Sales have been brisk for the First Revised Edition of Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse which was released in hardback on November 26th. This is the first time that the book has ever been printed with a cloth binding. I’ve updated the book slightly to remove some temporal incongruities that had built up in the course of previous editions. I’ve also added a new introduction. As with the later paperback editions, it includes a glossary and index.
Living out in the boonies, we often have the power go out, especially in the winter months, when trees fall over power lines. More often than not, when the power goes out, it is usually at night, and on a weekend, and it takes repair crews hours, and at times, even days, to get the power restored. When the lights go out in the country, its dark – real dark! I have flashlights in every room of our home, and I can usually just reach for a light when the power goes off, so I’m good to go, in order …
No Easy Day: The Autobiography of a Navy SEAL by Mark Owen ©2012 by Mark Owen, Published by Penguin Group, New York, New York ISBN: 9789-0-525-95372-2 Available at your favorite bookseller Note: “Mark Owen” is a pen name used to protect the real identity of the author. [He was recently “outed” in a widely publicized incident by Fox News.] This well-publicized book is the story of one man’s wish to be a US Navy SEAL since childhood, how he realized his dream, and the reasons he left the service to return to civilian life in Alaska. Wrapped up in this …
James, 35 years ago I knew a very old Sourdough mountain man who lived very high up in the Colorado Rockies. He once told me you could leaven bread with the yeast that grows on aspen tree bark. Rubbing your hands on the bark of the aspen tree will remove a bunch of white powder that he claimed was very close to bread yeast. I never heard of this before and have never tried it. If any of your readers know about this or would be willing to try it, this would be a very good survival skill to know. …
Pumpkin Soup, by Mama in Texas Pumpkin Soup Serves 6 (Adapted from a recipe in the classic “More With Less” cookbook) Melt in a large heavy kettle: 2 T. Butter Add: ¼ cup chopped green pepper 1 small onion, finely chopped Saute until veggies are soft, but not brown. Blend in: 2 T. flour 1 t. salt Add: 2 cups chicken broth 2 cups pumpkin puree (1 15-oz. can) 2 cups milk 1/8 t. thyme ¼ t. nutmeg 1 t. chopped parsley Cook, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened. …
The folks at Agora Financial are currently hawking a report (that only comes “free” with a paid subscription to their newsletter) via an online slide show presentation that remarkably parallels all of the major points in my truly free 2009 article on Nickels. It is downright agonizing listening to this presentation wherein the narrator talks around the real topic (which is nickels) for nearly half an hour. By the way, the “hedge fund manager Kyle B.” that is mentioned is of course Kyle Bass, who acquired $1 million worth of nickels in 2010. I have a lot of respect for …
Here is an article that quotes your editor: Secession Theology Runs Deep in American Religious, Political History o o o Fast and Furious fallout: Jeff Knox provides an update on the Reese family’s travail. o o o Reader F.J. liked this Life Hacker piece: Use 2-Liter Soda Bottles Instead of Sandbags for Winter Driving. JWR Adds a Proviso: Make sure that you stow those bottles low and behind a seat. Otherwise they will become head-smashing projectiles if you ever get in a wreck. o o o Gregory R. suggested this Weather Channel video of the post-Hurricane Sandy …
"Keep your friends close, and your foes at 9 power distance." – Robert M. Fogarty