disaster preparedness

  • Fifteen Years since Hurricane Katrina – Nonfiction

    As Hurricane Sally made landfall, I remembered on August 30, fifteen years ago, when I realized I needed to actually put together an emergency kit for my family and me. What made me finally do this is seeing New Orleans underwater after Hurricane Katrina and the levees breaking.  What a devastating part of our history… Continue reading

  • Are you prepared?

    ARE YOU PREPARED? OK, we all know about the necessity of being prepared.  We heard, saw, and felt the devastation of  Katrina in 2005, and thought that we should make a plan. The recent earthquakes in Haiti , Chile and southern California renewed those thoughts.  As much as it is obvious for us to be… Continue reading