No plan is the plan
Nothing. That's the plan for today. Now it may seem strange to plan to do absolutely nothing at all. I mean, who needs a plan for that? But if you're anything like me, sometimes it feels like...
Nothing. That's the plan for today. Now it may seem strange to plan to do absolutely nothing at all. I mean, who needs a plan for that? But if you're anything like me, sometimes it feels like...
Penny Pinkham was born into a military family at Fort Riley, Kansas. She understood early on the potential dangers of serving your country. But almost nothing could have prepared her for what was to come. She has had four children...
You’ve probably heard that the U.S. population is not only growing older, it’s also growing wider. And that means certain industries have had to adjust. Hospitals need larger beds to accommodate larger patients. Clothes manufacturers are having to produce bigger...
Despite the many advancements we’ve made over the last 200 years, we’ve grown completely dependent on electricity. What if a catastrophe destroyed the electrical grid and sent us back to the 1800s? We would be less capable of survival...
Summer may be over, but here in Florida, it’s like an endless summer. Just different degrees of hot. And no matter what the season, I’m always manning the grill. At least twice a week, I cook outside....
Do you remember when preparedness was pretty much just our thing? I recall it very well. It wasn’t all that long ago. At the time, only a relatively small number of people prepared for an uncertain future. We took a...
Life throws a lot of stuff at you. Some of it is bad. (On this point, even the most disagreeable of us would probably agree.) Some of it is good. And some of it just annoying, frustrating...
Not long ago, I shared a story about a guy I used to work with who was completely obsessed with apples. He carried apples around like most people are attached to their phones. It was odd, but there are...
Have you ever wondered why we care about other people? I mean, empathy is a precious resource. It's part of our moral compass. And it seems to be awfully scarce these days. Which is a darn shame. Because it's a...