US launches disaster planning aimed at children
“CHICAGO, Feb 2 (Reuters) – The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday introduced an animated family of mountain lions to lead a public service campaign aimed at getting families to prepare for natural disasters or terror attacks. In a cheerier version of the “duck and cover” 1950s-era classroom drills that advised schoolchildren to dive under … Continue reading
With Hamas win we should express relief rather than anxiety
By Victor Davis Hanson “Unexpected. Terrible. Inevitable. Everyone has a particular take on the dramatic Palestinian election victory of Hamas. Right-wing cynics of American support for Middle East democracy say that we got our just desserts for our naive idealism. How foolish to ever believe that such tribal people might vote themselves a responsible government! … Continue reading
Groundhog Day
Jonah Goldberg had a good piece on the movie today. I enjoyed reading it, especially since today is my 38th birthday. Here is a picture sent from my sister…. I don’t have any words of wisdom or insights into life at 38. All I know is that my life is very full and I am … Continue reading
Learning to read in South Carolina
John Stossel “But there is good news, said the state school’s superintendent: South Carolina is seeing great progress in some areas. “We are ranked No. 1 in the country,” she bragged, “on improvement on SAT.” That’s great. But when you’re ranked at the bottom, improvement doesn’t mean much, and South Carolina, even after its “No. … Continue reading
Interview on Provident Living/Family Preparedness
Provident Living Lecture: Recently I prepared a lecture to be given in any forum to help individuals and organizations, either government or private, to learn Basic Civil Defense skills from a mother’s perspective. Most civil defense prep is done from an infrastructure standpoint, with very little talk about women’s issues and the realities that will … Continue reading
