Odds ‘n Sods:

T. sent this charming news: Bill to allow DHS to seize authority over U.S. coastlines (and anywhere within 100 miles of the Canadian and Mexican borders!)

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Martin sent this news story from England: Poacher in the woods: A new breed of poacher is plundering our forests – with wood-burning stoves in mind.

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My #1 Son mentioned that five new retreat property listings were just added to his SurvivalRealty.com web site, including his first one in Africa. SurvivalRealty.com is a successful spin-off of SurvivalBlog that specializes in unusual retreat properties. Most of them rural and remote, and some of them are off-grid. If you have a unique property that would be difficult to sell elsewhere, then consider advertising at SurvivalRealty.com. Custom-designed ads there are just $30 per month, and there are no sales commissions!

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K.A.F. sent us the latest from The Mickey Mouse State: San Francisco Considers Legal Protection for Criminals. Yet another reason to vote with your feet.

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Some poignant commentary: America’s Human Space Flight Program 1961 to 2011: An Epitaph