I am recovering from Mid-Terms{which BTW we, as students, did not do very well on. More about that later.}… I will be studying and re-working items for my return to school after “Spring Break” which is this week. HoHummm…
While resting my mind from Graphic Design I found the following:
Idchicks193 In a remarkable speech over the weekend, Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt recommended that Americans start storing canned tuna and powdered milk under their beds as the prospect of a deadly bird flu outbreak approaches the United States. {see link} : You gotta be kidding me… “Under our Beds”?
I understand being prepared and I try to be a good Girl Scout, but I don’t believe items “under my bed are going to help me in a disaster of pandemic proportions.
{see “CRISIS PROFILE: Bird flu”}
The picture posted with the article{up to the left}, reminded me of the little ducks/chicks we had once-upon-a-time as a child around Easter in our home. Our’s fortunately were not dipped in paint. Interesting message via picture{?}.
The following helpful suggestions were mentioned in the above article.
Have a plan …uhhh OK:
• Figure out how you’ll care for your children if schools are closed. Plan home-learning activities and exercises. My Boys will be Heaven!
• Find out if you can work from home. Plan for a loss of income if you cannot work or if your place of employment is closed. Can you say/spell economic crash?
• Stock a supply of water and nonperishable foods that don’t require refrigeration and are easy to prepare in the event you can’t cook. For example: ready-to-eat canned meats, fruits, vegetables and soups, and protein bars, peanut butter and nuts. Under Bed Preferred!
• Stock other emergency supplies, such as flashlights, batteries, a portable radio, a manual can opener, tissues, toilet paper, disposable diapers and soap. Diapers for when toilets don’t flush.
• Ask your doctor or insurance company if you can get extra supplies of regular prescription drugs. Don’t stockpile antibiotics because they won’t work against a new strain of bird flu and their shelf life is limited.
• Stock regular nonprescription health supplies, including pain relievers, vitamins, thermometers and a first-aid kit.
• Avoid large crowds, if possible. What consitutes a Large Crowd?
Did you know:
*Egypt has a “Blue Sun”???
*You can view a “Penumbral” Lunar Eclipse tomorrow night?
*March’s Full Moon is the “Worm Moon”?!
Read About THEM HERE.
Hope your Monday is going well…. I hope to do more posting this week, between loads of laundry, appointments and spring-cleaning. I also will be watching some “Design Movies” HERE. I absolutely love Lynda.com for their ability to finally help me get up-to-speed{in an enjoyable manor} with Adobe/Macromedia software. Check ‘em out if you are so inclined.
Til later soon, I send my smile… {Oh and by-the-bye, let me know what you are storing under your bed!}
Shamgreet<–early me; better now than never.