We've seen a lot in the news lately about the Santa Cruz (CA) County Board of Supervisors, and their proposal to ban McDonalds from placing toys in Happy Meals. The premise behind this to make the meals less appealing by not offering a toy as a reward for eating junk food, thereby having the children and visitors of Santa Cruz… read more →

Alright. As a First Responder, I want to tread lightly here. The last thing I want is to end up on the front page of USA Today, because somebody felt they were not having a life threatening emergency, and decided NOT to call 911, and died. That being said, on my twice weekly VOLUNTEER shifts, we see a lot of… read more →