Less a “bad coincidence” and more an accident waiting to happen…

Let's chat about the train derailment this past week in Casselton, North Dakota.  The derailment that Governor Dalrymple referred to as a "bad coincidence."  The derailment that became a hazardous material event and necessitated an evacuation of the area.  The derailment, that by the grace of God, happened in a place where the explosions did [...]

Think about the life you are willing to exchange for it…

Some of my students dreamed up the term "CAROL-ING" to denote when a person is worrying about risk.  It is a backhanded homage to me, but I'll accept it graciously if it means that they are using my name to herald the behavior.  I do lecture them endlessly about risk - it is part of [...]