In Georgia, my main concerns are tornados and hurricanes. My emergency/disaster prep is based for two scenarios for a family of 4:

I tossed $1000 in a sealed envelope into my at-home emergency kit at 15 years ago - never had to open it (*knocks on wood*)

That’s why I travel with a therapy dog.

Whenever I decide to resume journaling, I picture the deep thinking and meaningful insights that will flow onto the page.

Sounds like you should stop hiding the pencils.

I cut them up because it’s a life-long habit and takes no time at all. In the time it would take me to debate “do I need to do this?”, I’ve just done it and moved on.

I had excellent conversations with my parents (now aged 72 and 74) when they retired a few years back. What helped was that a)they brought it up, b)there was no crisis, and c)we’re all pretty laid back.

I use this one at home:

White Noise on Android tablet and Amazon Kindle Fire. It has a bunch of free sounds in the base package and more that you can pay for. The free ones have been fine.

Unusual noise is my biggest issue when travelling. I travel with either a white noise machine or a tablet with a white noise app. Earplugs get used every now and then.

I have not seen that and I usually avoid all of those shows now. Too much fake drama, shrill personalities, etc.

I have heard of “leftover sandwiches”. They’re usually spoken of in the same conversation as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and quality reality TV.

This caused me to giggle emit a manly chortle.

“Hi, I’m your stalker. Do you mind going into Google maps, add me as a friend/contact, then tell the app to share your location with me?”

Yeah, I’m not seeing how me turning my cameras off 24/7 is better than a burglar possibly doing it for 90 seconds.

I guess it depends on how you define “the game”. Wifey and I don’t care about gym ownership, so hardcore players are completely irrelevant. We play to collect and level, so we enjoy the game quite a bit.

That looks far more appetizing than my ‘toss a couple protein bars in the backpack’ method.

I would point out what’s great with this plan, but like the NBA, I have no defense.

It’s pretty good at taking oil spots off my driveway. I often sit outside with an enjoyable booze (i.e. bourbon, vodka, or scotch) and watch it work.

*reads article*