Being prepared for natural disasters is really just imagining yourself in your home without utilities, or possibly stranded without the ability to resupply yourself and your family. Right? Wrong. Depending on the disaster, first-aid and basic construction understanding may be needed to keep you and your family safe and secure. However, you may not be aware, but according to the USFA, 37 percent of residential fire victims succumbed to smoke inhalation.
Many of those pet owners out there seem to forget about their dogs during a natural catastrophe, essentially demoting them to property during an emergency. This changed for me decades ago when I was introduced to the term "working dog". If you've never worked with a "furry tornado with laser beam focus" before, I am here to say that my canines are my partners. They are not "my kids", nor are they just "my dogs", I have formed a life-long partnership with them. As I learned to understand the mind of my canines over the years, it struck me that many pet owners don't fully understand the responsibilities of being a K9 dog handler. Because whether you considered it or not, the day that little heart stealer came home to your house, you became one. From that day, until he/she passes, their whole world revolves around you. As the "alpha" of your pack, your job is to teach them everything, and responding to emergencies is just one very small part.
As you may remember from the show on October 21 of 2020, called “Survival Mindset” where we talked about getting the mind right for successful survival. One of the points I made was talking about providing activities for kids to do during and after a local disaster, that were within their level of understanding. I explained that these visible actions would allow the kids to build a level of self confidence. Well this same practice applies to adults too. During my tour with the US Marines, we had an unwritten code that we lived, or died, around. That was “adapt and overcome” and it meant that we (Marines) had to be able to think independently, and adjust our plans of attack to whatever dynamic element tried to intercept our forward momentum. I hope that I can help you come to embrace this mental exercise for your own needs.
Trucks, trains, boats and planes, and now, in certain parts of the country, drones. These are the cogs of a supply chain that spans the globe moving products from the manufacturer, through the distributor, through the retail outlet, to us, the consumer, every minute of every day. Billions of miles are logged everyday in the 24 hour a day, worldwide industry. Today, I’d like to dive a little deeper into the shipping industry and talk about the fragility of the supply lines. I’d like us to have this discussion before the next incident occurs.
This week I want to pass on some truth about my old adversary, the news media. This comes from being flooded by news streams and social media providers, to the point where it is rebroadcast on my local NBC affiliate news program.
However, the modus operandi of these types of groups is to fill the publics’ head full of misinformation. So, let’s talk about misinformation… what is it? So, in speaking about the broadcast of misinformation, I’d like to talk about our current adversary, the media.
Realizing the protections offered for what they are during this pandemic is most of the battle.
Deciphering this modern world of misinformation and fake narratives has become a full time job.