Johnny-come-lately noun John·ny-come-late·ly | \ ˈjä-nē-(ˌ)kəm-ˈlāt-lē \ plural Johnny-come-latelies or Johnnies-come-lately Definition of Johnny-come-lately 1: a late or recent arrival : NEWCOMER 2: UPSTARTestablished families tend to hold themselves above the Johnny-come-latelies— William Zeckendorf †1976 I have heard this phrase a lot lately especially when referencing “new” instructors, authors, opinion speakers in the ...
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My oldest son recently had to do a project on a medical based career. Without prompting he chose EMT/Paramedic as his project. He had to research salaries, job duties, job availability, etc. He however added the slide pictured above again ...
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WOW it has been a little bit of time since I have been able to post to the blog, but it has been an exciting time! I have been teaching, training, and podcasting and it has truly been a great ...
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I talk a lot about the 3 hours The 3 Hours PODCAST 1 Hour in the Gym 1 Hour in the Library 1 Hour of Hands on Training EVERY DAY However that can be difficult especially off duty! However with ...
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Yes it is true in addition to the blogging and YouTube content I know have added a podcast to the “vast” media empire that is Averagejake Firefighter ( I kid I kid) But seriously folks I have gotten into ...
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For the last few days I have had the chance to be on staff for the Fire Ground Commander Conference. It was a tremendous learning experience on multiple levels. I learned what it truly takes to run a conference with ...
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