Day: August 4, 2015

Notes for Tuesday – August 04, 2015

On August 4th, 1944, 15-year-old Jewish diarist Anne Frank and her family were captured by the Nazi Gestapo. The Franks had taken shelter is a small space in a sealed off area of an Amsterdam warehouse, along with another Jewish family and a single Jewish man. They were aided by Christian friends who brought them food and supplies. Her diary survived the war, overlooked by the Gestapo, but Anne and nearly all of the others perished in the Nazi death camps. o o o Camping Survival is still attempting to move as few heavy items in their relocation as they …


Getting Home – Part 1, by BF

I recently had to travel for work to a large, Midwestern city with a population of about two million. I needed to spend two weeks there working with a team to help recover an IT development project that had gone “south”. I could have traveled back home for the middle weekend; however, I didn’t want to spend all the extra time traveling, waiting for connections in airports, and so forth, so I stayed in the city. The Challenge For fun, I decided to spend that weekend seeing what I could put together for a get home bag, with a target …


Letter: Zippo Lighters

HJL, It has been mentioned that Zippo lighters tend to dry out. While this is true, the effect can be minimized by cutting a piece of bicycle inner tube to slip over the case, sealing the joint where the lid and the body come together. The lighter fluid is simply naphtha, and you can purchase that in quarts at WalMart much less expensively. – S.F.


News From The American Redoubt:

Glacier park fire 67 percent contained o o o A new ammunition company has been launched in Montana, called Blackfoot Ammunition. Their initial offerings are all rifle calibers: .223 Remington., .243 Winchester, .270 Winchester, 7mm Magnum, and .30-06. It’s top quality stuff and all made in Bonner, Montana. o o o 5-year-old Critically Injured when Salt Block Falls off Truck o o o Grain mills crafted in the USA right here in the American Redoubt.


Economics and Investing:

Dutch king declares the end of the welfare state – P.S. o o o Firm OPEC And U.S Production Keep Hopes For Higher Oil Prices Down o o o The economy chugs along with consumers going into deep credit card debt: Credit card debt surges in top 25 US metro areas according to Equifax data. o o o The Insanity that is San Francisco Real Estate: Median home price is 34% higher than previous peak bubble price and stands at $1,360,000. It is ironic that a place that was made unique by lower income artists and free spirits in the …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Many rely upon the Tor browser for anonymous browsing, but MIT researchers were able to identify 88% of anonymous websites – without breaking Tor’s encryption. Something to be aware of if you relying upon anonymous browsing. – S.C. o o o Former S.F. inmates file claim that deputies forced them to fight – T.P. o o o Report cites ‘Latinization of U.S.,’ warns of ‘backlash’ against whites – P.M o o o Feds charge three men accused of prepping for martial law When I first read just the headline, I was not sure what to expect. Were peppers being persecuted? …