In a perfectly cinematic world, Captain Brandon would have addressed the crew at twilight as foreboding music softly played. He would set the stage, "Firefighters, I need a volunteer." “Someone tall”, he would ask. “Not afraid of heights”, he would hope. “Maybe … just spitballing here …...
Mar
20
I’ve Got A Question For You
There are some basic questions in life (and one excellent song about them). Who am I? What is my purpose? Is ketchup on a hot dog a sin, or a mortal sin? Are night games at Wrigley Field an abomination, or just a bar with a baseball game going on? Would you go into a burning building with this...
Mar
03
Probie XIII
In Madison, the pager tones. Flip open the phone and pull up the IAmResponding app. It’s a fire. Rats, I am going to miss a fire. Scroll down. It’s a forest fire, with structures in danger. Forest fires take a while. Do the math in my head of Madison to Portage drive time. The math might...