Day: April 24, 2014

Notes from HJL:

April 24th, today, is the birthday of Carolyn Cole(born 1961), a well-known staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times. For a few years in the late 1960s, the Cole family lived next door to JWR’s parents’ house in Livermore, California. That little girl with whom I played hide-and-seek would grow up to earn a Pulitzer Prize, two World Press Photo awards, and be named Photojournalist Of The Year. Congrats and Happy Birthday, Carolyn! o o o SurvivalBlog Mobile Readers: Do not despair; you are not forgotten! I am working the issue as a top priority. o o o Today we …


The “Smart” Prepper: Purchasing With A Purpose, by L.D.M.

I was turned onto the idea of prepping about two years ago, and thankfully, shortly thereafter, found SurvivalBlog.com. This website has been one of many important and cherished resources to a “rookie prepper,” and I count it a true blessing to have so much shared knowledge at our fingertips. One of the many important resources that I have found in SurvivalBlog.com are the advertisers on the site. In a digital world full of endless choices when it comes to preparedness supplies, it can be very daunting to not only decide WHAT you need and in what quantity you need it …


Letter: Cataracts

Hugh, I was diagnosed with a cataract about ten years ago. Because it was new, I was having depth perception issues and even had a rear end car crash. An alternative newsletter by a doctor at the time recommended the following drops. I still have one cataract, but the other one never developed. My eye doctor nurse tells me I have what people pay to have. I see distance with one eye and up close with the other, which has the cataract. I use reading glasses for certain focal lengths, such as a computer screen. My vision has not changed …


Letter: Michael Ruppert

Hello Jim and Hugh, I have only just become aware of this awful event that occurred last week. Mike was well known in Peak Oil circles and is likely familiar to many of the readers of Survival Blog. While I certainly don’t agree with the decision he made to take his own life, it was fairly obvious to me that he was deeply troubled by the state of our civilization and the path we seem to be marching towards. I thought the readership may want to be aware of this event, if they weren’t already. I know Jim was on …



Odds ‘n Sods:

SurvivalBlog reader F.G. wrote in to make sure readers are aware that wood pallets can be used for firewood, but to be very careful in burning any pallet with chemical residue on them. For many years his family owned a business that rebuilt pallets for a large company that used lots of chemicals. They would burn the un-repairable pallets, until one of the dock workers told them that some of the chemicals that were spilled on the pallets were toxic when burned. o o o Video: SAFE Act update 4/21/14- State Police & DHS classify prepping as “suspicious activity” – …