It's been nearly a month since I've last posted, and before I get started I want to say I have no plans to close down the site. It's just that been busy with tons of miscellaneous tasks such as; writing a bio for Sean John fashion model Antonio Cannon, speaking to teens at the Chicago Garfield Park Conservatory about choosing the right career path (stay tune for the video), completing my FTO (field training) program at work, and of course my exciting yet tangled social life. Anyways enough of the excuses, let's get to it...

Meet Raquel. This innocent, adorible infant will celebrate her 1st birthday on September 5th. Raquel's unique smile is a mere reflection of the love she receives from her parents, both of which whom I know both. Unfortunately for the parents of Raquel, she was diagnosed with a rare chronic liver disease at the tender age of 3 months.

Raquel will undergo transplant surgery on August 25th. As a means to support Raquel's transplant surgery - her parents will host a fundraiser not only raise to money, but to bring awareness to this rare liver disease called Biliary Atresia. So if you, or anyone you know can help - please come show support. Remember ignorance (not knowing) is no excuse to the failure of contribution.

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I guess I've pissed a couple of people off in reference to a post I made March 18th 2009. In the past couple of months I've gotten about a half dozen emails that totally rebuke comments I made in regards to Kenneth Lenon. Without going into great detail I'd like to say to those of you who say I haven't been as accurate about the claims of Mr. Lenon's alleged pedophilia, then with all respect please update me as to the details of his case and more importantly help me understand where I went wrong with my narrative. Please be clear, this website's 1st intention is to entertain. Educating and being an informative resource is simply secondary, and often overlooked in terms of the content featured on this website. The archives should be used as a tool to gage the maturity of a 19 year old becoming a man, not to reference the validity of a child pedophile's court case.....one in which I could care not any more about than the latest Miley Cirus music video. I've said it once, and I'll say it again.....kick rocks.

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It's been nearly a month since I've passed my FTO program. For those of you that don't know what that is, that's a real fancy way of saying I no longer have a training officer that rides with me, and I now patrol the streets on my own. Me personally I prefer to be on patrol alone. I feel having a partner can sometimes conflict with my best interest, and more importantly I've always looked at myself as an independant worker.

Now that I'm alone, the decisions I make seem to be 10 times more critical. There's no longer anyone watching my back to tell me if I've done something wrong, or to be careful in certain situations. I'm a risk taker, and to be honest I wouldn't have it any different. In contrast whenever I make a mistake, it's 10 times more determental. A mistake a this level could cost me not only my job, but my life. Yikes!

I recovered a pistol on a 16 year old juvenile yesterday. I actually knew the kid, and surprisingly right before I recovered the pistol from him - I almost let my guard down. The recovery of the pistol was just another reminder that you can't trust anyone. Not the sweet old lady in the rocking chair, not the teenage girls who yell as I drive by, and definetly not that Hispanic guy who everytime I come around he forgets English but right as I walk away he says "have a good day Officer."

Final Thought: Whenever my family asks me about my day. I sugar coat and tell them everything was fine. Some of them couldn't handle the bruises on my legs from climbing thru windows, the stories of the foot chases, or the never ending domestic calls in progress. What can I say, this job isn't for everyone.