The Life of a Private Investigator!

A little fiction for fun-Charlies Angels

This episode is fun. I can remember watching these episodes on my parents 10 inch black and white tv. Kelly Garrett was always my favorite angel. Which scene do you think most resembles myself on the job?

Hope you enjoy.

 

Dawn Krantz-Watts

All Things Lega Investigations

 

 

What's on your "Bucket List?"

If you had a list of things you wanted to do in this life what would they be? 

My Bucket list

1. Start my business---DONE!

2. Help out a friend---Still doing!

3. See a sunrise from the other side of the world--DONE!

4. Visit Africa,

5. See my son graduate from College (he is 13),

6. Go to the airport one day and just buy a ticket to anywhere,

7. Take a trip with my Brother to the Seven Wonders of the World,

8. Sing (I always wanted to be a singer),

9. Reconnect with an old friend from High School (who it is will remain a secret),

10. Drive across the United States and back with no plan,

12. Visit the places from the book Eat, Pray, Love,

13. Finish my college degree,

14. Race a car.

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20.

What are the blanks you ask.  They are for the things I will add to my list as I go.  Our "Bucket List" should evolve and grow. Some things will fall away because we  have done them. Those  will be  the things we count as blessings. 

 In life we run into rough spots, obstacles in the road so to speak and the things that keep us going are the things we look forward to.  So never leave your "Bucket List" stagnant.  Let it change and grow. And, on the off chance you do something amazing that was not listed that is one more thing you can list in the blesssings category. 

In the end it will be the things you move from your "Bucket List" because you have done them that will define the life you live.  Big or small make your list and let it grow.  Look back over it once and a while because you will be amazed at how much you have accomplished.  You will be grateful!

Dawn aka Inspector Watts

Quote of Week - Attidude

Attitude to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than success, than what other people think, say or do. It is more important than appearance, gift, or skill. It will make or break a company, a church and a home.

   The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And, so it is with you that we are in charge of our attitudes. 

        - Charles Swindoll

Quote of Week - Peace

"Peace, it does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart."

 Author Unknown

Dawn

aka Inspector Watts

A Little Private Eye Trivia from Wikipedia

In the U.S., the Pinkerton National Detective Agency was a private detective agency established in 1850 by Allan Pinkerton. Pinkerton had become famous when he foiled a plot to assassinate then President-Elect Abraham Lincoln. Pinkerton's agents performed services which ranged from undercover investigations and detection of crimes to plant protection and armed security. It is sometimes claimed, probably with exaggeration, that at the height of its existence the Pinkerton National Detective Agency employed more agents than the United States Army. ^[1]

Pinkerton agents were also hired to track western outlaws Jesse James, the Reno brothers, and the Wild Bunch, including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The Pinkerton agency's logo, an eye embellished with the words "We Never Sleep," inspired the term "private eye."^[4]

It was not until the prosperity of the 1920s that the private investigator became a person accessible to the average American. With the wealth of the 1920s and the expanding of the middle class came the need of middle America for private investigators.^[5]

Attitude is everything in life!

 

     The remarkable thing we have is a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.

Charles Swindoll

Final New Year Resolution Blog for 2009

I have been pondering the concept of New Year Resolutions for the past few days. I have read several posts on this topic--some of which I have shared with you all.  I get the whole idea of wanting to start out the new year on a good note but what about ending the old year on a good note?  Why do we need a new year to do things that will improve our lives. 

Did you know that losing wieght is the number one resolution made and then tossed.  It makes you wonder why we even bother. In the spirit of the new year I will post a few more fun resolutions for you to consider in the coming year.

• Sleep in a tent or under the stars
• Learn to horseback ride
• Walk on the beach more often
• Make ice cream from scratch
• Earning own money
• Getting a paperroute or first job - This was my job in college!
• Going to the movies with Dad or Mom on a parent/date night
• Learn a new language
• Learn a new hobby, like photography or basket weaving
• Go to the zoo or aquarium ....or BOTH!
• Have a backwards day, start the day with supper, then end the day with breakfast!
• Get a massage ( every month!)
• Get flowers for yourself
• Find an address to your favorite famous person and write them a letter. See if they write you back- Does anyone know Brett Favre's address I want to give him a pep talk.
• Roast marshmallows over a bonfire in your backyard 
• Go on a breakfast picnic.
• Take a bicycle trip.
• Build a tree house or fort
• Take a dance class
• Go on a horse and buggy ride
• Let your dog take you for a walk
• Talk to the people in the elevator

• Stick up for yourself especially to the bully who scares you

• Stay in your jammies all day just because

• Any of these could become contagious to your family or friends!

Sherlock Holmes and the Three Bears (By Mr. Sting)

I learned a while back (by watching Jeopardy) that Sherlock means fair haired.

Goldie Locks and Sherlock Holmes both had fair hair.

Goldie Locks through the powers of deduction determined which porridge was the right temperature, and which bed was the right size.

Sherlock Holmes used powers of deduction to determine the truth.

Sherlock Holmes said

“Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.”

 

Could it be that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based Sherlock Holmes a little on the character of Goldie Locks and the Three Bears?

 

I have never seen this hypothesis anywhere else.  It is something I have came up with on my own.  It may be completely incorrect.  I also may not have been the only person to ever ponder this.  I am not aware of anyone else mentioning this anywhere.

 

What do you think?

 

Mr. Sting

Sting Investigations, inc.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Goldie Locks and Sherlock Holmes both had fair hair.

Goldie Locks through the powers of deduction determined which porridge was the right temperature, and which bed was the right size.

Sherlock Holmes used powers of deduction to determine the truth.

Sherlock Holmes said

“Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.”

 

Could it be that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based Sherlock Holmes a little on the character of Goldie Locks and the Three Bears?

 

I have never seen this hypothesis anywhere else.  It is something I have came up with on my own.  It may be completely incorrect.  I also may not have been the only person to ever ponder this.  I am not aware of anyone else mentioning this anywhere.

 

What do you think?

 

Mr. Sting

Sting Investigations, inc.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Welcome to 2009!

Wishing you all blessings in 2009 and

remember tonight especially DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE!!!!!!

New Years Resolution-Day 2

Resolutions many times are hard to keep, because we over commit ourselves and the person we let down the most is ourselves. One way to avoid letting ourselves down and defeating the whole purpose of self-improvement is to set attainable goals. Not all resolutions should require work make some resolutions just for fun. Todays resolution is one I highly recommend.

Resolutions 2 - Laugh More

It really is the best medicine! Finding the good in life means knowing when you need a good laugh. It’s also a great way to build self confidence, as you can laugh at your own mistakes and not feel so bad about your failures. Being happy in life, by using the power of positive thinking and getting in a good giggle now and then, is not hard to do. It’s simply a choice you make for yourself, no matter what your circumstance, and it could be the saving grace you really need. And, when you get good at it, share your laughter with someone else – you could really make their day.

 

So as a side note to this post tonight I should tell the readers that laughing more is not hard to do because my family and I just played guitar hero world tour, we sang, played the guitar and drums. We sounded like sick cows but we laughed and guess what; I feel better.  What makes you laugh?

 

 

New Years Resolutions

Every year I make the usual resolutions in my head; lose weight, get healthy, become more organized etc etc. Some times I keep them sometimes I don't. In general I make it a practice all year long to try and improve my life but for some reason we all put a special focus on New Years. I am going to post for the remainder of this week posts specifically related to resolutions.  Unique or inspiring you be the judge.

Resolution 1 - Pay It Forward

A surprising way to help yourself is to help someone else. You can work more miracles in your own life, simply by helping someone else. And there are plenty of people in need.

 

What if you don't have the time or resources to spare? Don't worry about it - you can make this as easy and unobtrusive as you like.

Make a new resolution to simply smile at a stranger at least once every day. A smile can go a long ways, passing from person to person and warming the hearts and souls of potentially millions of people.

 

But if you do want to do more, and really see the difference you're making, go for the gusto.

Volunteer at your local shelter or soup kitchen. Buy a bagged lunch and hand it out to a homeless person. Go through all those old clothes, shoes, coats, hats and scarves in your closet and bag them up for your local Goodwill or Salvation Army.

If you have the time, patience and desire to do more, sign up to become a Big Sister or Big Brother. You can make a world of difference in a child's life, which is an investment in everyone's future.

 

 

 

 

The Definition of "Patience"

Webster Says - 

Pat-ience

–noun

1.	the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.

2.	an ability or willingness to suppress restlessness or annoyance when confronted with delay: to have patience with a slow learner.

3.	quiet, steady perseverance; even-tempered care; diligence: to work with patience.

4.	Cards (chiefly British). solitaire (def. 1).

5.	Also called patience dock. a European dock, Rumex patientia, of the buckwheat family, whose leaves are often used as a vegetable.

6.	Obsolete. leave; permission; sufference.

Thanksgiving Day Factoids

The voyage of the Mayflower is import because the journey ultimately resulted in our first Thanksgiving

The 1620 voyage from England to America was more than 3,000 miles and beset by autumn storms.

Our national holiday really stems from the feast held in the autumn of 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag to celebrate the colony's first successful harvest.

The English colonists we call Pilgrims celebrated days of thanksgiving as part of their religion. But these were days of prayer, not days of feasting.

Be thankful we have this day!!!!!

Everybody Deserves a day off....

Take a moment away from your day to do something you enjoy. I am taking a much needed break today to watch the Jets play the Titans.  Enjoy your Sunday!

Tonight was a great night...

Tonight was a great night because I accepted three new cases and the JETS beat the Patriots in overtime 34 to 31.

Sherlock Holmes here.....

What is the most interesting assignment you have ever done in this business?