Joe Broadmeadow

Author · Retired Police Captain

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  • Rationality is Overrated: Time for America to Face Her Problems

    Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius. Perhaps it is time for the vitriol of hate and fear to win. Perhaps it is time we obliterate an entire group of people based on their common religion. Perhaps it is time us to consider a policy of irrationality.…

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  • Diluting the Joy of Memory

    There was a time when having one’s picture taken required planning and someone with skill. After staging the subject and composing the shot, one sat still as the photographer took the picture. Depending on the location the group broke up,…

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  • A Change of Hate

    Here’s a sneak peek at my latest novel, A Change of Hate. I am working toward the release of this next novel featuring Harrison “Hawk” Bennett Attorney at Law from the Josh Williams series. Hope you enjoy.  March 1966, Dalat,…

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  • Nature in all its Gory

    Tree huggers love nature. They love to update their status on social media with cute images of orangutan’s frolicking with puppies and kittens and baby goats and fat Vietnamese potbellied pigs. They share stories of the bear raised with the…

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  • Joe’s Perspective

    Do Angels Exist? There is an almost universal belief in the existence of angels. Whether one thinks of them as messengers from God, guardians offering protection, or mere non-corporeal remnants of … Source: Joe’s Perspective

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  • Cops, Superheroes, and Stupidity

    In my almost 60 complete revolutions of the sun, I have heard people say some stupid things. Truth be told, I spewed some idiocy myself. But, after reading a story about a protest over the recent police involved shooting in…

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  • Coconut Macaroons and “Taking a Shock”: Memories of a Young Boy

    It always amuses me the things that spark a memory. Sometimes it is the notes of a song, a sudden aroma, or the taste of something familiar. Today, it was a coconut macaroon. The white flakes encased in golden brown…

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  • The Day the Music Died, again.

    I was saddened to hear of Keith Emerson’s passing. The music of ELP was big part of my youth. Every generation believes the music of their time to be the best. It resonates in our memories. Yet I think the…

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  • Trumping America

    I think I have figured out the Trump phenomenon. His success in the primaries comes from supporters who behave at the maturity level of 15-year-old boys and 13-year-old girls. They are not quite children, not quite adults, and driven by…

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  • The March of Time

    I have never been one to focus on age. I believe it a waste of the limited time we all have. Of course, as a young boy, I engaged in the universal desire to be older. When asked, I was…

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