Let's face it - the name Sandy will for many decades be a sour one for the millions of people affected by Hurricane Sandy's wrath. Yet even as we remember the devastation and the effect of Sandy on our lives, we will as a nation soon move on from the immediate horror of it. That [...]
I sat at the virgin table…
Tonight I went with my niece Emilie and my daughter Sarah to see Thunder from Down Under at the Dakota Magic Casino. Sarah purchased the tickets for Emilie's 21st birthday and like the good aunt I am I said I would go along to help celebrate. Sarah also gave Emilie 21 dollars so that she would [...]
I am not your ordinary spunky chick…
Do you know what happens when a painfully shy kid who was picked on grows up and acquires the tools to fight back? You get an advocate who feels a moral imperative to stick up for what is right. You get someone who rallies against bullying when she sees it. You get someone who isn't afraid to stick [...]
This is BIG.
Well, tonight was Halloween in Orlando and I can sum it up like this: BIG HAIR. BIG LAUGHS. BIG TROUBLE. Enough said. 😉 One thousand two hundred and thirteen of the new forty [...]
Damn the trolley!!!
Here is the news from here - Mary broke her foot. I told her to stay away from the trolley, but she wouldn't listen. The injury didn't happen on the trolley, it happened shortly after she got off. But I know it was tied to her using that trolley - that trolley has a history with me and [...]
Stay safe my friends, stay safe.
Well the conference is in full swing, despite the fact that a big percentage of folks who registered either had to stay home or go back home to deal with the wrath of Sandy. Others couldn't get here because flights were canceled. Some may have to stay a day or two longer because they cannot get [...]
In the land of Mickey and Minnie…
The International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) hosts it's conference every three years in Orlando, Florida. The locations for the years in-between vary, but all roads lead back to Florida. This is my third time attending the IAEM Conference in Florida. The weather is typically nice in Florida and there are many great attractions and [...]
THE NEW FORTY 