In early July I wrote about the danger from Mexican drug cartels – a danger now evident on the US side of the border, as well as in Mexico itself. I note that the past couple of weeks have seen things get even worse. Two weekends ago more than 30 people were murdered in the… Continue reading Mexico going from bad to worse?
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Hurricane Gustav Update #1
I’m part of an emergency response organization, which at the moment is in full swing preparing for Hurricane Gustav. As and when I can, I’ll post updates on what’s happening. (Due to my physical limitations – injury-caused partial disability – I can’t be part of a team in the field: but I’m qualified on radio,… Continue reading Hurricane Gustav Update #1
Lessons learned from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005
In a comment to my previous post, Pappy asked: Peter, how about a post about what you do to prepare for a hurricane, and also for the influx of “visitors” running from the storm. Funny thing you should ask that, Pappy. In 2005, following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, I posted a number of “lessons learned”… Continue reading Lessons learned from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005
Preparing for Hurricane Gustav
All of us in Louisiana are battening down our hatches and making preparations for what looks, at the moment, to be the arrival of Hurricane Gustav in a few days time. I’m fairly well prepared anyway, of course. I can feed and look after myself for at least a month, if my house isn’t damaged… Continue reading Preparing for Hurricane Gustav
Fruit juice bad for medication?
I learned something new today. It seems that some fruit juices can seriously disrupt the actions of many common medications, so much so as to render them ineffective. Drinking fruit juice dramatically reduces the effectiveness of drugs used to treat cancer, heart conditions and high blood pressure, scientists say. Research has shown that orange, apple… Continue reading Fruit juice bad for medication?
Great balls of fire!
I hadn’t thought about this before, but apparently paperweights can be hazardous to your health! It is not what most would consider a dangerous hobby. But a glass paperweight nearly cost one collector his life after it caught the sun’s rays and set his home on fire. Matthew Williams, who has collected paperweights for seven… Continue reading Great balls of fire!
The Danger On Our Streets
A news report from California tells of a police officer had to shoot two out of five men who were attacking him for no reason, killing one of them. The officer, whose name has not been released, had been eating with a group of family and friends at the Bank of Mexican Food restaurant in… Continue reading The Danger On Our Streets
Doofus Of The Day #55
Oops! Celebrity chef Anthony Worral Thompson gave an interview to the magazine Healthy & Organic Living. In it, he recommended the use of wild herbs in salads, saying that henbane would make a tasty addition to salads. Turns out he was badly mistaken. Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson has apologised after suggesting people use a… Continue reading Doofus Of The Day #55
Adventurous priest didn’t make it
In April I wrote of Father Adelir Antonio de Carli, who set out suspended beneath a large number of helium-filled balloons to break the record for such a flight. He disappeared out at sea, as you may recall. Sadly, a body found floating in the Atlantic Ocean has been identified as that of Fr. de… Continue reading Adventurous priest didn’t make it
Banking and the US economy
I hesitate to be a doom-and-gloom merchant. Heaven knows there’s enough of that sort of thing going on already! Nevertheless, the signs that the US economy – indeed, that of most of the world – is heading into deep water, and won’t be out of it for some time to come – probably years –… Continue reading Banking and the US economy