Joe Broadmeadow

Author · Retired Police Captain

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  • Something to Look Forward to!

      As you should all be aware by now (if not pay attention here), Kent Harrop and I co-write a weekly blog called “TheHereticandtheHolyman.” If you have not read it yet, please do. There will be a quiz. (As a…

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  • Neither a Democrat nor a Republican Be…

    Not all that long ago, there was a time in this country when people defined themselves, politically at least, as either Republican or Democrat. Voters took pride in entering a voting booth and pulling the master handle to vote for…

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  • Using Apple to take a Bite out of Crime

    As most of us know, (and if this is news, you should pay more attention), the Justice department sought Apple Computer’s assistance in bypassing the security encryption on an iPhone. Not just any phone, but the phone used by the…

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  • Tormented by Choice

    All of us face choices in our lifetime. Some of these can affect a moment, a day, or a lifetime. Often, we face ridicule and torment from those who follow a different path. Does the toilet paper roll go over…

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  • Once Again, it is Obama’s Fault

      The disaster that is the Obama Presidency has struck again. His abject failure to improve on the robust economy handed to him on a silver platter by the Bush administration has caused the loss of more jobs. Carrier Corporation,…

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  • Musings on the Meaning of Life

    Premiering  Feb 5, my friend and fellow  Cumberland High School Class of 1974 graduate, Kent Harrop and I will be writing a joint blog called “The  Heretic and the Holy Man.” We aim for a topic a week on Life,…

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  • A Conversation of Differences

    It is not often that I stimulate a spark of deep thought and inspiring words in others (and truth be told I must share credit with Philosopher Bertrand Russell for the original thought.) Yet a good friend of mine, Kent…

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  • Lost in On-line Addiction

    There are one thousand four hundred forty minutes in a day, five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes in a year. On average we spend 1/3 of that time sleeping, leaving nine hundred sixty minutes a day, three hundred…

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  • Going Dark: An experiment in Connectivity Emancipation

    As of 00:00  January 10, 2016  until 00:00 January 17, 2016 I am conducting an experiment.   No email No Facebook No Online time at all.   Going Dark to fight the insanity.  If anything important happens, oh well it…

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  • Focusing on Death: Missing an Opportunity

    It is the most common of human experiences, dealing with the death of a family member, friend, or others who affected your life. I think we make a mistake when we focus on the tragedy of death. Death is one…

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