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Preparing for Not Collapsing
This post was inspired by a number of newspaper articles I’ve read recently, all of which addressed a financial issue from different angles. According to Salon, Millenials aren’t saving for retirement, mostly because they don’t believe capitalism will still be … Continue reading
Posted in Collapse, Critical Thought, Frugality, Planning, Quick
Tagged commentary, debates, learning, plans
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A Little Taste of Summer
The weather right now is being uncooperative. After a couple of warm days last week, we had an inch and a half of snow on Saturday, followed by low 60’s on Sunday. As I write this on Wednesday evening, we’re … Continue reading
Yeah, About That
Did I really say “no current events”? The problem with that is that they’re so… current. Sometimes, they’re even relevant. The recent U.S. Government shutdown was–well, not surprising. Not eye-opening. Not even an epiphany. More, I guess, of an additional … Continue reading
A New Year, A New Plan
Happy 2018, and welcome back! I hope your holidays were pleasant. Mine certainly went well, despite an inordinate amount of work around the house. They were quiet, this year, and a bit of a time for some introspection. I had … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thought, Frugality, homestead, Make it Stop, News, Planning
Tagged Announcements, commentary, garden, plans, questions, rant
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Makin’ Bacon
We’re back! I hope everyone had a delightful Thanksgiving. I was pleased to be able to enjoy “friends near, and family far…” As I mentioned last time around, this time I want to touch a little on food preservation. I … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Frugality, homestead, Skills and Practice
Tagged food, learning, practice, preservation
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Homestead Status Update, Spring 2017
This time around, I’m taking a break from the Family Survival Planning list, and taking a look around at the Status Quo around the homestead. It’s springtime, after all, which means things are about to get busy. The weather has … Continue reading
Getting Home, Part the Last
This week, we take a peek into my GHB and my car kits. I’ve covered the GHB before, but there have been a couple of fairly minor tweaks since then; I don’t think I’ve gone over the car kit much … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thought, Frugality, Gear, Lists, Planning
Tagged BoB, gear, learning, plans
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Not Going to Talk About It.
I had thought about talking politics this week. Then Sunday happened in Orlando. I’m not going to talk much about that–far too much ink, far too many electrons have already been spent on it. I’ll say that I could have … Continue reading
Posted in Frugality, Gear, Make it Stop, Planning, Politics, Quick, Skills and Practice
Tagged BoB, gear, rant, review, right and left, skills
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Keeping Cool
No, I’m not talking about the weather–even though this chunk of the Eastern Seaboard has been running about twenty degrees below average, not to mention the rain. Nor am I talking about politics, however easy it is to get all … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Frugality, Planning, Quick, Skills and Practice
Tagged food, garden, homestead, learning, preservation, skills
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Ancestral Hard Times
I was trolling about the internet the other day, as I’m wont to do, and stumbled across and interesting site: Next Preppers. Their stock-in-trade seems to be list posts, of the “X items that will help you survive the apocalypse” … Continue reading →