Bloggville-food storage made easy and thoughts on Japan

I had something else planned for today but with all the destruction that happened in Japan last Friday, showing anything frivolous does not make sense.

JAPAN- 
My father was stationed in Japan during the Korean war.  He loved the people and the country.  My father worked for a company that imported from Japan, he was never happier than when he was dealing with the Japanese. 
I lived in Japan in 1983.  Misawa AFB, it is about 150 miles north of the destruction in Sendai.  The Japanese people are the most gracious people.  Never a day went by when I did not feel welcome in their country and treated like a honored visitor. 
Everyday I pray for the people of Japan.

I recently found a wonderful site for Food Storage and Emergency preparation!!
Food Storage Made Easy

SO many ways to learn from these two; Jody and Julie
They have great categories:  10 baby steps, Recipes, Checklists, Emergency Preparation, Self Reliance

You can sign up for emails, where they will send you a 'checklist'.   OR you can download all the checklists at once, ALSO there is a monthly newsletter.

I know one of the questions I have is about recipes... and how in the world would I cook without a stove/oven/microwave... and amazingly enough they have the answers...
Powerless cooking!
emergency cooling&heating
emergency sanitation..

There is a wealth of information here!
It may take a little bit of studying up on, but oh so helpful.  Here on the West Coast there is always the possibility of something like an earthquake happening....ok, Living ANYWHERE, there is a 'possibility' of something along the vein of a natural disaster happening.
I need to learn more.  period.  end of story... or is it the start???