Off the grid

'He had one question: Have you been in contact with the outside world?' Also 7 other things worth your time.

Almost two months ago—just before the apocalypse—I hung out with a good friend from college. We only see each other once or twice a year now, and he was telling me about a trip he took last summer.

This friend is now a Boy Scout leader (man, we’ve changed since college!), and he led a group of young kids on a canoeing and portaging trip up in Minnesota. …