Author: Red Cross Cascades Region
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 […]
A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words
For the whole story of today’s plane crash on the Hudson, see here. Photo courtesy of Justin Lane/EPA
Martin Luther King, Jr. Blood and Organ Registry Drive
Reverend Dr. T. Allen Bethel is a grateful kidney transplant recipient who’s happy to be free from the confinement that kidney disease and dialysis. Dr Bethel, Senior Pastor at Maranatha […]
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 […]
Breakfast Of Champions: Get Tickets Now
We’re coming up on the annual Breakfast of Champions event, our yearly look at Oregonians who’ve committed heroic acts. From what I can tell, we’ve got a really great bunch. […]
Singles CPR: Jumpstarting Your Heart
Remember ages ago when I mentioned the — dare I say, BRILLIANT — idea of CPR class for singles? Well, thanks to the help of our wonderful Health & Safety […]
Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up
This is the second post in our new weekly series called the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the major (and sometimes small, but interesting) international Red Cross news […]