Although I started out on this blog entry with a "tongue-in-cheek" approach intended, I realized that the merits of coffee may well be a serious conversation.  Let's be honest, the "coffee drinking cop" stereotype is second only behind the "donut eating cop" stereotype.  On television, NCIS Special Agent Gibbs is famous (or infamous?) for drinking his coffee strong and black. But is coffee really that much of a friend to law enforcement professionals? I started my love affair with coffee when I was in my late twenties.  Up until that point, I drank coffee only during 24-hour shifts in the Army and sometimes on midnight shifts when I found myself dragging.  For whatever reason (I'm going to blame a change in my metabolism that also...

Once again I find myself having to open a blog entry with this disclaimer: the opinions stated are solely those of Frank Borelli and do not in any way represent the opinions or thoughts of Cygnus Business Media, Officer.com, any of its employees, associates or representatives. Now let me dive into the meat of this blog: a rebuttal to Mayor Bloomberg and some stupid things he's said. We've all seen in the news how James Holmes planned, schemed, purchased and prepared before he went into a movie theater in Aurora, CO and killed twelve people, shooting another 58. We've all seen how people from both sides of the 2nd Amendment aisle (pro and anti) have jumped on the event to further their own agenda. What we've JUST seen, Monday, July 23rd...

It is one of the identifiable oddities of human nature that we want the "latest and greatest" performance from the technology that we use, and at the same time we get stressed by change.  That conflict creates a challenge for everyone working in the technology industry.  On the one hand there's the philosophy of, "If they (the consumer) really want or need it, they'll adapt and use it as we give it to them."  On the other hand there's the concern of, "If we change it too drastically in a way they don't like, we'll lose customers."  What's the fine line?  How do you walk that tight rope?  Allow me to give you some minor insight... Here at Officer.com, and I've been the Editor In Chief for going on five years now, we've made great...

Every couple of years we seem to see a news article (which is usually more of an opinion piece) about public safety employees accepting discounts, gifts, etc. and how the practice is either wrong, ethically questionable or an outright corrupt practice.  I was recently referred to this article by my publisher and had to once again shake my head.  I'll comment on this through this blog, but I want to start with this comment:  It surprises me that it's not a bigger / more sensationalized issue given the on-going challenges our economy faces and how tight everyone is for money. Now, let's be clear:  businesses providing discounts and/or free consumables such as coffee, sodas and (rarely to the best of my knowledge) snacks, is a practice...