Day: November 10, 2025

Preparedness Notes for Monday — November 10, 2025

50 years ago today, the Great Lakes freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald, sank with the loss of all on board. The ship is pictured in 1971. — On November 10, 1619, René Descartes had a dream that inspired him to write his “Meditations on First Philosophy”. — November 10, 1911: The Chinese Imperial army recaptured Nanking, during the 1911 Republican Revolution.  The Xinhai Revolution (or Hsinhai) Revolution, ended China’s last imperial Qing dynasty under the Manchus. They had been in power for 268 years. — November 10, 1933: The “Black Blizzard” snowstorm-duststorm began in South Dakota. “The size of the ominous black …


Demko Shark-Cub Knife, by Thomas Christianson

The Demko Shark-Cub AUS10A Slicer Shark is a great knife for everyday carry (EDC). Its 2.5 inch drop-point, saber-ground blade is 0.13 inches thick at the spine and has a stonewashed finish. Deep jimping along a longer-than-average segment near the base of the spine of the blade provides extra control during delicate cuts. A thumb notch makes ambidextrous one-handed deployment simple, while presenting a thinner profile than thumb studs. The glass reinforced nylon (GRN) handle has a canvas-micarta-like finish with contours that fit the index and middle fingers. The scales are reinforced by a steel liner that extends half of …


Recipe of the Week:

The following recipe for Parmesan Chicken is from SurvivalBlog reader “Sis”. She notes: “This recipe uses boneless chicken thighs, but you may instead use bone-in thighs, chicken breasts, or drumsticks if you desire.” Ingredients 1 family pack of boneless chicken thighs (8) 3 sticks ( 1 1/2 cups) of butter 1 sleeve of Ritz crackers ( regular long sleeve) 1 jar (10-to-12 oz) Parmesan cheese. Directions Butter a 8″ x 9″ , roll chicken in butter, then in Parm/cracker mixture, place in baking pan. Top with the remaining butter. Then sprinkle with 5-6 garlic cloves, finely chopped. Drizzle with a …


SurvivalBlog Graphic of the Week

Today’s graphic: Countries Where Over 90% Of The Population Can Speak English. (Graphic courtesy of Reddit.) JWR’s Comment: Note the lack of shading for Canada. The thumbnail below is click-expandable.       — Please send your graphics or graphics links to JWR. (Either via e-mail or via our Contact form.) Any graphics that you send must either be your own creation or uncopyrighted.