The internet isn’t working. No matter what you try to do or restart, you can not access your saved documents in the cloud or the file-sharing apps. You need that document on how to treat bumblefoot in your chickens and the other one on preserving pickles. You can’t remember how much bleach to add to the water to make it safe to drink. You don’t know how to make a volcano stove. You don’t have any printed materials to reference…
With everything we could want at our fingertips, why would we want to be less dependent on the global supply chain? Why would you bother when you have companies selling cheap goods that can be at your home in a matter of a few days, if not hours? The world is moving at a crazy pace, affecting our lives. More and more people are trying to figure out how to slow it down. One way to slow down the world…
With our advanced technology, we have made ourselves vulnerable to attacks on our country’s infrastructure. Other countries and hackers have threatened us with cyberattacks for the last couple of decades, and we have been making enemies with powerful countries. We have entities in our country who want to cause trouble. We have already experienced cyberattacks in parts of our country. Losing electricity, utilities, cell service, and internet will cause chaos if the outages last long enough. Some people will lose…
Hurricane Helene was as dangerous as the experts predicted it would be. Some reports say it was worse than forecasted, with storm surges higher than average and reaching people who usually do not have issues with storm surges, just minor flooding. What made this hurricane stand out was the destruction and chaos that occurred in the Western half of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Northern Georgia, and Eastern Tennessee. Unprecedented rains in a short amount of time caused dams and…
Dear Kiddos, I know you all know that I am a fountain of advice and knowledge. Otherwise, you wouldn’t call home and ask me things. However, I thought about all the things I have experienced and the mistakes I have made in life. I have done things the right way and definitely the wrong way. I have made people happy and really hurt people who didn’t deserve it, including you four at times. Sometimes, I have had to be the…
In today’s society, you can not be too careful. You never know what could happen to you. While we like to think that bad things would never happen to us, that is certainly not the case for many people. Some situations could have been avoided with a little foresight and preparation. Some situations would never have happened if the victims had been paying attention. While that may sound cold and harsh, it’s the truth. Even though I never have wanted…