tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37067457447136550182012-02-20T12:55:57.015-07:00Tales and Tools from people living through the Zombie Wars.KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17644667667837613013noreply@blogger.comBlogger241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706745744713655018.post-39882934803477262032012-02-20T09:23:00.000-07:002012-02-20T09:23:58.025-07:00

This is pretty creepy, a common parasite in cats, Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii or Toxo for short), forces changes in the way mammals behave.  In mice and rats it makes it more likely that they will be eaten by a cat   by making the smell of cat urine attractive rather than repulsive as well as reducing the fear of open spaces. It now appears that in humans a T. gondii infection also changes our

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Train for the zombie apocalypse with this 5K run By Nicole Bremer NashTechRepublic August 30, 2011, 6:54 AM PDT Takeaway: Want to get geeks to fitness train? Attack them with zombies and watch them hightail it through an obstacle course in a forest.Geeks and fitness aren’t often associated with each other. Sure, there are plenty of us who trek

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Almost un-noticed at the bottom of the list was the information we needed. If only more people had read it.

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Even though they were doomed. For both civilian and military authorities, "When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail". Looking at this picture, I've always wondered what happened to all these people. So many stories nobody will ever know. KJ

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Six months before the first outbreak in Calgary this guy was trying to tell us. Too bad nobody was listening.

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Sometimes you just want to accept the headlines just for the thrill of it all  :-) KJ ==================== CDC Warns Public to Prepare for 'Zombie Apocalypse' By Joshua Rhett Miller Published May 18, 2011 | FoxNews.com Are you prepared for the impending zombie invasion? That's the question posed by the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention in a Monday blog

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Interesting bit of kit. Wouldn't want it to be my primary tool/weapon, but as a backup in a pinch it would be better than a simple claw hammer KJ ====== From Gizmodo... The Crovel Is the Only Multi-Tool Shovel You’ll Ever Need Casey Chan — Like the Chinese military shovel before it, the Crovel is a multi-tool shovel that doubles as an axe, triples as a crowbar, quadruples as a

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Scientists Trace Violent Death of Iron Age ManScienceDaily (Mar. 28, 2011) — An Iron Age man whose skull and brain was unearthed during excavations at the University of York was the victim of a gruesome ritual killing, according to new research. Scientists say that fractures and marks on the bones suggest the man, who was aged between 26 and 45, died most probably from hanging, after which

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I've clarified  the guidelines for submitting a story if you would like to see it on Life in Zack's World. Checkout the Submission Guidelines link. I know of several stories in the works, so why not add yours too? Here are all the tales so far. Thanks KJ

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I have always wondered how a zombie outbreak would spread.  When I came across the "Zombie Outbreak Simulator" by Kevan Davis I just had to have it for Zack's World!  It is a JAVA applet that models an outbreak in an urban environment.  The simulator starts with a single infected human (green) amongst 4000 normal humans (purple). It's fascinating to watch as Zack infects and infests every

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September 12 is the one year anniversary of Life in Zack's World! Alas there is no sign that the shuffling hordes are being thinned out at all. To celebrate(!?!)   I have re-posted the first story I put up here a year ago, the Tell Tale Heart. This version is illustrated by Liz Jepson. Check it out here: Illustrated Tell Tale Heart Enjoy and thanks for reading. KJ

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An entertaining look at what "everybody knows" about dealing with the rise of the undead. From back in September 2009  5 popular zombie survival tactics that will get you killed

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Now here is a fascinating way to look at disaster planning... Zombie Attack! Author: Buffy Rojas June 2009 http://www.continuityinsights.com/articles/zombie-attack A real risk? Maybe not, but there are actual lessons to learn from this fictional threat. And using a zombie attack as an exercise scenario or the kick-off for a brainstorming session might help make business continuity cool (gasp!)

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The Zombie Research Society  reminds us that: May is Zombie Awareness Month. Many films important to the evolution of the modern zombie are set in the month of May, from the original Night of the Living Dead, 1968, to the well received Dawn of The Dead remake of 2004.  Also, because Spring naturally brings with it a sense of renewal and hopefulness, May is the perfect month to emphasize

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By Alastair Robertson Photos by Alastair Robertson “There is no fog, baby.”  Alex turned to see a young woman. She was pretty.  “It’s just ‘cause your eyes are changing.” She said.  “Who are you?” He asked.  “Lisa, baby. It’s me.” She was pretty but she looked sad. “Lisa.” I don’t remember anybody named Lisa, Alex thought, but she seemed nice. He looked out the window again. The fog was

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by Kevin Jepson The snow is actually white. Like the snow I remember as a kid, bright white with a hint of blue. Thick and fluffy, yet crisp, crunching and squeaking beneath my boots. The air is clear, like glass, calm, not a breath of movement. There is a snap to it, an edge, a bite. High above me the sun shines with that bright yellow that only a midwinter sun can display. Amazingly, the sky

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"It's a nice day you should be outside." "Why don't you go over to the playground." Not listening to the news can lead to nasty surprises as shown in this lovely image by Jason Chan. Check out the full sized image at Jason's gallery here.

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Smuggled out of the department of post-human resources by Alastair Robertson. EVIDENCE OF MORE SURVIVORS FOUND. ITEM 1: Expended ammunition. ITEM 2: A Journal, author unknown. == Transcript Start ==  There’s three days left of food for five people.  A week for two.  Enough for one to stay here until help came but I’d get lonely, go crazy.  Though it would be nice to be away from the

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Here is a little Gem I found out there in CyberSpace. And I used to wonder why we are loosing the war :-) Enjoy KJ

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Sent text messages recovered from Blackberry found in deserted home of Phalanx executive #17 Transcript by JEB ---- You okay? Heard phones down over there. Glad your heading to safety. Kiss my nephew n keep him safe. Not leaving yet. Tim not back. No word since last night. Killing me with worry. Besides, whole family had shots. We’ll be okay. TC. So excited. Tim just txtd. Coming home via

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By Kevin Jepson Drop Dinner The mess-hall line is a buzz of excited voices, exclamations of delight, whoops of "Right on!" and "That's what I'm talkin’ about!" The supply drop has had an unexpected windfall for Pony Express Station 4. Steak! From a cow. From a cow that was alive not more than a month ago. Not the shoe leather like jerky from some government stockpile collected in the

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By Kevin Jepson He stands in the back of the hall with his arms crossed. Middle-aged, weather- and care-worn, like the rest of us, I suppose.  He came in with the "instructor" as guard or companion, or just curious as to what the current state of the war on the Undead is. He doesn't seem to be listening though, like he's heard it all before. The instructor is talking, droning on to be precise

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Welcome to "Life in Zack's World". Zack (n.) The military slang for Zombie used during World War Z. Here I will be collecting and telling tales, stories and anecdotes from life in a world where the Undead Rule. A world where Zombies, victims of a plague caused by the Solanum virus,  roam at will, ever ready to attack and consume any animal that crosses their path.  Especially living humans.  A

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I've collected some notes, journals and diaries and am trying to read them to maybe get them into some sort of coherent narrative. It's tough when every piece of paper has bloodstains on it... KJ

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