Today is World Water Day. How we ever survived without having a UN mandated international day of observance for water, I don’t know.  Look over at the person next to you- according to the UN press release, one of you works in a water related sector, whatever that means.  Wait-they might be right-sounds like I’m going to be shoveling about a foot of snow tomorrow!

I was hoping that we could slide into Spring this year without being dumped on by the weather. “Slide” may well be the word for Wednesday, if we get the snow the weatherman is forecasting. Nephew in Iowa called it pretty well: “Don’t know if I’ll need the snowblower or lawnmower tomorrow”

The snow may be on our mind, but you can’t escape hearing about the attacks in Brussels. Almost everyone is offering sympathy and help; I’ve heard of a GoFundMe account being set up (although it’s not clear where the money is going) and there are articles on donating to the Red Cross of Belgium. I’ve gone to the Belgium Red Cross webpage-it’s not in English, so I’m pretty much lost.

This makes me wonder how at risk we are to a tragedy like Brussels.  It wouldn’t take much to shut down traffic in cities: where would you go if traffic is shut down for days? Have a plan to contact family and friends without using your phone: figure out what you need for shelter and how to secure it: do you need special medicines? I guess it sounds like the blizzard bag most of us keep in the car during the winter.

I think I’ll go check on my family now…..

Preparing for the Good and True,

Billy Acre