Merry mentioned an interesting video on self defense techniques when riding a horse [1]. JWR Adds: BTW, I can personally attest that it takes quite a while to gradually get a horse accustomed to the sound of gunfire (starting with just the sight and smell of guns, then the sound of .22 Shorts, …), but it is time well spent! The training results (as shown in the various CMSA videos) can be impressive [2].
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Desert T. pointed us to an article that ran in The Wall Street Journal: A Growing Obsession: Rare Seeds [3]. (When The Wall Street Journal starts to report about heirloom seeds, then it is time to batten down the hatches!)
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Americans Most Satisfied in Cold Northern States, Least Satisfied in Nevada [4]. JWR’s Observation: As someone that has lived in Nevada, I can attest that a large portion of the population there was born in other states–mostly California. Could it be that these folks were dissatisfied where they were living, and moved to Nevada because it was “someplace different”? Methinks that they brought their dissatisfaction with them. (A hat tip to Richard S. for the link.)
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Reader Brian F. sent this: String of Snow Days Deprives Many Students of Food [5]. Brian’s comment: “It’s a shame how many ‘sheeple’ in the large cities have so little food on hand that they can’t even feed their children if there’s no school that day.”
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Another GPS-dependent flat lander with no common sense nearly gets himself killed with a “shortcut”: Snow traps Indiana driver for days in Rio Grande National Forest [6].