I interview people for public safety jobs and always request transcripts. Our salaries are based on it and I need to verify that you do, in fact, have a degree. So that's not so weird to me. I'll ask questions if my applicant majored in something totally off the wall- I had an applicant with a meteorology degree once…

Some stores I responded to back in my patrol days would pull this. I doubt loss prevention liked it very much when I showed up because I'd loudly announce to the suspect that just because the police are here, they didn't need to sign anything and shouldn't construe my presence as some sort of implication that they…

I don't care as long as he's clean. Also, my husband doesn't actually smell like his soap- he just smells like himself. Are there soaps that long lasting?!

That must be regional. I’ve been a cop in the DC region for over 12 years and nobody ever just refers to people as “males” or “females”. Of course, we’d say “a female suspect” or “male witness” or “multiple male subjects” or whatever but never just “males”. It’s just weird. I’ve also heard “male blacks” or some…

Mine’s Calvin Klein and I got it (I think) at Macy’s but it's several years old now.

I have this dress in red and, I must say, I'm extremely pleased that I might've shaking people to their very core.

I’m an EMT and the number of bystanders who will take pictures at scenes is horrifying. I’ve been running rescue for nearly 20 years and it’s definitely gotten worse. Fewer people seemed to do this when they needed a camera. Somehow smart phones and social media make people think, “oh let me document the worst day of…

My 97 year old grandfather finally agreed to stop driving to Chicago to visit his son 2 years ago. It’s a 9 hour drive from where he lives! Pretty sure he only agreed so everyone would stop bugging him about it. 4 or 5 years ago, he was up on the roof of the barn doing some repairs. He's such a bad ass.

Yeah, of course. I grew up around guns and have used all sorts- rifles, shotguns, black powder, handguns. I own a couple handguns (including the .38 revolver my grandad carried as a police officer in the 50's) and long guns. Shooting is a fun hobby and there are several ranges in the area where I live.

I was about to say the same thing. Even “Muslim American” (no dash) would make more sense, though, not in this instance because he's talking about judges so they're obviously American. Idk maybe it's a thing but it seems silly. I'm not aware I was a Catholic-American married to a Pentecostal-American but maybe I am?

I have 2 bathing suits. One is a black tank from LL Bean (they have long sizes, y’all!). But one day I thought, hey, I could step outside my comfort zone and be fashionable. That’s when I got a blue tank from LL Bean. It was quite a day.

Ah, but property can be temporarily granted under an order of protection. Just like the home or a car can be assigned to the petitioner, an animal can be as well. I’ve obtained and served many orders that listed animals. (I’m a cop.) My agency is pretty proactive about animals and domestic abuse. We work closely with…

Nice! I’m thinking of doing a master’s at Gallaudet after the local interpreter program but I have no idea if it would be worth the money. Hopefully, RID will get their act together before I'm done. Good luck to you!

Me too! It’s a second career for me, though, and I work in an office now where that’s the generally accepted dress code, so I don’t really care. How far along in training are you? I'm doing a seven semester community college program and I'm only on the second semester but I don't retire until 2024, so I'm taking my…

Yeah, this article was very pearl clutchy but treating ADHD with stimulants is standard. Did someone think this was new information?

Nah. I've been taking birth control continuously (no placebo) for at least 12 years. The first few months I had some spotting but now, nada. It's amazing. I recommend it to everybody.

Sorry, I just realized its temporary for you! That's tough to temporarily change your schedule. Bleh.

I worked 6am-6pm shifts for 14 years. It was an adjustment initially but I got used to it. I work 8am-530pm now and I miss seeing the sun come up and driving to work on empty roads. It was always beautiful in the winter when the snow was fresh on the ground and sparkly and new. Plus, I got to see critters running…

Natori is my favorite but I've also got several DKNY and Calvin Kleins that I love. I had a fitting at Nordstrom (ok, it was just the lady eyeballing me and telling me my size) and tried on a bunch before I found ones I liked.

I'm in sign language interpreter school and it's awesome! I can retire in 8 years so this is my plan for my second career. It's really fun to learn something new and be back in school. And I have my BA so I don't have to take any non-ASL classes so yay for that!