Odds ‘n Sods:

Utah, Hawaii, Wyoming top ‘happiness’ poll (a hat tip to Michael H. for the link.)

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The folks that operate CampingSurvival,com also host an amazing collection of first-hand survival narratives. I found that the one from Hurricane Rita provided a useful glimpse into human nature, en extremis.

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OSOM mentioned a very good podcast on home defense at LewRockwell.com.

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Thanks to GG for sending this: Seed companies have a bumper crop of customers