Odds ‘n Sods:

Terry D. sent a link to a fascinating interactive map, based on U.S. Census Bureau data. Terry suggested using this to your data set, when judging retreat locales.

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My old friend Fred the Valmet-meister sent a link to a great web page: Farming in the 1920s.

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California’s mail order ammunition ban and fingerprinting for face to face buyers goes into effect on February 1st. One more nail in the coffin for the Citizens of a once-free state.

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Honey laundering: The sour side of nature’s golden sweetener. (Thanks to Cameron for the link.)

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Dr. Gary North recently posted a reminder that it is important to have your personal details removed from the Spokeo database. (It is wise to mark your calendar, to do this twice per year, since their data mining is relentless! Gary also mentioned that anyone with a Facebook account should crank up their privacy settings.