Category: Odds ‘n Sods

On Thursday, March 1, Matt Bracken’s first novel Enemies Foreign and Domestic will be put into Amazon Kindle’s free library, for a period of only four or five days. Mark your calendar, and tell your friends. BTW, I highly recommend Matt’s novels. His latest novel, Castigo Cay, is another page-turner.    o o o Diana was the first of several readers to send this news from The American Redoubt: Wyoming House advances doomsday bill. “State representatives on Friday advanced legislation to launch a study into what Wyoming should do in the event of a complete economic or political collapse in the …

F.B. sent this charming bit: Official: Anonymous May Be Able to Disable Power Grids by Next Year    o o o Reader R.J.R. recommended this free Kindle e-book: 101 Offline Activities You Can Do With Your Child.    o o o Ready for grid down? “Z2” sent us this BBC article: MPs warn over nuclear space bombs and solar flares    o o o To follow up on a previous article link: Felony gun charge dropped against Farmington man: County attorney calls Fleming an ‘upstanding member of the community’.    o o o G.G. suggested this: Gun culture spreads in …

An astounding piece from Nanny State Canada: Man arrested for daughter’s picture of him with gun. My advice for my readers in Ontario: Relocate, while you still can! You will find the western provinces are more gun friendly. Vote with your feet! (Thanks to B.B. for sending the link.)    o o o John R. sent this headline from Nanny State Britannia: Widow faces jail for possession of late husband’s illegal pistol after it was stolen during burglary. JWR’s Comment: Don’t miss this quote at the end: “To find a gun is quite bad enough, but to find ammunition is …

P.G. sent this: How to Use the Internet in Stealth Mode    o o o Rick B. sent another link to good piece at The How Do Gardener: Crop Rotation in the Home Garden    o o o Jeff G. suggested this: Introduction to the Constitution (a free lecture series featuring Dr. Larry Arnn, president of Hillsdale College)    o o o Some more observations from Ol’ Remus: Guns.    o o o J.M.C. sent us this: More Indiana Women Carrying Guns

Several readers sent this news item: Missouri 4.0 Quake Felt in 13 States. Take note that it was: “…about 150 miles (240 km) south of St. Louis, near the New Madrid fault line.”    o o o The new semi-auto RPD belt-feds from DS Arms are getting some attention. I just talked with D.S. himself and he mentioned that they are making a carbine variant (three pounds lighter), and even one chambered in 6.8 SPC. If you are one of those folks that bought a spare 6.8 SPC upper for your AR-15 and that have stacked up 6.8 SPC ammunition …

JRH Enterprises is celebrating their 20th year in business with a big sale on Third Generation Pinnacle Autogated night vision devices. New true mil-spec AN/PVS-14 monocular/weapon sights with a 5-year warranty available as low as $2,695, and upgraded Gen 3+ versions available as low as $2,995. JRH also has the AN/PVS-7B Goggle sets new and available in third generation Pinnacle autogated on sale for $3,095. The sale ends soon, so don’t dawdle.    o o o My recent interviews on The Alex Jones Show have now been archived. I was the guest in the second hour on Wednesday, February 15th, and …

Don’t Just Survive, Thrive. (In a recent podcast, Lew Rockwell talks with Tess Pennington about how to make the most of your survival resources.)    o o o Rick B. sent the link to this very useful set of charts, over at The How Do Gardener: Freeze and Frost Dates    o o o Russ S. sent this: Lehmann Aviation’s LFPV UAV . (Apparently the cool Landrover 109 is not included.)    o o o Commentary from JohnGaltFla: I am a Patrioterrorist    o o o Keith K. mentioned some lessons from a Mexican vehicle ambush: A Standard Feature Is …

F.J. pointed me to the latest over at Instructables: Build Your Own Electric Motorcycle.    o o o Two months without food: Swedish man survives for months in snowed-in car. (Thanks to Wally for the link.)    o o o Oh, but here in the States we have our own self-selecting candidates for snowy suicide: Couple survives three days stuck in snow on Girl Scout cookies, peanuts. Here is a key quote, that sounds all too familiar: “Searchers say it was difficult to find the couple because they were searching in the wrong area. The couple did not tell friends …

M.E.W. sent us this: Police ‘Tank’ Purchase Riles New Hampshire Town    o o o Reader Steven S. wrote to mention that there is a new link to the free PDF of John Pugsley’s now classic book, The Alpha Strategy. And while you are at, put a copy of Nuclear War Survival Skills on the same thumb drive. (Thanks to Rocco for the latter link.)    o o o Sheriff Paul Babeu: Fast and Furious scandal is far from over    o o o The streets of Syria are starting to look… Libyan.    o o o KAF sent a …

This company near Denver, Colorado might be of interest: RainyDayRootCellars.com. They make pre-cast concrete shelters that are multipurpose: root cellars, storm shelters, nuclear blast/fallout shelters, and storage vaults. OBTW, if you are wondering how to make a detached underground shelter disappear… just pile part of your supply of firewood over the hatch.    o o o Please note that my novel “Survivors” is not just available from Amazon.com. It is also available from Barnes & Noble, and several other Internet vendors. There is also a network of local independent bookstores, coordinated by IndieBound.com. Give the other guys some business, too! …

Ian R. sent this one: How Weather Impacts the Dinner Table    o o o AmEx (American Expat) sent this: Decision time for researchers of deadly bird flu    o o o Also from AmEx: Special Report: Towns go dark with post office closings. This is of particular concern for those of us who live way out in the hinterboonies.    o o o Some sage advice from Ol’ Remus: Preps.    o o o Bryan E. sent a link to this not-so-new “Russian Inwention”: The AK-12. The latest incarnation of the reliable Kalashnikov action, quite predictably now wearing a …

AmEx (American Expat) sent this: Report: Russia Nuclear Disaster Narrowly Averted In Submarine Fire    o o o Over at Alt-Market: Going Off Grid – Montana Style!    o o o South Carolina bill would make home invasion a specific crime. (Thanks to Sue C. for the link.)    o o o Alan H. pointed me to a portable, easy to build 8’x12′ greenhouse for under $150. JWR’s Comment: Ah yes, hog panels, 101 uses…    o o o My wife Avalanche Lily alerted me to to an object lesson that went viral: The Dad Who Shot Up His Daughter’s …

Kevin S. suggested this: What Most Gun Nuts Get Wrong    o o o File under “Emerging Threats”: Medieval Weapon at Center of Beating Case. This adds new meaning to the expression “Getting medieval” on someone.    o o o SurvivalBlog’s Pat Cascio flagged this: Pentagon May Oust Troops Involuntarily to Meet Reductions in Budget Plan.    o o o Reader E.B. sent this news from Canada: Mandatory gun sentence struck down by Ontario judge    o o o For those of you that are trapped in cubicles and reading SurvivalBlog on your lunch hour, this video clip is guaranteed …

M.P. mentioned that the last free version of Ham Radio Deluxe, used for communicating with various digital modes, is available here.    o o o California’s mobile hospitals are losing funding and time. (Thanks to Sean B. for sending the link.)    o o o Security Slackers Risk Internet Blackout on March 8.    o o o Joe M. sent this one: Daylong traffic jam on Interstate 10 leads to motorist horror stories. [JWR’s Comment: If just fixing some potholes caused this, then what will the major freeways look like when the Schumer hits the fan?]    o o o …

Yishai sent this from Oleg Volk: Survival Lasers 300mW red kit — Tool or Toy?    o o o By way of Tam’s View From The Porch Blog: George Lucas: Han Never Shot First    o o o Our SurvivalRealty spin-off site has hit critical mass, with 87 listings, including its first in Hawaii. Extended page advertisements there cost just $30 per month, and no sales commissions are charged. Congrats to my #1Son for building the Internet’s most popular web site dedicated to survival retreat properties.    o o o F.J. sent this: Build a Secret Closet Door for $200 …