Ben Simonds's Comments

Hey, I am sorry, I hope all is well with you, Dig this....the other night at our chapter meeting they voted me as FOOL of the year and one of the perks is I am sponsered to attend the convention. So I talked to the wife and it looks like we will be heading that way. I am very excited.
Hows life? Been fishing at all

Shane

Yes why Miss me?

Brother Ben,
Fill us in on the details of the Alaska Leadership Conference... Very cool. I am trying to get funding to come down for it.
Sean

Hey Brother WTF !!!!! Tell me you werent in Seattle and didn't call??? Let me guess OC was about 65-68 degrees?? How nice is that !! All is good drop me a line sometime.

Hey!!! You ain't got no chatter goin on har'! WTF? How you doin? I just got off the phone with Greg Coon, he says its -30 there. Wanna trade? I'm tired of -50.

Hey Ben

I know you've been in touch with the others, so I have stressed to much about calling. Mainly because the phone is ringing so much I can't hardly get a call out myself. I will call you tonight if I can. Thanks for being there.

Ben

Thanks buddy and yes I did. Thanks brother!!! Email me your mailing address at rick@prideandownership.com, your size and I'll take care of you.

Be safe pal!

Hey Ben, hope you are feeling better Brother. Zinc and vitamin C helps. Unless it's a hangover, then a bloody mary usually works better :) I put some new pictures up from the convention, enjoy.

Ben,
I had a great time in Alaska but I ended up with pneumonia, it's been a rough couple weeks. But I'm finally standing upright. Here is that list of books you asked for I hope you enjoy them. If you have any you would like to suggest to me please send them my way.
Bobby Halton’s Reading list for the Deliberate Firefighter

Normal Accidents Living with High-risk Technologies by Charles Perrrow

Decision-Making: Risk Management, Systems Thinking and Situation Awareness by Alan McLucas

Quality leadership, Standards of Leadership Behavior by D*** Leatherman PhD

Decision-making Harvard Business Essentials subject adviser Alan J. Rowe

Critical Mass by Philip Ball

Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales

The Field Guide to Human Error Investigations by Sidney Dekker

10 Questions about Human Error by Sidney WA Decker

Inviting Disaster, Lessons from the Edge of Technology by James R. Chiles

The Moral Compass by William J. Bennett

Working with Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goldman

The Structure of Awareness by D.W. Gottschalk

Just Culture by Sidney Dekker

Last Breath, The Limits of Adventure by Peter Stark

Leadership and Self-deception by The Arbinger Institute

Complexity, The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos by M. Mitchell Waldrop

Sources of Power by Gary Klein

Intuition at Work by Gary Klein

Leadership by Rudolph Giuliani

It's Your Ship by Michael Abrashoff

The ASTD Handbook of Training Design and Delivery

Principles of Fire Behavior by James G. Quintiere

Words that Work by Dr. Frank Luntz

Rickover by the Naval Institute press

A Plague on Your Houses by Dr. Deborah Wallace

Fighting Fire in the Age of Plastics by Dr. Deborah Wallace

Stoic Warriors, The Ancient Philosophy Behind the Military Mind by Sherman

The Drunkard's Walk, How Randomness Rules Our Lives by Leonard Moldinow

Whats up little Brother Ben -
Make it home OK?
Do I get an invite to the leadership conference or what?

I'm listening to Alex tell war stories... The burning starts when he runs out of hot air.

Look forward to it brother. What a great state with great people!

Be safe

Sweet numbers. We've been busy until today. Been slow. Caught a job with the City last shift, had some fun. Tryin' out our new N.Y. Roof hooks. The City boys were'nt sure just what they were. After watching the damage they do, I think there interest was peaked a bit.

Ben

Hi Ben...We sure did miss you guys too. I am so sorry that we couldn't make it out to Seattle. We sure missed a great time.

Brother,

Just posted a blog on my page that gives voice to the many thoughts pounding around in my head. Please read and comment. I'm haunted by the Convention as it has left a clear mark on me.

Remember that we are your closest fellow FOOLS, and though we get busy, we do not forget you. We have shared much in a short span of time.

Tod and I met and discussed the Convention possibilities. I'll keep you posted on what we have. No rush though, we're going to take our time.

Keep the Faith Brother,

Ben

It's amazing how much awesome material and viewpoints there are.

Brotherhood is an amazing bond.

Please take a look a the group called HazMat News and Training. Your input is welcomed and valuable! Todd McKee