TODAY’S MY BIRTHDAY, the InstaWife has various activities planned, and blogging will be limited at best.

But my TechCentralStation column is up, and it’s about disaster preparedness.

I’ve got more on the same subject over at GlennReynolds.com, too, where I’m also soliciting suggestions for improvements. Have a nice day — I’ll be back later. (And visit Virginia Postrel, who’s blogging up a storm.)

UPDATE: I’m still gone — but don’t miss all the swell blog posts collected at this week’s Carnival of the Vanities. If you’re looking to broaden your blog-reading horizons, this is a good place to start.

ANOTHER UPDATE: What presents did I get? Quite a few, including this lovely rug. Then there’s the visit from Mars, of course.