Author: Red Cross Cascades Region

Imagine The Trauma Of Losing Everything…

This weekend, I received an update from our Disaster Action Teams that almost brought me to tears. It didn’t initially sound like an unusual situation — a house fire, one […]

Top Chef. Hero.

I’ve shared my fandom of Bravo’s Top Chef before, but even though I enjoy the show, I never really felt one way or another about the judges. Well, that’s all […]

Disaster Action Team Responses

The long weekend saw the following reponses: Saturday, Jan. 17: Two adults in Troutdale had their home destroyed by fire. Disaster Action Teams assisted with food, clothing, lodging, medications, and […]

Evil Robots and Old-Fashioned Back-Ups

You never know when super-intelligent robots bent on galactic supremacy could hack all your digital records. Oh, wait, I’m thinking of Battlestar Galactica (the final season of which premieres tonight […]

Inauguration Day: Flashing Back

Inauguration Day is almost here, and my trip to Washington, D.C. to march in the Inauguration Parade is about to begin. As it unfolds, I’ll return to a place that […]

Quick! Google The Heimlich Maneuver!

Thanks to our friend Dede, we’ve got another comic to share with you: This reminds me a little bit of the Stone Soup strips that I posted a while back. […]

How Are You Spending Your Day On?

We’ve all heard that MLK Day is should be a day on, not a day off. So how are you spending yours? Granted, it’s not actually ON MLK Day, but […]

Singles CPR: We LOVE Where This Is Going…

Just a few little updates on our Singles CPR class, scheduled for V-Day! Yesterday I made contact with the very nice folks over at the Portland Mercury’s Lovelab. If you’re […]