January 28th is the anniversary of the rescue of General James L. Dozier from his Italian Red Brigades kidnappers. A few years later, Colonel Jeff Cooper created a shooting drill in honor of those who freed him– The Dozier Drill. — Today we present another product review from our own Pat Cascio.
“One gorgeous folder” aptly describes the Cold Steel Storm Cloud. It is one tough, but lightweight folding knife. It is one that you might want to add to your collection. When new knives come to my attention, and I think it is something our readers will really like, I request a sample. This folder from Cold Steel Knives, the Storm Cloud, really caught my eye when I first saw it. Only “bad” thing with many Cold Steel products is, supply seems to outstrip supply – and folks have to wait. I put in a request for the Storm Cloud, as …
Introductory Notes: This is a favorite recipe for winter-time. I often pick out a basic recipe and then adapt it to what I want and like. I am not an exact science person when it comes to cooking and definitive measurements of anything. So I will do my best when giving you approximate measurements for the ingredients I use. Please feel free to adapt all of my recipes to your own taste. I have included a concluding note about food intolerances, as optional reading. Ingredients 3 quarts of Beef Bone Broth (Prepared in advance, see below.) 8 medium potatoes, …
Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. We also cover hedges, derivatives, and obscura. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today’s focus is on Antique Barometers. (See the Tangibles Investing section.) Precious Metals: Wow! On Friday morning, spot gold spiked to near $1,300 USD per Troy ounce: Gold Solidly Up, At Session High, As USDX Hits Daily Low. Gold closed at $1302.60 on Friday. All eyes will be …
“Something must be done, and that speedily, to bridge the widening chasm between the Executive and the Congress. Our experience with President Wilson has demonstrated this. As a self-centered autocrat, confident of himself and suspicious of others, hostile to advice or discussion, he became the absolute master of the Congress while his party was in the majority. The Congress, instead of being a co-ordinate branch, was really in session only to accept, adopt and put into laws the imperious will of the president. When, however, the majority changed, there being no confidence between the executive and the legislative branch of …
