Year: 2016

Odds ‘n Sods:

Need more evidence that public schools are nothing more than Marxist propaganda tools? Portland Public Schools ban textbooks that cast doubt on climate change. Get you kids out while you can! – C.T. o o o Four Refugees With Infectious Tuberculosis Sent to Indiana in 2015. – Our Govt. does not protect us! TB is nothing to fool with, especially the resistant kind. Costs America dollars and is a health risk. – H.L. o o o The most dangerous, and underreported, part of Obama’s transgender edict – RBS o o o Several readers sent in this link: Scenes From The …



Notes for Monday – May 23, 2016

May 23 is the birthday of George Lars Kellgren (born 1943 in Borås, Sweden), the founder and chief engineer of Kel-Tec. According to LeftistAgendaPedia, he designed many firearms for Husqvarna and Swedish Interdynamics AB in Sweden. He moved to the U.S. in 1979 and his original U.S. designs were for Intratec and Grendel brand firearms. He founded Kel-Tec in 1991. This is also the day on which, in 1934, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were killed by police near Gibbsland, Louisiana. o o o Don’t forget! We are coming up on the end of Round 64 of the SurvivalBlog Writing …


Pat Cascio’s Product Review: CRKT Ken Onion “Outrage”

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I’ve personally been designing knives for about 30 years. I commissioned various custom knife makers to produce my designs, most of which were for my own personal use. However, several of my designs are being produced by Mil-Tac Knives & Tools and Columbia River Knife & Tool for retail sale. I’m honored that these companies thought enough of my designs to produce and sell them to the public at large. I make no claims to being any sort of world famous knife designer. I just know what I like and what works. I wish I had the talent to actually …


Pat Cascio’s Product Review: Black Hills Ammunition .380 ACP Xtreme Defense

I have been running Black Hills Ammunition through my firearms since 1992, when I first started writing gun articles. I have yet to have a single round fail me in any way. I think it is safe to say that I’ve easily fired hundreds of thousands of rounds of Black Hills ammo through various firearms for articles. And, to be sure, Black Hills is always on the cutting edge of new products. However, with that said, they do not just jump on the band wagon because everyone else is doing so. Jeff & Kristi Hoffman are the owners of Black …


Recipe of the Week: Corn Pudding

Ingredients: 3 slightly beaten eggs 2 cups cooked or canned whole kernel corn, drained 2 cups milk, scalded 1 Tbsp instant minced onion 1 Tbsp melted butter 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp salt Directions: Combine ingredients and pour into a greased 1½ qt baking dish (or any baking dish that fits into a 4½ quart or larger slow cooking pot). Cover with foil or a lid (but do not use plastic). Set a metal rack or trivet on the bottom of the slow cooking pot. Pour 4 cups of hot water in the pot. Set the baking dish on the …


Letter Re: How To Trim Your Horse’s Feet

Hugh, There’s a lot of good information in the article on trimming horses’ feet. The old saw is “no hoof, no horse.” So you have to be able to provide good hoof care. I don’t have the education or breadth of experience that RB does, but I’ve been trimming my band of horses for more than 20 years. I’ve found some things over the years that make things easier that folks may want to consider. I prefer to trim sitting down. I’ve never developed the skill that lets me trim comfortably standing the way a farrier does. I bought a …


Economics and Investing:

Something Stunning Is Taking Place Off The Coast Of Singapore – “I’ve been coming to Singapore once a year for the last 15 years, and flying in I have never seen the waters so full of idle tankers,” – B.B. o o o JWR’s interview on the Kennedy Financial Podcast: Ep. 53-JAMES WESLEY, RAWLES, Capitalism, Gold, Silver & MORE! o o o 407,000 Workers Stunned As Pension Fund Proposes 60% Cuts, Treasury Says “Not Enough” – B.B. o o o Preparing For Much Higher Gold And Silver Prices o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Furniture firepower: Gun sales drive specialty ‘concealment’ craze Excerpt: “’Gun concealment furniture’ sales, once the province of solitary craftsmen making custom goods have gone mainstream, allowing firearms owners to maintain easy in-home access to hidden handguns and rifles.” – G.G. o o o SurvivalBlog reader R.V. wrote in to suggest Greg Cote, LLC as a source for firearms magazines. o o o Why – Krayton Kerns, DVM (The Conservative Cow Doctor) explains why King Obama recently decreed all American schools will accommodate any and all of the government endorsed 15 sexes into the same restroom or locker room. o o …



Notes for Sunday – May 22, 2016

May 21st is the birthday of weapons designer John Douglas Pedersen (born 1881, died 1951). o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 64 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 …


How To Trim Your Horse’s Feet- Part 2, by R.B.

Using the Hoof Knife The next step is cutting away dead sole at the toe to find the white line. Dead sole is hard, flaky, and depending on the moisture of the foot may come out with little effort. If you live in a dry area, I recommend watering down an area about 10 feet in diameter around your horse’s water trough for about a week before you do your trimming. This way, every time they drink they will stand in water and mud, which will soak into the sole and make the trim a lot less work. After cutting …


Tea for Two Hundred, This Year and Next- Part 1, by Sarah Latimer

I grew up watching old movies. Doris Day was one of my favorite actresses. I loved her girlish bounce, playfulness, and the wink of her eye. So, I’m frequently reminiscent of her movie “Tea for Two” when I ask various members of the household if they’d like to join me in sharing some tea by asking, “Tea for two?”. I don’t really remember much about the movie since it has been such a long time since I watched it, but it became a common saying in my household, and it still is. However, we don’t just consume tea in individual …


Letter Re: Amazon Discussion

Hugh, Another great Amazon tool isn’t really Amazon at all. To determine whether today’s price is the best price, copy the item’s URL and go to camelcamelcamel.com. There, you’ll be able to see a historical chart of the item’s price and set up a notification when the item reaches the price you’re comfortable with (not only on Amazon but with third party sellers as well, if you’re so inclined). Camelcamelcamel.com is a great tool, if you don’t need to buy it today, for those items that may be more costly and in your budget at a lower price. – Dayzymom


Economics and Investing:

Balance Due: Credit-Card Debt Nears $1 Trillion as Banks Push Plastic – G.G. o o o Swift Banking Network Struggles With Wave of Cyberattacks – It would be prudent to have cash, even when traveling around. Local banks might take an outage if the Swift network goes down. – P.S. o o o Crony Capitalism And The Feudal America Of Trump And Clinton – J.B. o o o Two-Thirds Of Americans Would Struggle To Cover $1,000 Emergency – G.G. o o o The Biggest Winner Of The Oil Bust: Interview With Aeromexico – Airlines have thrived throughout the oil bust …