Day: September 4, 2022

Preparedness Notes for Sunday — September 4, 2022

September 4, 1862 is the fateful day that General Lee invaded the North with 50,000 troops.   SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 102 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC  are providing a store-wide 10% off coupon. Depending on the model chosen, this could be worth more than $2000. A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any of their one, two, or three-day course (a $1,095 value), Two cases of Mountain House freeze-dried assorted entrees …


Surviving 21st Century WarGames, by T.S.

I’m willing to bet that the average reader here has seen the 1983 fictional movie that was titled WarGames. In the film, Matthew Broderick’s character inadvertently brings the world to the brink of nuclear war. This all starts with Broderick’s character “war dialing” random phone numbers, looking for dial-up internet modems to connect to. He unwittingly connects to a modem servicing a supercomputer that runs nuclear wargames, while thinking that he’s connected to a computer game company. The situation escalates quickly, but is fortunately resolved without causing World War Three. The movie depicts a mostly harmless teenager just messing around …


JWR’s Meme Of The Week: 

The latest meme created by JWR: To share this, you can find it here: https://www.kapwing.com/videos/6313916893b152004ae25117 Meme Text: Leni Riefenstahl’s Propaganda Films Would Have Been So Much More Effective… If She Was Able To Make Them In Color Links: Leni Riefenstahl on InfoGalactic Wiki Joe Biden speech compared to V for Vendetta scene as ‘satanic Biden’ trends on Twitter.


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have …