Cell Phone for emergencies or for people that want cheap basic phone

Runs on one AA battery.  If used for emergency only I would put a lithium AA battery in it, it will work with Lithium/Alkaline/NiMH, lithium batteries will hold their charge much better than other common batteries & are better in cold weather than Alkaline.

http://spareone.com/spareone/spareone-emergency-phone

How to prepare for a hurricane or other large disaster

It is the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.  So thought it was a good time to share this wonderful source of planning and preparedness information & insight.

A blog called Listening To Katrina

Shane, the author of that blog, goes over not only how to survive the hurricane.  He also details how to prepare for life during and after the hurricane.  Mundane things like getting a job or saving wedding pictures despite hurricane, wildfire, or other disaster.