Every now and then, for reasons I can't always suss out, folks in my social sphere bring up disaster preparedness independently of each other. This time, it seems it's come about as part of general insecurities and concerns triggered by election talk... which we ARE NOT going to discuss in specifics here, please, darlings! Suffice it to say I've ( Read more... )

Last night's excitement came as a big-thunder type of rumble shortly after eleven.  It was enough to make walk out to the main road behind our home for fear there had been an accident.  Turns out it was an explosion some 25 miles away.  Two homes were completely leveled, others damaged by fire, and two dozen so damaged by the concussion they are ( Read more... )