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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 Rising Proposition
In lieu of mulling further on the current political situation–which is, by any measure, an absolute mess of a joke–I decided that this week, I’d revisit a topic from ‘way back: bread. Staff of life. You know, the tasty stuff … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Planning, Skills and Practice
Tagged food, garden, homestead, learning, skills
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The Other “L” Word
No, not that one. Or that one, either. The word I have in mind is “Lists.” Lists will first chain you, and hold you down. But then, eventually, the lists will set you free. The homestead is in a curious … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thought, Lists, Planning, Skills and Practice
Tagged backup plans, family, homestead, learning, plans, practice, skills
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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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Getting Home
This week will be briefer than I would like. I had planned on having lots of time to write the post, but then real life happened. At any rate, I was going to redux my GHB. As I believe I … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thought, Gear, Planning, Post-Collapse
Tagged BoB, gear, plans, questions, skills
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Equipment, Part 1
As promised, I intend to take a look or two at some equipment over the coming months. I hope to be rather tongue-in-cheek about it all, while still providing accurate reviews, the better to decide for yourselves whether the stuff … Continue reading
Posted in Gear, News, Planning, Politics, Skills and Practice
Tagged critical thinking, gear, homestead, plans, review, skills, Those People
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The Benefits of Hobbies
I believe I’ve mentioned before that I enjoy multiple hobbies; many, if not most, of them serve as potential “income backup” in the event of something untoward. But, from the prepper mindset, there’s more to them than that. The first … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thought, Gear, Planning, Skills and Practice
Tagged books, critical thinking, learning, plans, skills
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But… Why?
Despite what you may be thinking, this isn’t primarily about politics. (The question certainly applies, though–in lots of different manners.) No, this was posed to me by a coworker, as we talked about the various goings-on and such on my … Continue reading →