Sunny with a chance of Nyah Nyahs

It’s official – I have my certificate and everything. Today was the final class and drill for my CERT training. Easy: fire supression, triage. Not so easy: medical ops and search and rescue. It’s kind  [more...]

What’s your carbon footprint? The average is 15,000 pounds per year of carbon dioxide, the main contributor to global warming. Mine turns out to be 9,500, smaller than average — but still, larger than  [more...]

The news came to me this morning: my sister-in-law’s father passed away last night, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. It was difficult for him, for a long time, the illness impaired his ability  [more...]