Day: May 5, 2024

Preparedness Notes for Sunday — May 5, 2024

On May 5, 1893, The Panic of 1893 caused a large crash on the New York Stock Exchange. May 5th is the birthday of Adrian Carton de Wiart, known as Britain’s “Unstoppable Soldier.” This eccentric Belgian-born soldier served in the Boer War, First World War, and Second World War; was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear; survived two plane crashes; tunneled out of a prisoner-of-war camp; and bit off his own fingers when a doctor refused to amputate them. This is also the birthday of Pat Frank (1908-1964). This was the pen name of newspaper …


Food for Thought, and Food for a Defense, by Tunnel Rabbit

We should be working with our neighbors to secure our local areas using the resources of a small and like-minded community.  Here in remote Montana, where most of my neighbors have large banners hanging on their fences declaring support for Trump, the odds are higher that this community recognizes that they have a mutual liberty interest and will work together at various levels.  This is the kind of community we should live in. Security will be job number one.  Establishing a simple-to-use radio communication system to replace a telephone system as a first step can be the core of a …


JWR’s Meme Of The Week:

The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: When I Was Young, I Had Recurring Nightmares That I’d Find Myself at School Wearing Pajamas But… Now It is an Established Fashion News Links: Pajama Pants Take Over American High Schools. PJs in public all the rage, despite school bans. Reddit: When did kids start wearing pajamas to school? Notes From JWR: Do you have a meme idea? Just e-mail me the concept, and I’ll try to assemble it. And if it is posted then I’ll give you credit. Thanks! Permission to repost memes that I’ve created is granted, provided that credit …