Day: September 14, 2025

Preparedness Notes for Sunday — September 14, 2025

On September 1814, Francis Scott Key penned the poem “Defence of Fort M’Henry,” later known as “The Star-Spangled Banner,” while witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry from a ship in Baltimore Harbor. — September 14, 1901: Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the youngest man to serve as President. — This is also the birthday of James Wilson, a lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1742 – 1798). — Just two days left! We are running a week-long sale on all of our Swedish Mauser rifles at Elk Creek Company.  Just until Monday, September 15th, 2025, the prices …


Letter: Writing Articles For SurvivalBlog, by Richard T.

Editor’s Introductory Note:   This kind unsolicited letter was written by a blog reader who has written nine SurvivalBlog feature articles since 2019. – JWR — I frequently read in the SurvivalBlog the need, too often an urgent need, for new entries to the writing contest. Why aren’t more articles submitted? Obviously, it is not because readers of the blog do not have any ideas. Is it fear of rejection? lack of confidence? Whatever it is, if it keeps you from ever making an entry it is not just your loss, but the reader’s loss as well. (I have no affiliation …


JWR’s Meme Of The Week:

The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: Doctors Have Discovered a Common Trait Among Mentally Disturbed Women: A Deviant-ated Septum Links:  Reddit: I’ve never met a normal person with a septum piercing. Q4M: Any truth to the “Nose Ring Theory”? Is There a Correlation Between Nose Rings and Being Liberal? In a Swiss medical journal: Clinical and Psychological Aspects of Piercing: A Cross-Sectional Study with Special Attention to Body Dysmorphic Disorder Symptoms, Appearance Anxiety, Body Image Perception and Self-Esteem. Notes From JWR: Do you have a meme idea? Just e-mail me the concept, and I’ll try to assemble it. …


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being examples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all …