Odds ‘n Sods:

K.T. suggested this nine minute fictional video: “It has been six months since the grid went down. You and the other five members of your party have settled into what may be a long grinding existence.” If the narration sounds familiar, it is because it was originally from a 2009 SurvivalBlog post. I have belatedly given them permission to use the contents of that post. (Thanks to reader “Blacksheep” for sending the link back to Jeff’s post.)

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Litigation Nation: Burglar’s family awarded $300,000 in wrongful death suit
. (A hat tip to Karl G. for sending the link.)

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Troy H. sent this: Democratic Discontent, Black Swans, Constitutional Conventions, and Civil or Foreign Wars

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In-shoe device harvests energy created by walking

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Steven F. flagged this: The most telegraphed “disaster” in history and the stores still can’t keep up.  Heaven help the unprepared when something happens that there is no notice of.