I’m back. insert AC/DC’s “Back in Black” as theme music. My first new post is going to be about being prepared. With Ophelia blowing just off the coast and the recent devestation in New Orleans, why are we not talking about preparedness?

So everything is cooler on the West Coast read San Francisco including their website for preparedness: 72hours.org. With the hurricane bearing down in this general direction, I have put together a list for Esther and I. But this site covers alot of things and after hearing the mayor of SF on NPR link coming later I think that it is a great idea.

He related that most of the “first-responders” live outside the city and in the event of “the big one”, an earthquake similar to the 1906 earthquake, both of the bridges would be inoperable. He said that everyday people had to become first-responders, which I think is an excellent idea. We are not required to serve any military time so I think that it is our civic duty to be prepared for the worst.

Are you doing your civic duty?