SAFE: Design Takes On Risk

Let me say that the Museum of Modern Art’s SAFE: Design Takes On Risk exhibit is worth about 100 blog postings. But before I launch into the first of many, […]

Come See Us At Wordstock!

If you couldn’t already tell, Robin and I are word buffs. We like puns and coining new terms and writing, in general. We also like reading, as is evidenced by […]

Cool Combo: Water Bottle / Flashlight

OMG! Check out this weirdly cool piece of prepare-aphernalia.  It’s a water bottle and flashlight combined. AND it’s solar powered, which satisfies my love for gadgets both handy and eco-friendly. You can […]

Because I Like Bringing You Random Things…

A fellow Red Crosser sent me a link to these shoes calling them “part boot, part Ace bandage.” The jury is still out on whether they’re “fashionable,” but I can’t […]

Walking The Talk

Check out this YouTube video of FEMA administrator David Paulison showing off how he has prepared his Florida home for hurricanes. Thanks to our friend John Solomon for nudging agency […]

What’s Cooler Than Cans?

Last month Lise showed us how to eat in style during disaster. But you know what’s cooler than fancy little cans? A GREAT BIG BUCKET! Costco’s “Emergency Food Kit” is […]

RE: Monkeys. Be Prepared For Anything.

This comic (via comics.com) is too funny. My coworker, Dede, has already printed it out and put it on her wall.  Hm… I wonder what prepare-aphernalia would be recommended for […]