Will there be any Americans attending the royal wedding?

If so, who?

I am rather disappointed that the Obamas were not included. They were decluded. 

I wonder why.

So far, the U.S. guest list is rather secretive. In the mean time, how about a little bit

 of U.S. trivia...

The "Safest" States in 

the United States

• by Mike Krumboltz

The devastating earthquake and tsunami near Japan have led to renewed 

interest in the safest places to live. Over the past week, Web searches on 

"safest countries" and "countries with fewest natural disasters" have more 

than tripled.

According to a recent article from Slate, the countries of Estonia, Qatar, 

Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Andorra may be the least likely 

to suffer a natural disaster. The data comes from the Centre for Research 

on the Epidemiology of Disasters.

The records aren't totally complete, but again according to Slate, the centre

 has "no record of fatal floods, droughts, earthquakes, or severe storms in any 

of these countries from 1900 to 2009."

Of course not everybody can just up and move to Qatar. For people who want

 to stay in the United States, there are similar studies on the safest places to live.

 A company called Sustain Lane found that in 2008, all things considered, Mesa, 

Arizona, is the safest big city to live. Miami, Florida, with its hurricanes, was found

 to be the least safe.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency keeps track of the number of declared 

emergencies in each state. This doesn't exactly equate with least dangerous places

 to live, but it is interesting to note that since 1953, Rhode Island, Utah, and Wyoming 

have declared the fewest number of disasters with eight each.

And what of the most "dangerous" places to live? In terms of disasters, Texas has 

declared the most with 84, followed by California with 77, and Oklahoma with 66. 

FEMA's list shouldn't be taken as gospel. As Slate explains, "the data are skewed 

by the fact that disasters are more likely to be declared in populated areas." Still 

the agency's numbers are well worth a look.

So, here now for your consideration, the ten states that have declared the fewest 

natural disasters since 1953. Just remember -- as they say in the stock market, 

past performance doesn't guarantee future results. 

1. Rhode Island
2. Utah
3. Wyoming
4. District of Columbia
5. Delaware
6. Connecticut
7. South Carolina
8. Colorado
9. Nevada
10. Montana

It's 5.11am and I need to get to bed, but if you've made it this far, I want to give my readers a shout-out...

Thanks for reading and visiting with me, even when I am sleep deprived!  To my friends across the pond in the UK, Thank you London, Doncaster, Manchester and Bristol!

Hello Taipei! Thank you Deva, Romania! Hello Morocco! My friends in Guelph, Ontario  - Hello!

Hello and Cheers to Vilnius Lithouania, home of Blessed Saint Faustina.

And for my besties in the USA...Hello Pembroke-Mass, Tyler-Texas, Fort Worth-Texas, Frisco-Colorado, Hutchinson-Kansas, Williamstown-New Jersey and Washington-DC!

Cheers! & see you next time! 


Come back soon...we have so much more to discuss!

Love Mellie