A couple weeks ago, I was on a Caribbean cruise. The ports were St. Thomas, St. Maarten, and Grand Turk. St. Thomas and St Maarten still had several buildings that were destroyed by recent hurricanes... Read more >>

Right now, we’re all watching to see if BP’s latest efforts to plug the oil spill will succeed. We don’t know how many gallons of crude have been released into the Gulf of Mexico or... Read more >>

The feeling that pervades the hours and days after a natural disaster is often one of helplessness. But if anything, the devastating earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, floods, forest fires, mud... Read more >>

I like to think of myself as a pretty intuitive person, but no matter how readily I believe I can tell when an event or a relationship has gone awry, my cat always seems to be one step ahead of me.... Read more >>

If you are outdoors: Get inside if there are any buildings around. If there are no building around, get to a place that has no trees or power lines near. Get into a fetal... Read more >>

Earlier this year, I shook my head in astonishment as the city I live in experienced its worst flood in eighty years. Fifteen inches of rain in three days brought the Cumberland River thirteen feet... Read more >>

When something threatens our homes, where we live and breathe, where we harbor our cherished memories and love our families, it feels as though our very hearts are ripped from our chests. Losing a... Read more >>

First of all, you should not panic. You shouldn’t panic because panic only leads to death. Second, get under something that is sturdy and hold on to the sturdy object. If you are under a sturdy... Read more >>

The devastation disaster of ruin of waters,  Have come and gone. Leaving us with totally... Read more >>

It is often that I’m asked, “What are you?” and “Where are you from?” At times, I find that I have to explain and get into conversations with strangers who seem so... Read more >>