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Roadblock Wrap-up

Sep 25, 2008

Wondering how last week’s Red Cross Roadblock went? Beth Kanter – of the highly popular social media blog, “Beth’s Blog” – got the detailed scoop from the Social Media Roadblock […]

Hurricane Angel

Sep 25, 2008

Wow. I just listened to this song by Ellis Paul.  It’s soulful, folk-driven, and pretty intense. I think you’ll recognize from the lyrics that it was written just after Hurricane […]

Ike Will Get No Sympathy From Us!

Sep 25, 2008

[It must be game week around here. Seems like all I’ve been blogging about are games!] I’ve never played Super Smash Bros. Brawl, but apparently there is this character in […]

Next up, Water Polo!

Sep 24, 2008

After yesterday’s wistful musing about my favorite sport, a blog reader from National Headquarters emailed me with updates on what Major League Soccer has done so far to partner with […]

Tsunami Drill: We Survived!

Sep 24, 2008

By all accounts, yesterday’s tsunami drill went well. You’ll be able to read all about it in next week’s Tillamook Headlight Herald — we’ll post it when we see it. […]

Proof That I’m A Blood Donor

Sep 24, 2008

Check it out! If you can’t tell from the photo, you’re looking at my brand-spankin’ new blood donor card. This replaces my old one (see it here) and proves that […]

Disaster Team Responses

Sep 24, 2008

A family of 4 adults and 3 children had a fire in the house in Portland. The Red Cross Volunteers arrived at 11:45 pm to find family, who needed a […]

Game Day #3: Superstruct – Forecasting The Future In The Ultimate Game

Sep 23, 2008

Everybody wants to know the future.   And when it comes to large-scale predictions the best forecasting method is a somewhat realistic simulation. That’s why we do things like TOPOFF […]

Game Day #2: ERU “The Red Cross Game”

Sep 23, 2008

This morning I learned that there’s a Red Cross computer game! Created by the Netherlands Red Cross Society (in conjunction with a video game developer), it’s a Sim City-style game in which […]

Game Day #1: Yankees Follow The Celtic’s Lead

Sep 23, 2008

[Sometimes a theme emerges without us even trying. Today’s theme is “Game Day.” This is the first of three – maybe more – posts.] First football, then basketball, now baseball. […]