Social Media and Disaster

I’ve been struggling with how to begin this post. The world is reeling in the wake of several disasters that happened on Friday the 13th. There were large earthquakes in Mexico and Japan, and suicide bombings in Beruit, Bagdhad, and […]

Preparing for the Unexpected

A couple of weeks ago, my apartment was broken into. I live on the ground floor of a three-storey walkup, and I knew that kitchen window was dodgy from the moment I moved in. They did a thorough job–jewelery, my […]