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Trivia Time! Guess how long. . .
A few months ago, Robin boggled all your brains with a blood trivia blog that asked you to guess the number of red blood cells in the human body. The […]
A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words…Italy Earthquake
The image below is from Getty/AFP, and it is incredible. A child is comforted by a Red Cross rescuer in a refugee camp setup just outside the Abruzzo capital of […]
Prepare-aphernalia: Kosher for Passover
Last night’s attendance at a Passover seder got me thinking about “Kosher for Passover” foods and their long shelf life. Which, of course, got me thinking about them as supplies […]
Volcano Quiz!
As Mount Redoubt begins to form a new lava dome and the alert level is lowered, I wanted to point out a cool volcano quiz before the topic drops from […]
“Everybody remain calm!”
Fire Marshall Bill tries hard but fails to prevent avoidable emergencies in this (somewhat graphic?) video below: For RELIABLE fire safety tips from the Red Cross, the Oregon Trail Chapter’s […]
Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up
Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you… [The place names link […]
New American Red Cross blood donor facebook page!
Oh, facebook! Now you really have everything I need. The Red Cross just gave me another reason to spend countless hours on facebook.com with the launch of the new American […]
Give A Red Cross Gift On Facebook
I’m one of those horrible people who hits “Ignore” whenever someone sends me a Christmas tree or a little green plant or Superpokes me on Facebook. I like writing on […]
Jump up and get down!
Why are these AmeriCorps*VISTA members so excited? No, Jump Around is not playing in the background. Although, I’m sure most of these people can appreciate House of Pain and the […]
A Mea Culpa
I rarely ever admit to being wrong, but hey, sometimes it happens. Last week I told you to tune in to that night’s episode of “Lie To Me” to see […]