<![CDATA[For our article about Ron Douglas, a "self-reliance" entrepreneur, we asked Douglas if we could spread out his massive arsenal of disaster preparedness supplies on his front lawn. Amazingly, he agreed.]]>

<![CDATA[There are many ways to describe Eisenberg’s contributions to the Times’ online community, but the best one is also the most accurate: pure poetry. To the unitiated, Eisenberg adds clever limericks to many of the posts on this blog, but he has clearly made an impact here and in many other places where reader responses are encouraged]]>