I’ve been called a hero. I even got a medal for Valor from the NYPD for being a first responder on 9/11. I never really felt like a hero, and I don’t think other people who are heroes feel like heroes. My daughter, however, put things in perspective for me recently. She was a substitute teacher and referred to the following article as the class discussed heroism.
Basically, she boiled it down to Opportunity, Circumstance, Choice. Listening to the…..
This week on Facebook, NYPD remembered the 29th anniversary of the death of two hero police officers, Christopher Hoban and Michael Buczek. As Deputy Chief Surgeon at the time, I responded to both separate incidents at St. Lukes Hospital and Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, both in Manhattan. Both officers were lost to gunshot wounds.
Read the details and a full description of the events of that devastating night in my book, Life on the Thin Blue Line……
There is something unique about being able to share some of my experiences and personal memories with someone. I have had the opportunity this past week to talk to interviewers not only about my book but about my outlook and feelings about life in general. First, Corey Moss, Owner/Editor-in-Chief of Convergent AV, who produced a podcast for his blog. Second, Joseph Goodwin, of www.Overthrownyc.com who writes a newsletter and plans to publish my comments…..
This is the first attempt at my blog. It took a long time to get the book done, but now that it’s done, and I’m officially an author, my next new adventure is blogging. So here it goes.
August 28, the day after I turned 71, the book was published. It’s definitely cool to say I wrote a book and now I would like to share it.
I must admit I’m more than a “blogger.” For the last few…..
