READING TIME: 5 min 24 sec As a rule, I don’t take life guidance from a work of science fiction. But when it comes to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, I make an exception. Whether you’re dealing with the sudden onset of a blizzard or an alien invasion, you won’t be of use to anyone if you allow yourself …
READING TIME: 5 min 47 sec Unless you’ve been living in a small cave with no cell signal, you are likely aware that Super Bowl 50 is upon us. Ah yes, the annual Man Ballet where sadism and masochism collide with majestic and sometimes terrifying force on a wide expanse of greenery…and beers are $8 a pop. This year’s Super …
Toss a pair of comfy walking shoes into the trunk of your car. (If you’re feeling really ambitious, add a pair of socks, too.) That way, if a natural disaster prevents you from taking to the motorways, you have an alternative to your Jimmy Choos as you beat feet from the area.
The study of emergency preparedness can be pretty bleak. After all, you’ve got your natural disasters, your manmade disasters, your civil unrest, your economic instability…. Really, it’s enough to make a person throw in the towel and ignore the whole shebang. Unless. Unless you’re a mixed martial arts fighter whose name is Sam Sheridan. Sam is not one to roll …
Duct Tape: is there nothing it can’t do?? But who wants to carry around a big ol’ roll of it on their person, let alone in their already-bulky emergency kit? For a clever way to store this handy “tool,” just wrap a strip of it around something, then unspool as needed. That “something” can be as thin as an old …
How to find the North Star Knowing how to navigate without benefit of a GPS is one of those fundamental life skills that is slowly slip-sliding away. Arrest that slide! Tonight, head into your backyard and look up. Find the Big Dipper (Ursa Major for my astronomy friends). See the two stars that form the outer edge of the “ladle”? …
Every two to eight years, Ma Nature likes to have a little meterological fun with us. In fact, part of the joke is the irregularity of its timing; the other part is the strength of its punch. What am I talking about? El Niño, of course! El Niño (the boy, or “Christ Child” in Spanish) was first named by fisherman …
Don’t find yourself empty handed the next time you need to patch someone up First aid kits have a way of getting pilfered over time. A nick from a knife in the kitchen here, a scrape on a knee from a bicycle crash there…. Before you know it, your Fully Stocked Kit morphs into Cool Looking Box Full of Nothing …
Dear Mr. Johnson, Or, if you prefer, Mr. Rock. I love your movies. I really do. So it was with great anticipation that I awaited the opening day of your latest cinematic venture, San Andreas. Not just one mega earthquake, but TWO?! Disaster porn at its finest! How could I resist? Now, having sat through 114 minutes of stunning CGI, heart-pounding …
Vodka is capable of so much more than just getting you sloshed. Vodka really is the Swiss Army knife of alcoholic beverages. Of course you can choose to drink it, but for emergency preparedness, it’s time to think outside the vodka martini (STIRRED–not shaken–you heathen, Mr. Bond!) Buy the cheap stuff by the gallon. Decant it into smaller bottles for use …
