Good Samaritans: Selfless Acts By Strangers In An Emergency

samaritan Good Samaritans: Selfless Acts By Strangers In An Emergency Have you seen Good Samaritans in action or benefited from their altruism?  Recently, on a flight while traveling for our vacation, a passenger had a medical emergency.  We were 30,000 feet above Texas and he just collapsed. 

I saw him staggering when he walked past me down the aisle, but I thought he was just struggling to maintain his balance due to some mild turbulence. 

However, shortly thereafter, two ladies …

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My Chances of Surviving a Disaster Like Another Tornado In Oklahoma

31039bbe b23a 497c b5d7 d17d0f792661 My Chances of Surviving a Disaster Like Another Tornado In OklahomaAre there things a person can do to improve their chances of surviving a disaster? When I think of disaster preparedness, I usually think of gathering together items I might need in case of a tornado in Oklahoma such as a flashlight, water and a first-aid kit. While these aren’t bad things to have around should the unthinkable happen, they probably aren’t the most critical factors to surviving a disaster.…

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Best of My Super-Charged Life for June 2008 and Site Update

“I sincerely believe blogging can save America” ~John Jay Hooker

June was another fantastic month for MySuperChargedLife.com!  We grew to just over 400 subscribers which is an increase of about 33% in just 30 days.  In addition, our traffic grew about 33% as well.  We had about 13,000 visits in June and about 17,000 page views.  I am very pleased with this rate of growth.  I’m glad that so many …

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Charitable Giving Important Even During Economic Downturn

Being generous and giving to charitable causes is an American tradition.  We are very rich in this country and it is only right for us to share our prosperity with others.  It takes money to do good deeds on a large scale.  Most of the good that charitable organizations are able to accomplish is done with funds that are donated by good-hearted people.  Organizations like the American Red Cross would …

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Guest Post Today On The Next 45 Years!

windowslivewriterguestposttodayonthenext45years 71e6tornado thumb Guest Post Today On The Next 45 Years! My article for today appears as a guest post on The Next 45 Years.  It is titled I Survived an F5 Tornado- Life Lessons Learned and is a follow-up to yesterday’s article about the tornado that destroyed my home.  Please take a few minutes to visit The Next 45 Years and read my article.  Also, I encourage you to read the other excellent articles on Alex’s site.  I think …

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How I Survived An F5 Tornado That Destroyed My Home

windowslivewriterdotherightthing 6557tornado damage 1 How I Survived An F5 Tornado That Destroyed My Home

I survived one of the most powerful tornadoes ever recorded.  It was the F5 tornado that cut through Central Oklahoma on May 3, 1999.  This tornado was massively destructive.  It killed 45 people and caused an estimated $1.2 Billion in total damage.  It damaged my home so badly that the insurance company called it a total loss.  My wife and I were in our home when the monster …

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