Yesterday was one of those days which started off very badly… I had been planning to go to the office as usual because there were a lot of things that I needed to take care of.  But suddenly I was told my son was “performing” at school and my wife really wanted me to go… I said I was too busy then I left for the office.

But then I remembered an email someone had sent me recently about a professor and a jar - a great read and very thought-provoking - and it occurred to me that I’d better take care of the golf balls… so I called my office, made sure nothing important was waiting for me, and then told my wife I’d see her at school. Read the rest of this entry »

Despite what one might think, providing security at the Olympics was actually quite simple, in that very few incidents occurred - I spent most of my time walking around and checking the various posts, and figuring out how many pizzas to order that night!

One of the funnier things I encountered during my rounds, however, was that some athletes kept leaving their keys in the doors!  Each time, I would debate whether to pull the key out, or if I was going to inconvenience someone who had just run to the bathroom or something… but I followed my common sense and would collect the key to take down to the security post, while writing a note to ask the room occupant why they left their keys in the door. Read the rest of this entry »

Hi all - been a long time since I had any updates, and been quite busy and travelling quite a bit.  Today, I thought I’d share with you the story of how I made it to the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

At the time, I was studying (well ok, that’s a bit of a stretch) at the University of Southern California - and I saw an ad inviting people to apply as security personnel for the Olympic Villages. Read the rest of this entry »