Definitely worth reading: Truth, Lies and Afghanistan. (Thanks to Pierre M. for the link.)
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Dimitri sent this example of horribly biased reporting from NBC by anti-gunner Jeff Rossen (who was featured in Michael Moore’s propaganda film, Bowling For Columbine): Rossen Reports: Anyone can buy guns, no questions asked. The article is replete with hyperbole and even a laughable reference to buying “..a 50-caliber weapon so powerful it could take down a helicopter.” If Rossen truly wants to protect helicopters from being downed, then he should campaign against aboveground power lines and telephone lines. (Since wire strikes kill several helicopter pilots each year, but there hasn’t ever been a single recorded instance of a helicopter shot down with a .50 BMG rifle in the United States.) Rossen needs to learn that technical feasibility does not equate with volition. My SUV is so powerful that it could go 90 miles per hour and mow down hundreds of school children in a March Of Dimes parade. But will I ever use it to do so? The same gasoline that I use to fuel my SUV could be used to make Molotov cocktails so powerful that they could be used to immolate dozens of caged kittens or fur seals with a single throw. But will I ever use it to do so? No. Get a life, Mr. Rossen.
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C.D.V. suggested an article on an alternative “tepee” method for stacking firewood piles.
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Tom from Camping Survival wrote to mention that they’ve re-stocked with Yoder’s canned cooked bacon. Their price is competitive and their shipping rates are often below cost. The price is going up starting with their next shipment. You can use coupon code “survivalblog” for a 5% discount:Here is a link to a video that shows how the cooked bacon is packed in cans.
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How National Geographic misrepresented the foxhole atheist ‘Doomsday Prepper’, Megan Hurwitt. Here is a quote: “And something that Nat Geo didn’t mention? The producer offered me $1,000 to shoot my cat on camera.”