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Comic Books For The Troops!

Aug 25, 2009

Check this out! Bridge City Comics – our locally owned comic book store (and by local I mean just a few blocks our office) – has started an initiative to […]

New 2012 Trailer

Aug 25, 2009

Robin and I like disaster movies. In fact, we’re gearing up for Disaster Movie Mondays throughout the month of September at the Tin Shed. But you know who likes disaster […]

Eat Hot Wings; Help The Red Cross

Aug 25, 2009

Wildfires. House fires. Sadly, the American Red Cross is all about fires. Which is why it makes perfect sense that we’re partnering with Fire on the Mountain Buffalo Wings for […]

Flickr Finds: Oregon Red Cross Nurses

Aug 24, 2009

Look at these ladies, circa 1952! I can’t decide what I like better — the fashion and the hairstyles or the sweet bus. Now that’s the sort of ride I’d […]

Geneva Conventions: There’s An App For That.

Aug 21, 2009

That’s right, my fellow iPhonites! You can now access the full text of the Geneva Conventions (as well as the following Protocols) wherever you are with the free Geneva Conventions […]

Yelping Out The Red Cross

Aug 21, 2009

Are you a Yelper? If you’re the type that likes to check out all the latest, greatest restaurants in PDX — like this one, this one and that one — […]

Disaster Response Update

Aug 21, 2009

August 20:Out in our Columbia River District, our disaster volunteers helped after a very late-night fire in The Dalles. Two clients were immediately hospitalized; we’ll be there to help with […]

Really Basic First Aid

Aug 21, 2009

First aid is about stitches and splints and bandages, right? Think again. Sometimes first aid is just about lending an ear and holding a hand. This blogger may have been […]

Tune In, Animal Lovers!

Aug 20, 2009

Got a cat? A dog? A lizard? An urban chicken? Then you might find today’s episode of Ready Radio pretty handy. This time we focused our preparedness podcast on pets. […]

Practice Makes Perfect

Aug 19, 2009

So the pandemic flu has been in news coverage for quite awhile. This might cause one to feel apprehensive or fearful of the future and how to prepare. Luckily, I’ve […]