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\nGiven the situation in Haiti over the last week, I thought it was appropriate to revisit this post that I originally wrote on January 8th of 2008. We took a little time this weekend to look at our emergency plans and realized that we didn’t update them for when we got a dog. We added some canned dog food to our emergency pack as well as a leash. The leash is in case we have to carry him out in an earthquake, we can leash him once outside in safety).<\/em><\/p>\n

Last weekend San Francisco encountered a huge storm. Prior to that, the news buzzed about how it was the worst storm in more than two years. It was difficult for me to take news of 6-9 inches of rain seriously. I grew up in Boston where there’s often a foot of snow at a time. While that storm did not impact me, the threat of an earthquake always looms in San Francisco. We know we need to be ready in the case of an emergency.<\/p>\n

If you want to succeed at any venture, the first step is to have a plan. Here are some steps we are taking to be prepared:<\/p>\n