So I’m reading the Freakonomics blog and I come across this gem of a blog dedicated to covering the Avian Flu (could soon be) epidimic.  I’m telling you if you read a few of the posts you’ll be stocking food and water in no time.

After watching the SARS scare a couple of years ago it doesn’t take much of a leap to see what a new strain of the flu could do.  And with the ubiquity of international travel there’s no real barrier to the thing becoming a pandemic in a matter of weeks or months.

On another note, once again I’m really kind of amazed at how easy it is for someone to create a solid information source using blog technology.  When you think about it the technology really opens up all kinds of possibilities for average people to provide a "public service."