I try to always be a good citizen. I do not always succeed at the level I might hope, but as I said - I always try. On the plane flight from Detroit to Minneapolis yesterday I was a good citizen. Wait - I should qualify that by saying, in my estimation I was a [...]
Tag: safety
The heat is on!
My daughter Sarah and I went to the Street Fair today for a few hours. I think we lost a combined ten pounds in water weight through sweat. It was (still is) a very hot day. Even as I write this (at 7 PM) it is still 97 degrees outside. For heaven sakes...we are only one degree [...]
Plan B
Today Cheyenne pointed out a young woman travelling as a passenger on the back of a motorcycle. The motorcycle was the type that the passenger sits up higher than the driver. The young woman and the driver both had on helmets (brownie points for smart risk management), but the clothes the pair had on were dramatically [...]
I’m melting…
In heat like this with high humidity, I feel a bit like the Wicked Witch of the West from the Wizard of Oz. The iconic screech - "I'm melting...I'm melting!" - plays over and over in my head and I literally feel like I am melting. Of course, I am not literally melting - but [...]
Invest a half hour…
It is that time again - time for summer storms. Time to update supplies in emergency kits, time to make sure that our family home and cell phones are registered on CodeRED, and time to refresh our memories on the ways we can stay safe when faced with lightning and tornadoes. I strongly encourage all area [...]
Oh, the weather outside is frightful…
As I look out the window at blustery conditions, the emergency management professional in me is reminded that the relative absence of snow events this winter may have made us all a bit more complacent about winter preparedness. As such, I'd like to take this opportunity to remind you of five easy steps you can take to [...]
1-800-TELL-MOM
I had a great idea for a new business today. It came to me as I watched a young female driver dangerously tailgate a number of vehicles (to include a fuel truck). There was no way she would have avoided a rear-end collision if the person in front of her had braked suddenly (and I don't [...]
THE NEW FORTY 