If you don’t already have a copy, then I highly recommend that you get the book The Prepared Family Guide to Uncommon Diseases. (The author is “Enola Gay” of the excellent Paratus Familia blog.) Some of the diseases described may become a lot more common, in the a major grid-down disaster, because sanitation will likely be pitiful–especially in the cities and suburbs. So get a copy for your bookshelf. Oh, and I’ve got to mention: Ironically, just a few months after publishing the book, the author’s own family contracted an uncommon disease: Whooping Cough. After this happened, Enola Gay quipped: “It is not our intention to personally test each disease mentioned in my book.”
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California bans carrying even unloaded guns in public. Oh, and speaking of The Mickey Mouse State: California Okays student aid for illegal immigrants. And: New California law lets 12-year-olds consent to preventive care for sexually transmitted diseases, without parental notification. If you live there, then flee! Vote with your feet, and move to The American Redoubt. California is now a lost cause, both demographically and politically. (Thanks to G.G. and F.G. for the links.)
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P.R.D. liked this one: The buck stopped here: Town of Ithaca man confronts panicked deer inside his workshop
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Grace H. suggested this gospel-rock music: “Shelter Me“, sung by Tab Benoit, from the album, Power Of The Pontchartrain. (Lyrics by Buddy and Judy Miller.) I prefer traditional hymns, but your mileage may vary. You will recognize it as the theme music to the recently-mentioned “Sons of Guns” television show about a Baton Rogue custom gun maker.
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The New York Times profiles an urban homesteader: Back to the Land, Reluctantly