Day: October 25, 2015

Notes for Sunday – October 25, 2015

Safecastle is now in the last day of their “big Future Essentials Sale” with up to 38% off of 65 varieties of coffee, smoothies, LRRPs, pilot crackers, and more. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 61 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The nearly $12,000 worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Tactical Self-Contained 2-Series Solar Power Generator system from Always Empowered. This compact starter power system is packaged in a wheeled O.D. green EMP-shielded Pelican hard case (a $1,700 value), A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate that is good for any …


Soothing the Savage [Beast], by Captnswife

It’s easy, when preparing for the worst, to concentrate only on material needs and ignore the less tangible but vital elements of health. Music, and the ability to produce it, will be an extremely important salve on the mental, emotional, and even physical wounds of a diminished lifestyle, should the SHTF. Modern science has shown us that there are tangible physical benefits of listening to music, including the ability to help in healing illness and injury. We must remember it’s only been in the most recent decades that the Western musical experience became the passive listening of professional recording artists. …


Letter Re: What We Lack In Training Can Be An Advantage- Part 2

HJL, There was a comment in the article by R.W., “What We Lack in Training Can Be An Advantage“. It is tough to put pen to paper and generate something of value, and I would like to complement their efforts; for the most part I have no issues. However, sometimes what may seem reasonable and practical can in fact be more dangerous. Regarding the use of gas masks for respiratory protection, it stirred some memories from back in the days when I went to NBC School in the Army, from 30+ years ago. One of the things I remember was …


Economics and Investing:

SurvivalBlog reader CPL sent in the link showing IRS inflation adjustments for 2016 taxes. o o o Items from the Economics Team: China Cuts Rates for 6th Time Since November (Fox Business) Reflections on Venezuela’s Economic Miracle (Mises Institute) Hint: Don’t expect a follow up from Salon Wall Street Investment Banks may be about to Lose one of their Best Customers (Business Insider) Hint: Banks have been cashing in on the price of your prescriptions in a big way for a long time! Why China’s Rate Cut Won’t Slow Its Economic Decline (Zero Hedge) Hint: The cake has already been …


Odds ‘n Sods:

SurvivalBlog reader T.P. sent in a link to some nearly unbelievable footage of a Slovenian police helicopter filming Croatian police officers directing thousands of migrants to Slovenia across the green border and the Sotla River. JWR’s Comment: This Golden Horde actually looks white. (FLIRs typically show heat as white.) o o o Another reason to abandon Facebook: A picture of you from Facebook could be a part of this facial recognition database – as if you didn’t need one already. Sent in by D.S. o o o Bill Whittle again on how Hillary Clinton’s lawlessness gets ignored: Got Law?, sent …