Day: January 27, 2025

Preparedness Notes for Monday — January 27, 2025

On January 27, 1649: The English High Court of Justice found King Charles I  “…guilty of the crimes of which he had been accused, did judge him tyrant, traitor, murderer, and public enemy to the good people of the nation, to be put to death by the severing of his head from his body.” — January 27th 1880: Patent No. 223,898 was granted to Thomas A. Edison for “an electric lamp for giving light by incandescence.” — In honor of the birthday of John Moses Browning (January 23rd, 1855), we are running a 10-day sale at Elk Creek Company.  This …


AGI Survival Gunsmithing Course, by Thomas Christianson

American Gunsmithing Institute’s (AGI’s) Survival Gunsmithing course consists of more than 10 hours of instruction on three DVDs. The course covers a total of 36 topics that are useful in a survival context such as “Repairing a Crown in the Field”, “Repairing a Broken Stock”, “Caching Firearms and Supplies”, and “Using a Lee Loader”. The instruction is engaging, relevant, well-illustrated, and reflects a wealth of real-life experience. It begins at a basic level, and provides helpful, practical advice. This course costs $397. If you would like a thorough introduction to the gunsmithing skills that might enhance your ability to survive …


Recipe of the Week:

The following recipe for Einkorn pancake and waffle batter is from reader Sherry A.  She writes: “My husband wanted me to send in this recipe for Einkorn pancakes. He is my bread-maker, firewood-chopping, God-fearing loving husband. He is retired and I still work, and I always joke I’m never going to retire else he will work me to death.  These pancakes actually taste like a dessert and my sweet tooth loves them. May you be filled with God’s precious love and peace. – Sherry A., — Welder and Gammy Girl” Ingredients 3 cups flour (Einkorn flour or wheat flour) 2 …



The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“The supply of gold is governed by nature; it is not, like the supply of paper money, subject merely to the schemes of demagogues or the whims of politicians. Nobody ever thinks he has quite enough money. Once the idea is accepted that money is something whose supply is determined simply by the printing press, it becomes impossible for the politicians in power to resist the constant demands for further inflation.” – Henry Hazlitt