Day: May 3, 2011

Note from JWR:

Today we present another entry for Round 34 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A.) A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795, and B.) Two cases of Alpine Aire freeze dried assorted entrees in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources. (A $400 value.) C.) A 9-Tray Excalibur Food Dehydrator from Safecastle.com (a $275 value), D.) A $250 gift certificate from Sunflower Ammo , and …


Surviving Foreclosure, by Cindy D.

I know there are a lot of intense feelings out there about people who have had a foreclosure.  I wanted to write about my experience to help others that may be facing the same situation. Even though I may write this very simply and factually, it was a very emotional and devastating time in my life. I learned a great deal but don’t want to ever go through it again. I want to preface my story with a little background. My husband and I have been married for 28 years and have always been fortunate enough to pay our bills …


Letter Re: Corn Burning Stoves

Sir, Just wanted to thank you for your blog and all the good information available through it.  Several times in the section on selecting the midwest for a retreat, you mention the lack of available fuel sources.  Corn burning stoves are fairly common in this part of the country.  They tend to be in the hands of those who don’t pay retail for corn at this time, and certainly given modern means of agriculture the Midwest (Kansas, Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska) can produce enough corn for its people and corn stoves.  Who knows if this would hold true in a …


Letter Re: Why Store Wheat?

Sir: In response to the “Why Store Wheat?” letter, most people don’t realize that you can easily make your own sourdough culture, from scratch. The air is full of yeasts (most not as quick-acting as the brewer’s yeast used in most bread), and it’s easily captured. Make a ball of wet flour, and leave it on the counter. Better, leave it in a clean bowl with a mesh cloth or something on top to keep insects out, sitting in a warm place. The next day, add more flour and water and make a bigger ball. Do that for a few …


Economics and Investing:

Housing Crash 2.0 Is Accelerating Jim Willie: Currency Dead End Paradoxes Banksters Covered 26 Million Silver Oz Short Position. (Thanks to Chris D. for the link.) Tyrone W. wrote to mention a Glenn Beck interview with G. Edward Griffin about the history of the Federal Reserve. Items from The Economatrix: Economy Slowed By High Gas Prices, Bad Weather More People Applied For Unemployment Benefits Currency Dead-end Paradoxes, The Besieged US Dollar


Odds ‘n Sods:

C.D.V. sent this: Scientific Basis for New Madrid Seismic Hazard is Sound    o o o Reader K.A.F. sent a link to a TMM Gulching Forum thread that might be of interest for anyone considering a move to the American Redoubt states: Technology Companies (Jobs) in Bozeman, Montana.    o o o Chester B. was the first of three blog readers to send this link: Can You Spot the Sniper?    o o o Ding-Dong, Osama is Dead. But be prepared for the effects of some retaliatory terrorist attacks on American soil, by sleeper cells.


Jim’s Quote of the Day:

"Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its waters. This struggle may be a moral one; or it may be a physical one; or it may be both moral and physical; but it must be a struggle! Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which …