Don’t play with Razrs in the pool!

That sounds like a good title for a children’s book…. Unfortunately it is not a book but reality. 

Over the weekend my wife and I decided to take our two children to Aunt P’s pool.  It was a beautiful day, the water was 90 degrees, no crowds to worry about.  When we arrive my wife and daughter immediately jump into the water, leaving me the duty of getting our 1 yr old son changed into his swimming trunks and floaties on. 

I get his swim trunks and swim diaper on (not in that order) and then we move to the floatation devices.  This is were the drama begins, these floaties won’t hold him up, these other ones make him float on his face, the life-jacket makes him float on his back. What if we put the life-jacket AND the floaties on him? (FYI, then he cannot move…there is just no happy medium.)  After I have tried about 5 different combinations, my son looks up at me and said “ALL DAY?”  I assure him that this is not going to take all day, and luckily the #5 combo worked well enough to hold him afloat, somewhat.

Now we are ready to enjoy the water, I make my way down the steps, to the shallow end, grab my son and we are off.  Oh, but wait, I have forgotten something, what could it be.  I stop for a second to ponder, then, Oh Yes, I remember, I reach down and out of my pocket I pull out my small, sleak, Motorola Razr phone. 

I was a little disappointed that I had let the “floatie” issue distract me so, but there was nothing I could do about it now.  I quickly handed my son to my wife, jumped out of the pool, took the phone apart and let it lounge on the pool chair in the warm sun.  Could it still work, if I let it dry out, will it still function.  The answer ………… Not a chance.

Poor phone……

On the bright side, at least I am not on call this week.

About the author…

Well I think I am going to try and give this blog thing a shot.  If nothing comes of it, then what was lost other than a few pecks on the keyboard.  I think my first entry should be about myself, or is this my second entry since WordPress added a “Hello World” post when I signed up?

As the blog name hints, I am some what of a geek, and I am a drummer.  My whole career has been geared towards technology, and I must say, it excites me.  My first job was for a private company who wrote banking software, my duties were product support and installations.  I learned a great deal of networking during this time as I was the first to install client / server networks in some local banks.

My next venture was to the local government level, which I love.  I first was a Information Systems Technician (Snazzy Title), where I focused more on server operating systems and networking.  This is where I got my first taste of fiber optics, which I would not recommend tasting because the line is made of glass and can cut your tongue.  I worked here for about 5 years and then was snatched away by local law enforcement.

I never thought I would have ended up in a law enforcement career, but here I am, making the world a better place, one bad guy at a time.  Contrary to what you may think, I am not working as a patrol officer, rather a Special Investigator.  Yes, I have brought my tech skills to the law enforcement area, and are putting them to good use busting the “hi-tech” criminals.  I also work with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which I do feel like I am making a difference.

Well that is as short and sweet as it gets.  After 4 paragraphs, maybe this blogging thing is not going to be as hard as I thought.  Until next time…

Wait a second, are you asleep?………….Hello?…………….WAKE UP!!