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July 19, 2019

The patrol started awkward as my sunglasses suddenly broke.  But it was minor as I still wore my mask on duty.  As I walked down I passed a couple of ladies heading out towards a Friday night.  I also noticed a white sports car heading in that direction.  Chasing would be impossible. But knowing Boston & the possible routes, I managed to cut thru an alley.  I saw a glimpse, but it turned out to be a mini-van.  The car was possibly parked in another street, possibly because I don't know if it was the actual car.  When I looked at it, it turned out to be empty.
As usual I get the Batman chants.  There were a couple guys at Sissy K asking to come in with them for a drink.  I told them I was on the clock.  "What clock?"  We did manage to get a picture on Snapchat, but even some their female friends were trying to get me in.  Fortunately the bouncer brought them inside immediately.  I did get some welcome hellos from the bouncers at The Black Rose.  As I passed a man who was sitting on the step.  We had a conversation.  He was surprised that a superhero was there.  He wads so excited he asked to wait as he got one of his co-workers in the restaurant to see me.  The guy was a huge fan.  We had a great talk, he saw the documentary, & he admired what I did.  That made me feel good.  As I was passing New Chardon, there was some screaming going on.  I came to investigate.  Well, guess what happened.  The screaming turned to fanboys who were hyped to see me.  I will tell you some of them even patted my helmet.  Now I know how Carfox felt in that Carfax commercial (look it up on YouTube if you can find it).  The heat was starting to get to me thou.  I was starting to tire, & I didn't have holders for bottled water in my utility belt.  I managed to go to a 7-Eleven & get some juices for me & a couple of homeless men.  On my second lap, things went to crap.  There were some reckless kids who doing stunts on Merchants Row with dirt bikes.  I told them to stop because their recklessness was going to get them or someone else hurt.  They refused even joking as I was telling them to stop.  I soon called 911, but I felt, I was working half-assed.  There were things I could do to probably stopped them & I did think it, but I balked at the opportunity.  Having stage fright in critical times can do more than good.  Like I always said, while football is a game of inches, real life superheroes is matter of seconds.  Things got worse as I saw an ambulance.  One of them yelling, "We really needed you at that time Batman."  I was steamed at myself.  I will tell you this, we can't always be in the exact place at the right time, we are human in that aspect.  But to not feel that failure, even if it's beyond your control, means you're not fit to be a real life super hero or any job that requires saving lives.  What I did, I pushed harder.  There were people that still complemented, one calling me a legend.  But I remembered the failure.  I have to remember that pictures maybe nice, but I'm not a celebrity, I'm a real life superhero.  It's not about the fame, I's about saving lives & helping others.
In closing I will tell you a story of my favorite team, the New England Patriots.  One season, they lost big on Monday Night to the Kansas City Chiefs.  Everybody was panicking.  Is the dynasty over?  Should we get a new quarterback?  Here was the head coach, Bill Belichick's response, "Onto Cincinnati."  They concentrated on their next game & beat the Cincinnati Bengals the following week.  All to the path of winning the Super Bowl.  They never quit, & that's what makes them the best.  What's my plan?  Onto the next patrol.