You Could Get Sick / Injured We also don't lack for medical care. We routinely survive ailments that routinely killed our ancestors. In 2010, UNC Demography did a study of mortality in that year vs. 1900. They have a nice graphic showing how the causes of death (and frequency thereof) have changed since 1900. The first thing you'll notice is that 54% fewer people … [Read more...] about How to Die: Get Sick or Injured
Basic Emergency Preparation – Security
I was recently on a snorkel tour on a Zodiac boat. The company was a little bit fly-by-night, but that was part of the adventure. The Captain was experienced, and the trip went off really without a hitch, except we didn't get to snorkel due to too much rain and some shark sightings. You can still call a snorkel trip a good trip without getting to snorkel IF you feel like the … [Read more...] about Basic Emergency Preparation – Security
How to Die: Get Attacked or Robbed
You Could Get Attacked, Robbed, or Killed If you look at Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs, you'll see that safety and security are trumped only by physiological needs such as food, water, and warmth. Early primates started organizing together to gain 'strength in numbers' and those organizations became more and more sophisticated as human societies developed and evolved. Today, … [Read more...] about How to Die: Get Attacked or Robbed
Basic Emergency Preparation – Food
I love food. My wife would probably tell you I have a food fixation, and she'd only be halfway joking. I love cheeseburgers, pizza, Tex-Mex, Chinese food, hot wings, big breakfasts, CHEESE. I also like most fruit and some vegetables. Vegetables are heavily represented on the short list of food I DON'T like. Squash is at the top of that list. I only like fried squash. My … [Read more...] about Basic Emergency Preparation – Food
How to Die: Run out of Food
You Could Run Out of Food For most people reading this blog, starvation SHOULD be a rare occurrence. In the USA, we have lots of food - so much that we waste a lot of it. Without a doubt there is food insecurity, and people do occasionally starve to death. This happens more as a result of neglect (elderly and children) than as a result of food scarcity. In normal times, … [Read more...] about How to Die: Run out of Food