If you read this blog with any regularity you know that I view texting and driving as a scourge on the well-being of mankind (and no, I am not exaggerating my viewpoint). Every single day I see folks texting and driving. Every single day my irritation rises to the point that I want to roll [...]
Tag: hazards
Never forget the volatility of our planet…
I have been following with a heavy heart the news about the damage Typhoon Haiyan caused in the Philippines. The horror and extent of loss in such events is difficult to fathom from where we sit watching it on television. The blow to the country and its people is profound. There were entire towns washed [...]
It is not a question of if…
Of all the hazards we face in this area of the country, the hazard I personally fear the most is a tornado. There are number of reasons why this hazard is at the the top of my list, but the primary reason is that a tornado can pick up and toss around houses, cars, and [...]
What should we take away from Sandy?
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 [...]
THE NEW FORTY 