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California Wildfire
Today our thoughts are with the folks in Southern California who have lost their homes to the wildfires – and also with our fellow Red Crossers who have been working […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On Nov. 15, there was a house fire in Portland. When the volunteers arrived, they found 3 adults had emergency needs that Red Cross could help with: –2 nights lodging […]
Send Me Your Questions For Portland Rain!
PortlandRain (yes the actual weather phenomenon) is now Twittering. Yesterday I said I’d ask it for an interview, and it has graciously accepted (since it seems to have some unexpected […]
Somewhere James Brown Is Smiling…
The safety songs for kids genre is a uniquely odd and amusing thing. Valuable, no doubt. (In fact, we know of at least one instance where a song definitely saved […]
Meet Oregon Hero Madison McRae
Okay, so you’ve spent all day thinking about a hero story. And, coincidently, today’s Oregonian had a PERFECT example. You really have to read it to believe it, but the […]
Babysitting Party
A mom called to inquire if she could set up a BBS class for her daughter’s birthday. She asked her daughter what kind of party she wanted for her birthday. […]
Blood: Where Science Meets That Warm Fuzzy Feeling
Ooh, I just read some fun facts in today’s Wired article about the first blood transfusions in the 1600’s! Yeah, that’s right, they did blood transfusions way back then. But […]
Who’s Your Hero?
Let’s talk about heroes for a second. No, I’m not talking about the TV show…though didn’t you love last week’s episode with Sylar’s backstory? And aren’t you looking forward to […]
Calling All Gamers: The Great Shakeout Continues…
What 5 million Californians did yesterday was only the beginning. The Great Shakeout will continue online for the next three weeks in an alternate reality game. Appropriately named Aftershock, the game […]
So Did California Survive The Shakeout?
Yesterday was The Great Southern California Shakeout and I’ve been looking around for photos and coverage of what actually happened. Sadly, I can’t find much, but I’m hoping more reports […]