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Posted on Friday, February 25, 2011 3:54 PM
Watching the news about North Africa has reminded me of our time during Hurricane Katrina. Of course, our time wasn't nearly as dramatic, but still, one main fact is as clear now as it has ever been-- Small groups have tremendous power.
In the beginning, our news came from whispers and rumors and people passing on information. No one truly knew what was true and what wasn't, but their news seemed to have a lot less spin than the news networks put on stories. Rumors rarely proclaimed to know everything that was going on about a situation. |
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Posted on Sunday, February 20, 2011 2:23 PM
Every
location has the potential for disaster, whether man made or natural.
Ensure that you are prepared with these simple disaster preparation
tips.
1)Insurance To
come home from an evacuation and find that everything is gone is bad.
To know that you didn't have insurance, and cannot replace your
belongings is much worse. Many
people think of the big things-- jewelry, computers, major appliances,
vehicles-- but neglect to add up what it really costs to replace all of
his or her clothing, toiletries, bedsheets, kids' toys, cleaning
supplies, food, and so on. |
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Posted on Sunday, February 20, 2011 12:44 PM
2011 Hurricane Names
Arlene
Bret
Cindy
Don
Emily
Franklin
Gert
Harvey
Irene
Jose
Katia
Lee
Maria
Nate
Ophelia
Philippe
Rina
Sean
Tammy
Vince
Whitney
This list is the same as the 2005 hurricane name list, with some notable exceptions: Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Stan and Wilma have been retired. They are replaced by Don, Katia, Rina, Sean, and Whitney, respectively.
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Posted on Saturday, February 19, 2011 7:07 PM
Well well well. I haven't updated here lately. I've been sick of weather in all its incarnations. It's nice enough to be outside in shorts and a tee shirt, but still too cold to garden, and I don't like that at all! Harrumph!
In the meantime, I have been keeping myself quite busy with cross stitch design. I've always been fascinated by the human body, and have been making up some (if I do say so myself) amazing cross stitch patterns of anatomy. Neato, huh?
Could there be a new book in the works for me? |
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