Category Archives: Risk Management

Emergency Preparedness, Part two

It’s been just over two years since I first wrote about Emergency Preparedness , a topic prompted by my unexpected role as healthcare proxy for a dear friend who was seriously injured in an accident. With four surgeries behind her, … Continue reading

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The Risk and the Ride

When the weather holds up, summertime brings lots of options for outdoor activities that are not as well-suited to the colder months. Motorcycling, for example. Here in New England, unless you’re a true die hard, once the evening frost comes … Continue reading

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Mask Up – For Warmth!

For about 3 years we have been inundated with information about the use of masks to fend off Covid and other illnesses.  Officials have utilized the trifecta of facts, fear, and force via public service announcements, warnings of impending illness, … Continue reading

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From Clover to Computers: A Root Cause Analysis

I love spending hours in my yard doing mindless tasks. One of those tasks is pulling clover out of my lawn, starting with the far-reaching tendrils and following them back to the root. This task is so satisfying that I sometimes imagine doing it to … Continue reading

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What If They Don’t Have Mouths?

Big news last week. Huge. Epic. (not that Epic) Out of this world. Or at least out of our solar system. Astronomers discovered another solar system with seven planets the size of Earth, three of which could sustain life due … Continue reading

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Will humankind be the cause of its own destruction?

Lately I’ve been giving more thought to the likelihood that humankind might be on a mission of self-destruction. The genetic mutation of foods, fish, and animals; aerial spraying of dangerous chemicals that have killed billions of honey bees; artificial super … Continue reading

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How to Do the Impossible

Recently, I read the book “The Fight” by Norman Mailer that chronicles the 1974 heavyweight boxing match known as the “Rumble in the Jungle”. Set in Kinshasa, Zaire in Africa, this fight saw the imposing brute champion George Foreman challenged … Continue reading

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Lured by Large Lotteries

I played the lottery a few times leading up to January’s ultimate $1.5 Billion Powerball drawing. The enormity of this record jackpot prompted me to think about the lottery phenomenon. I mused that big jackpots can make some people do things … Continue reading

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How I spent my summer vacation

I cleared it with my manager to take the first two weeks of July off and began researching airfares to Eureka, CA and Portland, OR. I had had several planning discussions with my sister (in CA) and my daughter (in … Continue reading

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Snowpocalypse 2015

So let’s just cut to the chase and address the 800-lb gorilla in the snowbank.  This is crazy. This is unprecedented, unrelenting, snow-covered craziness. I don’t know how you all feel, but I for one may lose it. Snow madness … Continue reading

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