Odds ‘n Sods:

Another Self Reliance Expo will be held in Colorado Springs, Colorado on May 18-19, 2012. There should be a half-dozen SurvivalBlog advertisers with booths there.

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Tim J. suggested this article: More families building their own tornado shelters

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Courtesy of Chris M.: Lockdown–The coming war on general-purpose computing, by Cory Doctorow

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Seed for Security has announced a new bonus offer. You will receive a free Garden Bean Collection with the purchase of two Garden Bean Collections. This is a $14.99 value. Included in this collection (all seed counts are approximate): Jacob Cattle Beans or Soldier Beans (150 seeds), French Horticulture Beans (150 seeds), Provider Green Bush Beans (150 seeds), and Grandpa Neff’s Mix (150 seeds).

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Motive Force: Homeowners decide to have some fun demolishing their home, so they rented an APC to take it down, KARE reports.