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Eddy Weiss
Jun 28, 20234 min read
Red Bird and Red Wagons
If you live anywhere in the Midwest, you are aware that the New Madrid fault lies just beneath the surface of your earth as if it was an...
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Eddy Weiss
Jun 24, 20235 min read
Prigozhin. Putin's not-so-silent silent professional.
Have you ever felt like you were being forced to “sleep with the enemy”? The phrase means to be forced to live unwillingly in an abusive...
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Eddy Weiss
Jun 22, 20235 min read
My chickens are laying fried eggs.
Well, here comes some science for ya’ll. I was listening to the radio yesterday when the weather report came on and the weatherman was...
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Eddy Weiss
Jun 19, 20232 min read
Criminal Innovation Award
“When you absolutely, positively have to be there overnight.” Forgive me a Father, it has been almost a week since my last blog. Things...
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Eddy Weiss
Jun 12, 20232 min read
Look both ways before crossing
Last week I wrote about how the governor of Texas announced that the state will install a barrier made of buoys along a section of the...
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Eddy Weiss
Jun 11, 20238 min read
Stop and Go in the post disaster environment
Prepare for another product blog. Malfunctioning traffic lights occur for a number of reasons but in my world, it is because of the...
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Eddy Weiss
Jun 10, 20236 min read
RESPONDER SELF-CARE IS THE BEST HEALTHCARE
My dad always said that I preferred to learn the hard way. Of course as a young lad I thought he was an idiot and as I age, I am reminded...
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Eddy Weiss
Jun 10, 20234 min read
How to preserve our relationship
I laughingly look back on my life wondering how smart I really am. I remember the first time I heard Garth Brooks perform (long before he...
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Eddy Weiss
Jun 9, 20235 min read
You miss 100% of the naps you don’t take.
It is a pretty non-stop world isn’t it? According to studies, first responders are among the world’s most sleep-deprived professionals...
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Eddy Weiss
Jun 9, 20233 min read
DO NOT SWIM
Well, I have to admit, this is a new one and at this point, looks pretty cool. Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced yesterday that he has...
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Eddy Weiss
Jun 6, 20236 min read
Lighthouses still work
Growing up I spent many a summer tracking down lighthouses throughout the east coast with my family. We would spend hours upon hours in...
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Eddy Weiss
Jun 4, 20234 min read
Responder relationships: Using the "B" word
In a world where it seems nobody can get along, I think that it is important to perhaps remember the commonalities that could bring us...
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Eddy Weiss
Jun 4, 20236 min read
Hidden Heroes all gathered at Fort Worth and then went to work!
This PAST WEEK I spent my time at the Texas Division of Emergency Management Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. It was a sea of white...
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Eddy Weiss
May 29, 20234 min read
Dark skies and warnings
The skies are getting dark again so it may be that I have to pull the kids out of the pool a little early today. Dark skies and...
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Eddy Weiss
May 27, 20235 min read
Mom and Dad are fighting again
While we sit and watch the arguments and childish antics over the debt ceiling, one has to wonder if June 5th will find us completely out...
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Eddy Weiss
May 26, 20232 min read
Stop for a moment
This coming Monday, May 29, 2023, Americans across the country will celebrate the brave servicemen and servicewomen who have died...
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Eddy Weiss
May 26, 20238 min read
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value
Good title, huh? I stole it from Albert Einstein. Have you ever sat back and looked at the people around and wondered how they got so...
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Eddy Weiss
May 22, 20234 min read
I have never lost 60,000+ pounds of anything.
I hate it when I lose things. Yesterday I looked all over for a simple set of vise grips. We all lose things. Keys. Phones. Jewelry....
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Eddy Weiss
May 21, 20235 min read
Always in the last place you look
Apparently, an ancient 2000 year old receipt was discovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) along the City of David’s...
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Eddy Weiss
May 20, 20232 min read
He landscapes dirt roads
The last couple of weeks have really sucked to say the least. Lost opportunities and wasted time, two deaths in the family and car...
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