What enables a person to swim seven miles in frigid, white-capped ocean waters at the start of a mission? To carry a 250lb man up three flights of stairs while taking enemy fire, or exhaust six sleepless days and nights...
What enables a person to swim seven miles in frigid, white-capped ocean waters at the start of a mission? To carry a 250lb man up three flights of stairs while taking enemy fire, or exhaust six sleepless days and nights...
Summer officially began on Sunday night. (At 8:32 p.m. Pacific time, for those of you keeping score at home.) For many, summer is their favorite season of the year. Kids are out of school. The weather ranges from warm to...
We all know what a natural disaster is. If we haven’t personally experienced one, we’ve certainly seen the damage they cause on our TV, computer and phone screens. But I decided to look up the definition recently. Just to be...
In most areas of the country, there are a limited number of days when you can truly enjoy your backyard. I’m talking about lying in a hammock or playing a bean bag game with the kids. Or eating a family...
You’ve received a few emails from me in the past about emergency weather radios. The purpose was to tell you how important it is to have one handy. That’s why these radios are included in just about every bug-out bag...
Even though the concept of using the power of the sun to produce energy is centuries old, how we do it these days is a fairly recent phenomenon. And our usage of solar power has grown significantly in the U.S....
We are very fortunate to live during a time in history when we can simply turn a faucet handle and have cold or hot water come out. Our ancestors certainly did not have this convenience. Even as recently as the...
Some problems are very clear to see. Such as the devastation caused by a hurricane. You’ve probably watched it happen live on the Weather Channel. Another example is the destruction from a tornado. Images of a landscape littered with blown-off...
