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A Week Isnt Enough
How are you celebrating? I was asked several times this week what I was doing to celebrate fire prevention week. I replied, nothing. Of course, this reply often raises eyebrows and suspicions as to my professionalism. I find it exhausting to explain my philosophy each time the question is asked, but I do feel that my story needs telling. First of all, fire prevention week is NOT a celebration. It has its roots in the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. The conflagration killed more than 300 people
Chapter 19: part 6
February 5th 1997 I had told my folks that things were bad, and they drove down to see us the next day. My mum, practical as ever, cooked a bacon sandwich, Jennys favourite. That will build you up, she said. It was sunny, almost the first warm day of a winter now slowly and hesitantly turning towards a spring which Jenny would never live to see. We sat in the conservatory and suddenly I glimpsed a pair of snowdrops peeking up outside. Together, and it took two of us, my mum and I led Je
Taming the Busyness of Life
If youve identified yourself as too busy, step off that jet-propelled treadmill. Take some time to catch your breath and confront the condition of your soul. - Jean Fleming, Finding Focus in a Whirlwind World Many times we dont experience the joys of life as fully as we can because were too wrapped up in the busyness and dailyness of life. With so many conflicting complications tearing at the framework of our lives, is it any wonder we sometimes long to escape to a desert island and exper
Home Water Purifiers and Filters to Ensure Water Safety
The main issue that people are arguing today is; how safe is the water you drink everyday? The ultimate reason behind the creation of home water purifiers and filters is the existence of harmful chemicals and certain toxic metals in water - in the water that we gulp down in great amounts after a serious workout or during all those hot afternoons, the water that we use when we soup the chicken, the water that we use to clean our clothes and the water that come out from the shower head when we cl
Interview: Natalie Burdick of HealTheBay.org
Heal The Bay is an organization that has made a dramatic impact in the coastal waters of California and beyond. We had a chance to talk with Natalie Burdick, Development Officer of Heal The Bay and she shares with us some ways that we can help. Links - Heal The Bay - Beach Report Card - Stream Team - Nothin' But Sand - Adopt A Beach
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