Preparedness
Fight the Bite, Part 2: The First Class
The first part of this post series, my interview with The Forge instructor and Fight the Bite organizer Tim, was published on Monday. Note: this is a sponsored post; while…
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Preparedness
Fight the Bite: Interview with The Forge Western Martial Arts
At Calgary Horror Con, I met Tim, one of the instructors at The Forge Western Martial Arts. They were promoting Fight the Bite, a zombie apocalypse survival/self-defense workshop. Of course,…
Debris
Zombie apocalypse parenting class: Part three
Over the last couple of weeks, I've been writing about the zombie apocalypse parenting class I took at Babes in Arms, a local baby store. Part 1 is here and…
Fiction Reviews
Book review: Existence by David Brin
Existence by David Brin Release date: June 2012 Publisher: Tor Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher. Amazon blurb: Bestselling, award-winning futurist David Brin returns to…
Comic Books
The Last of Us Comic by Dark Horse
Dark Horse announced that they will be releasing the obligatory pre-release comic for the upcoming video game The Last of Us. Naughty Dog, who brought us the Uncharted series, is…
Fiction Reviews
Blood Zero Sky by J. Gabriel Gates
A prophetic glimpse into a chilling future dominated by two massive corporations, where systematic greed exploits the credit value of every citizen and endless productivity is the costly price for the lie…
Basic Survival
Hunger.
Let's talk about hunger. You probably think you know what it is to be hungry, right? Your stomach growls, and you get more and more obsessed with food the longer…
Preparedness
Zombie apocalypse parenting class: Part Two
General Prep: Just Trying to Stay Alive Note: This post is part two of the post series about the zombie apocalypse parenting class I attended at Babes in Arms Shop.…
Health
Colds and Flus and The Apocalypse, Oh My.
I'm sick. I have a cold. It's loud and uncomfortable and I'm full of medicine. How am I supposed to deal with a cold during the apocalypse? I can't pile…
Apocalyptic Living
STUFF redux
So, I have successfully moved house. I now live in a place that with only a small amount of work can become a reasonable fortress. I can even extend said…