In the last few months, we've given several promotions within the department... and I think that's brought more stability.

In the last few months, we've given several promotions within the department... and I think that's brought more stability.

You're crazy not to recognize that Mike Vick is a great player. He's going to make plays. We just tried read more

You're crazy not to recognize that Mike Vick is a great player. He's going to make plays. We just tried to contain him as best as possible, but it's hard to contain someone so special.

An elephant wasn't sitting on my chest, so I couldn't be having a heart attack. I'm very glad to be read more

An elephant wasn't sitting on my chest, so I couldn't be having a heart attack. I'm very glad to be here today, because a couple years ago it wasn't a sure thing.

I wish I could say that I am better this week than I was last week, but every day seems read more

I wish I could say that I am better this week than I was last week, but every day seems to be getting a little bit more difficult. A little more challenging.

I'll be working with everybody so I'll get to know fairly well what different issues are coming up in the read more

I'll be working with everybody so I'll get to know fairly well what different issues are coming up in the stations. I'll just be going from the field to the office more. I have to thank Tim (Bragg, who retired last week as assistant fire chief with 28 years at MFD). He prepared me well for the office end of this.

It is bad luck to fall out of a thirteenth story window on Friday.

It is bad luck to fall out of a thirteenth story window on Friday.

She concedes that she's the one she pleases.

She concedes that she's the one she pleases.

We make a lot of dumb mistakes. Just mental errors down the stretch. Turnovers. Just mental lapses that come back read more

We make a lot of dumb mistakes. Just mental errors down the stretch. Turnovers. Just mental lapses that come back and get us. ... Giving somebody an open 3-pointer. Not being in the right place on a play.

You can sit down and do it in an hour. They are great for beginners, but they also are popular read more

You can sit down and do it in an hour. They are great for beginners, but they also are popular for gifts. They are inexpensive and don't have to take a lot of time.