complain we will leave it at that.  I have started trying to improve on my dispacthing skills, obtaining more details that I know are important and that will keep me from multiple calls back to the callers.  I have had some interesting ones too.  I took three calls from a caller in another jurisdiction.  First she requested officers for a fight in her residence, then next she wanted the officer that had handled the call to call her back, I relayed to the dispatch.  They told me the officer was still there but would let him know.  I received another call from her again wanting him to call her back.  I relayed the info again and was later notified she was arrested for making false calls as that she was denying it when, they asked her about it.


The Times sure do fly.

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