Odds ‘n Sods:

This piece from Switzerland has SurvivalBlog written all over it: Turning army forts into private homes. (OBTW, see the photo links at the bottom of this post in our archives. Fascinating, clever camouflage!)

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Some great commentary from Patrice Lewis: Man the lifeboats!

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Freeze Dry Guy has an August special on original military rations including Granola with Milk & Bananas and Granola with Milk & Blueberries, packed 60 Mylar pouches per case , at $119 per case, with even deeper multi-case discounts available.

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No doubt this abuse of power will result in a Streisand Effect boost in viewership: Cartoonist Targeted With Criminal Probe For Mocking Police

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Joshua pointed me to an awesome web page for pickling and canning