Hmmm. It’s snowing. Snow, where were you about 5 AM this morning, in time to possibly give me a day off? Now I’m going to have to deal with this stuff on the 240 going home.
Air Traffic Mike, who will be back in town this evening, shared an interesting fact with me about the Winter Olympics’ host country, Canada. It was originally called “CND” by its inhabitants. It only became “Canada” after the new immigrants tried to spell it:
“C, eh? N, eh? D, eh?”
I’ve been asked to recognize some Downtown police officers who received awards recently: First of all, congratulations to Officer J.T. Duncan, who was named Officer of the Year for 2009 recently for the South Main Substation. Officer Duncan works the “Bravo” shift and this is the second year he has been nominated for the award. In the nomination, he was commended for still being a “beat the bushes” type of officer even after 18 years on the beat. Incidents were cited in which he prevented a number of burglaries and robberies Downtown. Much thanks to Officer Duncan for his hard work. With Downtown having more foot traffic than other parts of the city, “beat the bushes” type officers are much appreciated.
Also, congratulations to Gerald J. Tuznik (Alpha shift), Brian D. Hall (“Charlie” shift), and Darnell Gooch, Jr. (“EDU” shift), the other nominees for the South Main Substation Officer of the Year award.
Congratulations to Lt. William P. Woodard, who was named Supervisor of the Year for the South Main Substation for 2009. Lt. Woodard was cited as doing a great job planning manpower for large events such as Memphis in May, the COGIC convention, and the Fourth of July events. Lt. Woodard worked nearly every holiday when a major event was going on, and on most weekends during the busy April-October busy season Downtown. Lt. Woodard was also complimented for his cool-headedness during riot situations on Beale. Thanks to him and all the command staff at the SMS for the work they do deploying officers to keep Downtown the safest neighborhood in the city.
Want to be on TV? Stop by Circa Tuesday after work and grab some snacks. Andy Wise and his crew will be there filming a segment for Thursday’s 10 PM newscast.
I’m seriously thinking about signing up for PokerVT. It’s a poker training site featuring videos by Daniel Negreanu and other pros. There’s a course on Daniel’s “small ball” style of play. There are hours of videos of the pros playing each other online, and they explain what they are thinking as they try to put their opponents on hands. There’s also a course on poker math by a professor. I watched all the sample videos and they are really, really good. Joining fee is a little steep at $149, but if I joined the site, I’d definitely stay home from the bar quite a few nights to watch the videos. If I stayed home 6-10 nights, the course would pay for itself in terms of bar tabs I didn’t have. (Hopefully it will pay for itself in poker profits too.)
In fact, I’d probably stay home tonight, if I didn’t have knowledge that Air Traffic Mike will be back in town. I guess that’s my excuse to drink for today. See you at Pint Nite.