Day: September 18, 2016


The Golden Moments of Silence, by Sarah Latimer

I have been doing some reflecting recently on the power of silence. While our words have the power to build up or destroy and are so important, so too is our silence; silence is powerful also. Silence can generate equally powerful and varied reactions as words. When a man, who is madly in love with the woman of his dreams proposes marriage on bended knee with expectation that she will be thrilled and readily accept his proposal is instead met with a wide-eyed blank stare and silence, his world teeters on the brink of destruction in that silence. This silence …


Letter: Road Maps

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Hugh, On two recent trips this summer, one two week trip to eastern Pennsylvania and one to Las Vegas, I tried to find the old style folding road maps. In Pennsylvania’s Allentown, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia, and both Pocono’s and New Jersey shore area, at every gas station I stopped at, I asked about folding paper road maps. At some of the more modern stations I was met with a quizzical stare. I finally settled on a Rand McNally book. Fortunately, having grown up in that area, I knew my way around. I did find a paper map of the Las …


Economics and Investing:

California added 63,000 jobs in August, 42% of U.S. total – B.B. o o o Food stamps may soon be available for online shopping – G.S. o o o IRS Numbers Show Little Income Growth for Americans o o o China’s Plan For Gold And A New Monetary System o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

This path never ends well: First mercy killing of minor in Belgium – DSV o o o Muslim Horde Storms Through Mall of American on Eid Al Adha Holiday. It’s like Black Friday but in September. – B.B. o o o Small bomb explodes ahead of New Jersey road race; no injuries – C.L. o o o Dallas Cop, Demetrick Pennie, Sues Black Lives Matter And Associates For Inciting Race War – DMS o o o What The Media Is Not Telling YOU About The Muslim In New York Who Hacked An Officer With A Cleaver. Read His Own Confession …