Odds ‘n Sods:

Clever! W.S. sent a link to a video of a gent that built a solar cooker. W.S. describes it: “He put some chrome decal material on a satellite dish on which he had fabbed a little arm at the focal point of the light reflection, to hold a pot. Interesting idea for a last resort redundancy in the event that your first choice for a cooking method is unavailable.”

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Conservatives Now Outnumber Liberals in Deep-Blue States. (Thanks to Marilyn R. for the link.)

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Reader Jared B. sent a link with some more about demographic shifts: New census data shows which areas of America are growing, shrinking

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My friend Bob G. recommended the article Combat Accuracy. (It was written by Roger Phillips, a Suarez International Specialist Instructor.)

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California drought officially ends after snowy winter. (There has been 59 feet of snow recorded at Squaw Valley!)