The challenges of emergency calls

Another year approaching the threshold entering new explorations, new challenges, the same game.  Coworkers have came and went a few more than normal this past year and likely more  any day now.  I am starting to think more like a go with the flow person and less with a complainer attitude. I won't say this year was easy, there were many 12 hour shifts and shift coverages due to long term illness and resignations.  Nearing 10 years in the seat behind the headset and at times I feel unwanted, unrespected.  Then a day comes up where my officers thank me or have a discussion with me about nothing.  But it shows they are people to who maybe forget dispatchers need asked if they are ok too. 

Communication is kind of a common complaint, be it for dispatch or for field units.  And in all reality its not only about radios, and phones.  Its about the lack of ability for management to communicate as well.  I always find it odd, that they expect employees to be prompt, and attend certain events, meetings, etc.  But often they forget to send out the memos, or forget to click send on that text message that has important information.  Yet when it comes to making sure they respond to a social media post, or respond on the radio for calls.  Communications should be up there on the list, of areas of improvement for everyone of us.  We should be aware of what is going on and respond appropriately.  I found myself in an odd situation recently, I had received an invite to an event, not something I was planning on going to, and then out of nowhere I received a text message saying they needed my RSVP asap.  I was in a state of shock, like I was...

What is a hobby?  Is it eating, or even doing nothing?  I recently was reading a profile on someone, that included likes,dislikes, and hobbies.  I thought to myself, if someone ever actually questioned me on my hobbies, would I seem ignorant? I sat down to check my view counts on a couple of my blogs, and realized a blog was probably overdue.  I have mentioned and will probably "beat the dead horse" so many times about never actually penning the words or ideas I feel when I should.  But tonight I feel driven.  I likely won't feel like this anytime soon again, but here goes nothing.  So as a people we have developed hobbies, likely out of being bored.  I know I said the B word, don't back out on me yet.  Our ancestors, were a busy people, they stayed busy, they didn't do anything the lazy way, they didn't have technology to make it easy or quicker.  At some point in our development times became less busy, (I know is that really possible...