On October 10th, 1984, Red Dawn, the first PG-13 rated movie, starring Patrick Swayze was released. The movie (the 1984 original, not the 2012 remake) is a favorite of both JWR and HJL, and the characters that the movie is about embody the independent, indomitable spirit that created this country.
Tools are essential for prepping and life in general. One must have them, unless you are a wastrel who hires others to do all of your work. I doubt if that applies to any of our readers. Working with and moving dirt are two of the most important jobs for which we use tools. We might need to rearrange soil for gardening or construction. One could imagine creating protective barriers should things take a bad turn. Removing dirt from places it doesn’t belong could happen after a storm. The shovel is the basic tool for these chores, and we need …
There was a time, many years back, when some of the first double action only (DAO) semi-auto pistols started appearing on the market. I still remember the first S&W DAO pistols, and I tested quite a few of them, and just didn’t care for the ovey long trigger pull. I could have that on a revolver! To be sure, many of the first DAO pistols that arrived were really lacking in the trigger pull department; besides being long, some overly long, many had a hitch in their “git-along”. They were gritty, with humps and lumps along the entire trigger pull. …
It’s August, and it’s too hot to cook, isn’t it?! Here is a lovely cooling main dish salad, adapted with thanks from my old 1988 Betty Crocker Cookbook. I’ve been making this salad for so many years that the old cookbook automatically opens to this recipe’s page. Note: Our preferred source of chicken for this recipe is to throw a few extra pieces on the grill when grilling, then throwing them in a ziploc in the freezer ready to be used for it. A can (14 oz.) of chicken is an easy alternative, when time is short. Use whatever works …
Scot, Great article on the 7.62. I have found a great alternative to the over 1k price tag. I just use a SOTA Arms 7.62 upper on my AR lower, and it’s been working out great. The price was $450, and I use ASC 20 round mags. These fit in the old ALICE mag pouches real well. I have a “battle rattle” set up just for this rifle. I included the links for you to check out. Again, great article. – G.S. ASC 44MAG.com Sota Arms
Gerald Celente: A Stock Market Crash Will Happen By The End Of 2015 HJL adds: While I hear increasing warnings about this impending event, don’t discount the ability of TPTB to kick the can down the road just a little bit more, perhaps until after the election cycle of 2016. o o o “Bear Markets Are Driven By Fear, And Fear Has Taken Over Many European Markets. Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late To Get Out.” o o o The Price Of ‘C’ In China o o o Don’t Put All Your (Nest) Eggs in One Basket
Municipal Office Set on Fire, Trucks Looted in Western Venezuela – B.B. o o o Do You Have Change for a Bowie? The Advent of Artisanal Cash – JBG o o o How Facebook Tracks Messages and Photos For Crime, Reports to Police – D.S. o o o I described this scenario in one of my books, though it’s not a hard prediction to make. The danger of over-gadgeting your rifle – Mike Williamson, SurvivalBlog’s Editor at Large o o o America Divided – Blacks won’t rebuke Farrakhan terror threats – MVR
“It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from regard to their own interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities but of their advantages. Nobody but a beggar chooses to depend chiefly upon the benevolence of his fellow citizens.” – Adam Smith