BadWolf

Writer/Nurse/Archaeologist/Metalsmith/Dogs’ Dogsbody/Swim Coach @HornbackLeFevre

[BadWolf @houndhaus]

It’s still a little smoky in our tiny town. We’re thinking of our neighbors to the north and hoping the fires are under control soon.

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@1pcornwell Congratulations on Scarpetta! I can’t wait to see it!

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@POTUS Rural healthcare is dying. Our hospital will turn into a Spirit Halloween soon if something doesn’t change. There’s a reason they’re called “critical access” hospitals, and this is part of what’s killing them: https://t.co/tw6MjaiKIE

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@DebHarkness This makes me furious. I’m sorry they did this to you and your work.

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@GailSimone
😂

https://t.co/RMXebE3EEj

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@GailSimone Love is a Dream…https://t.co/BCMzatzToL

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@ahoffmanwriter @cine_movies It is also my birthday month. Coincidence? 😀

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@DebHarkness That is very cool!

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@TheBloggess Fabulous! 😍
(The dragon eggs, too! 😃)

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@richardosman Ooh! I know what I’ll be doing when I hobble across the finish line of this marathon work week.

[BadWolf @houndhaus]

I read The Lake of Dead Languages by @C_Goodmania years ago and loved it. How did I not keep up with her work? I’m now on a Goodman binge, and this one is my favorite so far!

[Christopher Moore @TheAuthorGuy]

Maybe this app IS worth saving.

[BadWolf @houndhaus]

GNU, Rick Rescorla.

[Spike Cohen @RealSpikeCohen]

This man's name is Rick Rescorla.

22 years ago today, Rick disobeyed orders, and saved 2700 lives.

Rick was the head of security for Morgan Stanley in the South Tower of the World Trade Center. He warned that the Towers' basements were vulnerable to attack.

His warnings fell on deaf ears.

Then the 1993 attack happened, and people started listening to him.

After that attack, Rick implemented regular evacuation drills, using his megaphone to direct the thousands of employees out of their offices, down the stairwells, and out of the building to safety.

Born in Cornwall, Rick would sing Welsh and Cornish songs from his megaphone, as he directed the employees out of the building.

He would routinely tell all of the employees: in an emergency, no matter what chaos is happening around you, no matter what anyone tells you, leave your offices, go down the stairwells, and leave the building.

Rick told his wife Susan that he suspected another attack on the World Trade Center would happen, this time by air.

And 22 years ago today, on September 11, 2001, that attack happened.

When the first plane hit the North Tower, the Port Authority announced over the South Tower's speaker system "Please do not leave the building. This area is secure."

Rick ignored them.

"The dumb sons of b------s told me not to evacuate," he said to his best friend Dan. "They said it's just Building One. I told them I'm getting my people the f--k out of here."

And so Rick picked up his megaphone as he had done so many times before, told his employees not to listen to the orders, and directed them out of the building.

His Cornish songs helped keep their nerves calm as they evacuated, even after the second plane hit their Tower.

Once he had successfully evacuated his employees, Rick went back to look for survivors.

But first, he called his wife Susan.

"Stop crying. I have to get these people out safely. If something should happen to me, I want you to know I've never been happier. You made my life."

Rick rushed back to the South Tower.

That was the last time anyone saw him alive.

All but 6 of the more than 2700 Morgan Stanley employees survived.

Had they obeyed the Port Authority, they would all be dead.

Thankfully, they listened to Rick instead.

Rest in Peace, Rick. Thank you for your service.

[BadWolf @houndhaus]

I feel like every relationship has one person who wants all the dogs and one person who is a cold hearted tyrant who won’t let me do what I want.

[Bunsen, Beaker, Bernoulli & Brix @bunsenbernerbmd]

What follows is a powerpoint presentation to convince my wife to allow us to get a new Newfoundland Puppy.

It was based on the most current research and has detailed citations.

Please provide suggestions on how to improve it.

[BadWolf @houndhaus]

@MakiMorris It’s part of the table!

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Covet.

[Gareth Harney @OptimoPrincipi]

Could you write your bestseller at this desk? Made by the Florentine craftsman Giovanni Socci in the early 1800's, this rare mechanical writing desk is one of only five known to exist in the world and the only one in the UK. When the front of the oval table is pulled out, a chair and full writing desktop are revealed. Lydiard House, Wiltshire

[BadWolf @houndhaus]

@AgnewRobin I love her books!

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@GailSimone Ooh…how about @ColleenDoran? 😄

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@TessaDare Same. I’m a nurse and have it for the first time now. I feel terrible. I hope Mr. Dare gets well soon!

[BadWolf @houndhaus]

I’m really enjoying this one. Might be a “finish in a day” book! It is #NationalReadABookDay, after all. What are you reading?

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@EmmaCWellsBooks Congratulations! I can’t wait to read it!