C.B. Brooks's Blog, page 2
February 1, 2013
New book in the works, Trust Your Radar – Slackers’ Edition!
Slackers of the world rejoice! We know you just can’t read a full length self-improvement book. And you don’t want your slacker friends to see you carrying a physical book around, that could explode your rep.
So, Derby Press is planning to release a special Slackers’ Edition ebook of Trust Your Radar. Same clear, real world advice, just in a short, easy to read, easy to hide format. You won’t get the background, evidence, or fun stories of the full version; but you will get the message. Then you can resume your important slacker daily activities. Stay tuned for more info.
December 24, 2012
America has a gun problem
The tragedy list continues: Newtown school massacre, Virginia Tech, Columbine, Gabby Giffords, Aurora movie theater; even 4 volunteer firefighters were shot, 2 fatally, while responding to a residential structure fire at 5:35 am in Webster, NY. http://goo.gl/4vrDN
The public mourns, then becomes desensitized, then moves on. Politicians are afraid to confront the issue, and the National Rifle Association’s leader calls for even more guns.
Trust Your Radar readers have a unique perspective on guns: pre-Revolutionary War technology with no do-overs. We’re aware of their uses and lethal consequences. People who want them for home or self protection would be far better off with a nonlethal Taser® that gives them a chance for escape to safety. But no, America loves firearms (and owns half the world’s supply). It’s time to move beyond this awful, obsolete, and recurrently tragic technology.
Webster NY Firefighter Shootings
4 volunteer firefighters were shot, 2 fatally, while responding to a residential structure fire at 5:35 am in Webster, NY. http://goo.gl/4vrDN
This tragedy comes on the heels of the Newtown school massacre and the National Rifle Association’s leader calling for even more guns.
Trust Your Radar readers have a unique perspective on guns: Revolutionary War technology with no do-overs. We’re aware of their uses and lethal consequences. People who want them for home or self protection would be far better off with a nonlethal Taser® that gives them a chance for escape to safety. But no, America loves firearms (and owns half the world’s supply). It’s time to move beyond this awful, obsolete, and recurrently tragic technology.
For an incredibly calm recording of the wounded firefighter’s radio transmissions, visit Statter911 at http://goo.gl/bz9pw These volunteers are true pro’s.
December 9, 2012
Dallas Cowboy Football Players – Crash, Death and Arrest
What brain Radar Jammers were at play leading up to this tragedy?
Dallas Cowboys tackle Joshua Price-Brent was arrested for intoxicated manslaughter after a single vehicle roll-over crash killed his passenger, Jerry Brown Jr., who had been a teammate. http://goo.gl/l9jlH
Pretty clear in retrospect. First, lots of alcohol followed by driving. Second, excessive speed causing a rollover when the car hit a curb (which would not have flipped at a slower speed). Third, 2:21 am, remember the old police saying, “Nothing good happens after midnight.” Fourth, maybe some showing off?
End result: one death, another life derailed with a second-degree felony intoxicated manslaughter charge which carries a sentence of two to 20 years in prison, traumatized families, teammates, fans and friends.
Remember: brain Radar Jammers like to travel in packs and can have tragic results.
November 21, 2012
EMSWorld Interview
EMSWorld.com Author Interview Q&A with CB Brooks, MD by Jason Busch http://www.emsworld.com/article/10832448/qa-with-cb-brooks-md
EMSWorld article
Author interview and excerpt from Trust Your Radar’s ‘Radar Jammer’ chapter: The Need for Speed, the results of which Emergency Medical workers deal with all too frequently. This is advice young people need to hear over and over!
November 17, 2012
Petraeus Scandal: Radar Jammers on Parade
The Petraeus scandal. What a cast of characters: CIA Director, four star generals, an aggressive biographer (with a ghost writer of course), a social climbing drama queen, and throw in a shirtless FBI man for comic relief. Even by Soap Opera standards this is far-fetched. Yet here we are in the real world. What’s jamming these peoples’ brain radars?
Trust Your Radar readers will recognize a entire parade of Radar Jammers. Sexual attraction is all over the place. Competition between two women is in the mix. Bullying behavior brought the whole mess to government and public attention courtesy of anonymous threatening e-mails. And clearly our drama queen shows many aspects of a Histrionic Personality Disorder.
Too bad the players didn’t know our Four Human Rating Scales and have the perspective to spot these Radar Jammers a mile away.
November 5, 2012
Sun Protection, Fire Prevention
Sunscreen’s usually a good idea. It helps protect us against skin cancers like the sneaky and deadly melanoma. Spray-on sunscreens are quick and convenient, What’s not to like?
Well here’s a new curve ball of modern life to ponder: a spray-on sunscreen (that I’ve actually used) has been recalled due to a risk of human combustion!
It seems the waterproof sport sunscreen can burst into flames after you spray it on, if you happen to be near an ignition source before it fully dries on your skin. Oops, didn’t see that coming.
In the recent past, when I’ve sprayed this on myself, I’ve kept my eyes closed until the cloud disappeared, coughed, and grumbled about being in a “Haz-mat incident.” Luckily, no one nearby was smoking or operating a blowtorch!
October 22, 2012
Uncle Shoots Girl in Skunk Costume
In Trust Your Radar’s chapter on Personal Safety, we took an objective view of guns – discussing what they can do for you, and the risks of shooting someone you know by mistake. Well, it’s getting near Halloween, so here’s your newest memorable example of family gun tragedy.
It seems a 9 year old girl was dressed in a black and white costume. When her uncle spotted her outside, he concluded she was in fact a fragrant skunk and jumped into action, shooting her with a shotgun.
Trust Your Radar readers will instantly recognize a flawed decision process, brain radar jammers in operation, and a lethal old-world technology with no do-overs.
September 22, 2012
Oops, Watch Your Privacy Settings
“A party invitation which went viral on Facebook ended in rioting and injury after thousands of revelers descended on a small town in the Netherlands. A girl whose 16th birthday was being celebrated had not set her Facebook event to ‘private.’ What should have been an invite to a small-scale celebration was passed on to 30,000 people.” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19684708
Teens, Young Adults, and Parents: Social media is a two-edged sword. You can share info with your friends, but its also fertile hunting ground for stalkers, predators, and problem people. Check your privacy settings regularly because the online companies sometimes change them. Watch what identifying profile data and pictures you and your friends post. Don’t give any location information. Keep your radar on!
September 8, 2012
Nashville Terrorism Arrest – Religion’s a Big Radar Jammer
A Muslim woman was arrested in Nashville, for threatening to kill her co-workers because they were non-believers in her religion. She was charged with attempted terrorism. http://goo.gl/zrKdY
According to the Metro Police report, the 29 year old said, “… this place (her work place) is full of non-believers; that all unbelievers should die; that her life starts after death; that her life is not here, … and she should pick up a gun and shoot all these people.”
How nice!
Let’s not debate the charges, the details, the level of threat; let’s just look at the thinking. This person has bought into the teachings of her religion. Her brief statement contains multiple examples of how her brain radar has been jammed by religious teachings. As we approach yet another 9/11 anniversary, it’s clear she isn’t alone.
It’s not only Islam (although they currently lead the league in violence). Christians kill doctors who care for women. Jews fight Palestinians, refuse to stop building illegal settlements, and have nuclear weapons. Here’s the point: examine your own religious beliefs. Do they make sense, or have you just accepted them since childhood? Time to look this radar jammer in the eye and ask some clear, simple questions.
