Day: December 21, 2015

Notes for Monday – December 21, 2015

Today, we present another entry for Round 62 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 one, two, or three day course (a $1,195 value), A course certificate from onPoint Tactical for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses, excluding those restricted for military or government teams. …


CRKT BT-70, by Pat Cascio

I don’t remember where I first heard about custom knife maker Bob Terzuola, but I remember where I was and when it was. My family and I had just moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, in June of 1984. During that summer I managed to get my hands on a brochure from Terzuola, and it was pretty plain. There were no pictures at all, just drawings of his fixed blade knives. However, I was impressed by what I saw and ordered one of his knives, which was my very first custom knife. I fell in love with custom knives after that …


Recipe of the Week: Swiss Beef Birds

Ingredients: 2 lbs round steak, 1/2 inch thick 2 medium carrots 1 large dill pickle 2 Tbsp flour 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1/8 tsp garlic salt 2 Tbsp salad oil 1 (8-oz) can tomato sauce 1 small onion, chopped 2 Tbsp minced parsley Directions: With meat mallet, pound steak until 1/4 inch thick. Cut into 5 or 6 serving pieces. Cut each carrot into thin sticks and the pickle into 5 or 6 strips. Place several carrot sticks and one pickle stick on each piece of meat. Beginning at narrow end, roll up, securing with small skewers or …


Two Letters Re: Water Works, by JSP

Hugh, Reference “Water Works, by JSP”. Back in 1960’s Dad buried a 250-gallon steel fuel oil tank. The oil tank was buried in heavy clay soil. In the 1980’s Dad retired and since he no longer needed the fuel tank, he left the tank empty. After an unusual heavy rain fall, the oil tank had floated out of the ground about one foot. Since the author is burying plastic tanks, I feel it is very important to strap the tanks to a concrete base, if he wants to keep them buried. – R.L. o o o HJL, In reference to …


Economics and Investing:

Obama Increases Deficit $1 Trillion a Year – B.B. o o o A recession is imminent: 5 charts signaling an oncoming recession. The market is overheated with debt and the public is anxious about the economy. o o o Items from Professor Preponomics: U.S. News Official Time: Practically Opaque in Every Way (Cato Institute) Little truth or transparency here… “The current scenario is ripe for abuse: there is no limit on the amount of official time, no mandated system for tracking the time, and no imperative for the agencies to publish the information.” Obamas Treat Air Force One Like an …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Link submitted by Avalanche Lily: Vote for my husband for president o o o Gift Suggestion for Christmas 2016 from Krayton Kerns, the Conservative Cow Doctor o o o From the Desk of Mike Williamson, SurvivalBlog’s Editor At Large: Propaganda Games: Sesame Credit – The True Danger of Gamification – Extra Credits o o o Sometimes, it is actually possible to win against the system: 5 Mothers are Victorious Against the New York City Flu Vaccine Mandate – D.S. o o o SurvivalBlog reader T.A. submitted this disturbing link: IS Jihadists Stole TENS of THOUSANDS of Passorts: Where are they …