Few realize how fragile the food supply chain is. We’ve become accustomed to supermarkets having an abundance of our favorite food and beverages. It’s not commonly known that without trucks arriving every day or two to restock the shelves, even the largest...
Recently three major banks were in the news. Due to poor decisions on the part of their leadership, they were in deep financial trouble. Without intervention they would collapse. Depositors with funds exceeding the insured limit came very close to losing much of their...
In the 1859 novel “A Tale of Two Cities,” Charles Dickens highlights the contrast between London and Paris. The setting is prior to and during the French Revolution of 1789-1799. Whereas after years of corruption Paris is embroiled in political and economic chaos and...
The last two years have been challenging. The world has changed in ways that were unimaginable prior to the Pandemic and before the social, cultural, political, and economic transformations that have taken place. A person waking up from a two-year coma to this new...
Many years ago I was interested in photography and wanted to purchase a camera. There were so many choices. Aside from the cameras themselves, there were hundreds of accessories from which to choose. One could spend many thousands of dollars on the latest and greatest...
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word objective as, “Something toward which effort is directed.” There’s no question that objectives vary in levels of importance. Not achieving some objectives may have few if any consequences. In other circumstances not...
In last week’s article titled “Organized 01: A Place for Everything,” we mentioned how critical it is to be organized. We suggested that this is of particular importance during a crisis or emergency. We’ve learned through many incidents that having what you need when...
Imagine that you’ve been assigned a personal protection detail for one of the world’s top musical performers. She’s got millions of fans, and you’re at one of her concerts in a large city to keep her safe. There’s tens of thousands in attendance. Suddenly, one of her...
On February 5, 2020 we published an article in our Mindset category titled, “Preparation or Panic.” In it, we recalled the fact that during the 2002-2003 SARs outbreak in Asia protective masks were almost unattainable. We noted in that article that China was beginning...
