Yeah, I’ll post something every week….. Um, about that.

First, let me apologize to my adoring fans (actually I’m not sure anyone is reading this at all). I know I said that I was going to try to post something once a week, but that obviously didn’t work out too well. I’m not going to make excuses though, just going to say I seriously underestimated the amount of work that I was going to have to put into going back through the academy here. I figured, “You’ve been a road cop for a few years, you got this!” Boy, was I mistaken. 

Here’s the deal. 80% of the crap that you learn in the academy is in no way, shape, or form going to assist you when you get out there on the road. Why do I truly care who Sir Robert Peel is? (the father of modern day policing) If I ever pulled someone over and they said “Officer, do you know who Sir Robert Peel is?” I would smack them in the face with my ticket book. But, someone who is much smarter than I am decided that was something that we as police officers needed to know, so there I sit learning about it. The rest of the day is filled with slightly relevant facts and laws and some kick butt physical training. The person in charge of the academy is a former Marine Corps Drill Instructor, and that man loves him some physical training, or PT for short. I thought I was in good physical condition after graduating my first academy…HA! I should be ready to take on the world by the time I get out of here! 

Once I get home, around 5:30 pm or so, I take a shower, rub some Ben Gay on my old, sore muscles, grab something to eat, and then spend the rest of the evening sitting at the computer and typing my class notes from the day. Having typed notes is a requirement to graduate. You have to keep a notebook together which believe it or not, makes up 20% of my grade.

After all of that is done, I really don’t feel like sitting back down at the computer and hammering out a few words to post on here. But I tell ya what, I will at least post something every month… now shooting for every other week. 

So far I don’t have a lot to talk about. This was only week two of the academy (day 6 yesterday), and people are just now getting settled in and beginning to learn how things are going to work for the next 18 weeks. I am sure I will have some humorous stories to tell, gripes about how things are different from Ohio, and complaining about the physical training and how the majority of the class is at least 10 years younger than I am, but just not yet. Cut me some slack, it’s only week 2 ;-)

As always feel free to message, e-mail, or smoke signal any questions or comments.  

-Hollywood