Odds ‘n Sods:

In their latest podcast, the folks at the Pantry Paratus blog interviewed Pete Kennedy, the president of Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund.  They represent small farmers who are being targeted through government policies and regulations.  An interesting podcast!

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Hikers rescued trying to reach famed ‘Into the Wild’ bus. JWR’s Comment: Someday, a spectacularly unprepared hiker visiting this Shrine to Lack of Preparedness is going to die of exposure. OBTW, a similar locale exists in Utah, where people want to visit the spot where Aron Ralston was forced to amputate his own hand.

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Reader B.B. sent this food for thought: Unless You Win

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True Defiance: I Challenge You To Survive The Coming Collapse

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RBS sent: Get Ready for Invading Asian Tiger Mosquitoes

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Joe H. liked this one: A female perspective on carrying and encounters in public and online.

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An interesting homemade air gun.