Must read on home defense

Random Acts of Patriotism is on a roll lately, this time with a great post about strategies for home defense. Sounds like it would even apply to the People's Republic of Massachusetts:

Defense doesn't win. It doesn't win in football, baseball, boxing, or combat. What defense does is keep you in the game. It may buy you time, force the opponent to use his energy, or keep him outside a perimeter.

In a home defense situation, you need enough time to wake up, orient yourself to the evolving situation, and respond. This requires a defense in layers.

Go RTWT.