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Following instinct rather than rules during emergencies

Photo from Wikimedia As I was writing the entry today about whether I should have left my office building when I felt the earthquake on Tuesday, it got me thinking back to an article I read somewhere a few years … Continue reading

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Making wooden ladders for the San Francisco Fire Department

Ladder Shop for SFFD from AdamKaplan on Vimeo. This is a great video about the history and usefulness of wooden ladders to the San Francisco Fire Department. In a job where wood seems like the last option for battling flames, … Continue reading

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90-year-old WWII veteran talks about how a trumpet saved a couple of lives in war

Sit back and enjoy this story from a 90-year-old WWII veteran about the power that music can play even in times of war. [via]

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Catalog Living: a blog about the exciting lives of people who live in catalogs

Hehe, this is a nice Friday find. Catalog Living is a blog that sort of makes fun of the styling choices of catalogs, pointing out some very odd scenarios that only seem to exist in the lives of those who … Continue reading

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Tiger lives in a house in New South Wales, Australia

There’s been stories like this before, so I’m really just posting this because I want another chance to tell you all that I wish my cats Oreo and Dusty were this big. If you want to read the story about … Continue reading

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Sussex Safer Roads Partnership: Embrace Life

The Sussex Safer Roads Partnership put out this very touching video on the importance of wearing a seatbelt while in a moving vehicle. The ad encourages viewers to embrace life and not be reckless with one’s own life behind the … Continue reading

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