Well, we're working in Downtown Denver again tonight. The National Guard is out to enforce an 8 PM curfew. Our worksite is close to the Denver Police Department District 6. The entire facility is locked down and encircled like we're at war. Back in the 1960s, someone came up with a new word. That word … Continue reading Working Again Tonight In Downtown Denver
Month: May 2020
Repost From January 24, 2020 Analogy... A hydroelectric dam is going to break within the next 24 hours. Ten miles down stream; a small town is evacuating, everyone is packing their shit and leaving. Immediately below the spillway; a small town isn't evacuating, everyone is carrying on business as usual. These people cannot mentally process … Continue reading The Dam Is Breaking [Posted January 24, 2020]
Once more, I'm writing this to you—the addict in need of a message. I'll keep it short. Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have been tested again and again. As expected, not everyone has passed the test of sobriety. A large percentage of Adams County Drug Court Clients have relapsed. This is the journey … Continue reading Copied From My Newsletter Column
Our nation is being divided once again. It's not that complicated. Our nation is being divided over and over again. The virus. Race. Religion. Politics. Sexual orientation. If you take a number and split it in half until there's almost nothing left, then it's so much easier to manage that smaller number. For those of … Continue reading My Thoughts This Morning [Divide & Conquer]
Here tonight, in the City of Denver, Colorado, we are dealing with a riot situation. I've been working this particular job downtown for the past ten months. My buddy and I arrived tonight and began shutting down a section of 17th Avenue, and within minutes, the riots broke out. Hundreds of people have swarmed the … Continue reading Denver Colorado Riots
Our lives are a rollercoaster of happiness, sadness, joy, and sorrow. If this is true, then it's all about the good news and the bad news—just a thought. The holiday weekend is over. Time to go back to work. I'm wishing everyone a safe and happy week!🖤 Joseph Shanklin May 26, 2020
Picture a green planet residing within The Circumstellar Habitable Zone [Goldilocks Zone], beginning to spin out of balance. What was once a marvelous harmonious world, now chaotic and tumultuous? Science shows us that everything has a balance, and nothing stays out of balance forever. For every action, there is a reaction. If you remove something, … Continue reading My Thoughts This Morning [Collateral Damage] During Breakfast
I spent four years of my life preparing to create my new life. Hmmmmm . . . maybe this sounds strange, but it was necessary. I found the path. I chose the path. I stepped on to the path. I realize that it sounds a little dramatic, but in reality, I'm minimizing the situation heavily. … Continue reading My Thoughts This Morning [Friendship]
Apparently, we are being invaded by Miller Moths! The Miller Moth is an adult Army Cutworm. Let the plague begin! The last time this happened here in Denver, I believe it was during the early 1990s. I remember it well. Sweeping up 100s of moths each morning when I opened the restaurant I was managing … Continue reading Apparently, we are being invaded by Miller Moths!
What happens to prison inmates during martial law, invasion, or nuclear war? During these scenarios, everything changes. I've done some research on this subject. There are specific laws in place. On the surface, we are supposed to believe that things would remain basically the same. Prisoners would be kept right where they are. I'm not … Continue reading Incarceration [Martial Law]
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