“So this is Christmas
And what have you done,
Another year over
And a new one just begun…”
(Happy Xmas (War is Over), John Lennon & Yoko Ono, 1971)
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It’s bad enough to lose a close friend to cancer. Losing two in one year is…well, really painful. To lose three in a period of a couple years is just beyond wor...
Another mass shooting and more innocent victims sacrificed on the altar of a broken culture. What can be said that has not been expressed already in so many art...
Persistence and tenacity are considered virtues and mandatory for successful diplomacy. I have heard it preached over and over, “Never give up…never stop talkin...
There’s a reason that “old sayings” become “old sayings.” They stand the test of time, because there’s proven universal truth behind them. One such archaism is ...
Am I my brother’s keeper?
I woke this morning to the news of yet another mass killing. This time, it was the city of Las Vegas…by every account, our modern S...
Don’t ask me how I find some of the stuff I read. Maybe it’s because I just read a lot and I’m always looking for something new, or maybe it’s because I run acr...
Greetings once again!
After a little downtime after surgery, I thought it was time to get back to work and generate something for Blue Lines. I have to say, ...
This week, I will undergo another surgery. I have lost count of the number of surgeries I have endured over the years for different maladies, but a couple of mi...
(To read Part 1, click here)
So is asking for the Lord’s help in facing these sorts of challenges a futile endeavor? Conventional wisdom screams, “Of course ...
This week, I will undergo another surgery. I have lost count of the number of surgeries I have endured over the years for different maladies, but a couple of mi...
It has been a while since my last contribution to Blue Lines…mea culpa! I have been seriously preoccupied with moving from my home of 25+ years to a new residen...
Michael P. Kelly is a retired police sergeant from the Huntington Beach Police Department in southern California, with 30+ years of law enforcement experience. He served in a variety of assignments in uniform, administration, and supervision. He developed expertise in training personnel with an emphasis in defensive tactics, officer survival, and critical incident management. He served several years in media and intergovernmental relations. At the time of his retirement, he was assigned to the department’s Professional Standards Unit (otherwise known as Internal Affairs). Two years before retirement, Mike was diagnosed with cancer. Thanks to the Lord's blessings and a team of good doctors, he survived the ordeal after major surgery and a battery of chemo and radiation treatments. Subsequent to retirement, he taught academy classes at the Golden West Community College Criminal Justice Training Center in Huntington Beach, CA, and worked for the California Commission on Police Officer Standards and Training as a course evaluator. Mike has done volunteer ministry work for his local Catholic parish, as a teacher of adult and school-age formation classes, and as a member of the Pastoral Council. He has also conducted public speaking presentations about his spiritual life as a police officer and cancer survivor. He authored a suspense novel entitled For Sake of the Son, which was published in 2013 and is well received by readers who have responded with five star reviews posted by online retailers. He is working on another project for future publication. Mike resides in southern California where he celebrates a successful family life as a husband, father of two successful sons, and grandfather to two rambunctious boys…all of whom he considers his greatest blessings.
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