Odds ‘n Sods:

By way of LewRockwell.com, Reader H.L. sent in this link to an excellent video detailing why a neurological disease like Parkinson’s is most likely what is wrong with Hillary and why she shouldn’t be running for President.

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The U. S. Constitution: The Ultimate Endangered Species – B.B.

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Man Who Shot Crossroads Mall Terrorist Is USPSA Competitor, 3-Gun Shooter – B.B.

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When Information Storage Gets Under Your Skin – DSV

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A Harbinger of things to come: Dallas has a stray dog problem — about 9,000 of them. And some killed a woman – P.S.

Notes for Monday – September 19, 2016

On September 19th, 1778, the Continental Congress passed the first budget of the United States. While the budget may have passed, the states responded poorly to the call for taxes to fund the government, and the government resorted to printing paper money to cover debts. In effect, the first budget was a failure, due in large part to the states not responding to the demands of Congress and the depreciation of fiat paper money. Are we talking about 1778 or 2014 here?

Also on this date in 1796, George Washington addressed the nation in his farewell address as president.

On a less serious note, Mickey Mouse made his first screen debut in 1928 (Steamboat Willy at Colony Theater NYC).

Pat Cascio’s Product Review: CRKT Trencher

If you stop and think about it, everything I cover on our website, be it knives, guns, or water filters, are tools. They’re tools for survival in one shape or another. Many people simply look at a knife or a gun and consider them as “weapons”, and they are. However, they are still tools designed for specific tasks. Some firearms are designed for self defense, some are designed for hunting, and some are designed for target shooting. The same goes for knives; some are for self defense or everyday use, some for dressing out game, and some for use around the kitchen. So, don’t limit your thinking to expect that everything we cover and test are weapons. They are first and foremost tools, designed for specific tasks. Some are for multiple tasks.

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I was ten or eleven years old when my step-father took me to an Army/Navy Military Surplus store in Chicago. Back in those days, about the only military surplus you ran across was U.S. military items. There weren’t any military surplus items from other countries, for the most part. I still remember my step-father buying me a genuine, U.S. military folding entrenching tool (shovel), and it was a WWII design, which is still popular today. I also got a pistol belt with a canteen/cover and a first-aid pouch, to wear on the pistol belt, and the ol’ fashioned “Castro” fatigue cap. I was ready to go to war at that tender age. I’ve always had an interest in military surplus, especially US military surplus, which is getting harder and harder to find these days, due to some regulations passed by former Presidents. Most military surplus is sold, given away to our allies, or simply destroyed these days, instead of allowing us, taxpayers, the opportunity to purchase it. What a waste!

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When I joined the military in 1969, we were issued the new tri-fold, folding shovel in Infantry School that was more compact than the older style WWII folding shovel we were issued in Basic Training. I thought that the new tri-fold shovel was a better design because it was easier to pack on a pistol belt, and more compact. However, it simply didn’t cut it in my humble opinion, over the original WWII designed entrenching tool that I grew up with.

Today, there are so many poorly made tri-fold entrenching tools on the market, it just makes my head spin. Most are just junk. You use use it once, and it breaks on you, simple as that. I’ve seen them for as little as $5, and remember, you don’t always get what you pay for. In this case, if you believe you are getting a “genuine” US military tri-fold entrenching tool for $5, you are in for a surprise. Don’t waste you money on cheap junk.

I was more than a little intrigued when I spotted the www.crkt.com CRKT “Trencher” in their 2016 catalog, and placed an order for one – and it arrived several months later. I don’t know why some (many?) companies advertise products in their new catalogs, and then they don’t have them in-stock for months and months, sometimes, even a year later, then again, I’m not in marketing any longer, so I guess they know what they are doing.

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At first glance, the CRKT Trencher reminds me of my old WWII genuine surplus entrenching tool that I received when I was a kid. And, to be sure, my entrenching tool was genuine US military surplus and not a knock off or a cheap clone, like the ones you find today.

From the information in the CRKT catalog, it appears that the Trencher must have been designed in-house, as there is no one listed in the catalog or on their website as the designer. Let’s clear the air. The Trencher is manufactured in China. However, this is NO piece of junk. Trust me on this! The Trencher’s blade is manufactured out of 1050 carbon steel with a Rockwell hardness of 40-45, and this is a good hardness on a steel that is going to be used for chopping and digging. Anything harder and the blade will chip and break under that kind of hard-use.

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The length of the spade is 7.85 inches, which is about par for an entrenching tool. The edge of the blade has two edges– one for cutting, which can be sharpened easy enough, and one has a saw blade on it. Plus, the tip of the spare is reinforced for digging through tough stuff. You have no worries about the tip bending or breaking if you hit rocks. Overall length of the Trencher is just over 27-inches when opened, and the spade head closes fully for carry in the included case, or it can be opened and lock halfway, for serious digging. The handle material is two-fold, it is made out of carbon steel and is reinforced with Polypropyline Nylon on either side of the handle – we are talking strong!

The butt end of the Trencher has a wide polypropylene head on it, for a much better hold than the WWII entrenching tool. I like it a lot. There is also a hole in the poly head. I don’t quite know what it is used for, but it is there. The spade can be locked in three different positions– completely closed and locked, halfway open and locked, and fully open and locked, and it locks up solid with the twisting motion of the lock.dscf0410

The Trencher comes in a black ballistic nylon sheath, and it is a bit different than most sheaths I’ve seen with entrenching tools. First off, the tool is removed from the bottom of the sheath, instead of through the top. It is secured by two straps, each one having two snaps. There is no way the tool is going to fall out of the sheath. Secondly, the sheath has a pocket on the top that is also secured with a cover than has two snaps on it. The pocket can be used to carry quite a bit of survival gear, which is something I haven’t seen with any other entrenching tool sheath . Nice job, CRKT! There are also straps on the back for attaching the sheath/tool to your MOLLE gear. The tool is too long to attach to the front of your combat vest, so it will do on the side or the rear, or it can be attached to a pack. However, there is no method for attaching the set-up to a belt. That’s too bad!

One thing we never have a lack of, in the western part of Oregon, are blackberry vines. They are not native to Oregon, but they took off like you wouldn’t believe. Blackberries are free for the picking, come the end of August and into September, if you care to fight the large thorns on the blackberry vines which are wicked! I usually test knives on these vines to see if a knife is sharp enough to slice through a vine with one felled swoop. With the Trencher, I took a different approach to see how well the entrenching tool would dig into the ground and cut the blackberry vines where they begin. The Trencher had no problem digging through the roots of the vines. We also have ground that has nothing but rocks, big and small, under the soil. It is next to impossible to start digging without hitting rocks in short order. I didn’t do a lot of digging, but I did enough to know just how tough the Trencher is. I hit lots of rocks, but the tip of the spade wasn’t damaged in the least. The saw side of the spade was used to saw through some dead tree branches. The things worked great. I’ve tested other entrenching tools with a saw blade on one side of the spade that didn’t do well at all, when it came to sawing through wood.

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You can easily toss the Trencher in your Bug Out Bag, or keep it in the trunk of your vehicle, in the event you need to chop, cut, or dig your way through something, or dig your way out of deep snow. The whole setup weighs a little more than three pounds, which is a bit heavier than other entrenching tools, but the weight is needed on this heavy-duty tool. It is about as bullet proof as they come. It would make a great addition to your survival supplies.. Full retail on the Trencher is $99.99, and you can find CRKT deeply discounted if you shop on the ‘net. Yeah, it’s a lot of money, but you are getting a top-notch entrenching tool– one that will never let you down and will last a lifetime. As I’ve said many times, don’t waste your money on junk. If you do, you will be buying junk over and over again. With the CRKT Trencher, it will be the last entrenching tool you’ll ever need. It is “that” tough.

– Senior Product Review Editor, Pat Cascio

Recipe of the Week: Beefburger Stroganoff

Ingredients:

  • 1½ lbs lean ground beef
  • 3 slices of bacon, diced
  • 1 small onion
  • 2 tbs flour
  • ¼ tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 (10¾ oz) can of condensed cream of mushroom soup
  • 2 tbs dry red wine
  • 1 cup dairy sour cream
  • 6 to 8 hamburger buns, toasted and buttered

Directions:

  1. In a large skillet brown beef and bacon until red color disappears; then, drain.
  2. In a slow cooking pot, mix together drained beef, bacon, onion, flour, paprika, and salt.
  3. Stir in undiluted soup and wine.
  4. Cover and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours.
  5. Stir in sour cream.
  6. Spoon mixture over toasted buns.

For an easy-on-the-cook meal, serve with fresh vegetable relishes and potato chips. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

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Useful Recipe and Cooking Links: Reader P.S. sent in this link to a good looking Apple Butter recipe that doesn’t require unusual ingredients.

Do you have a favorite recipe that would be of interest to SurvivalBlog readers? Please send it via e-mail. Thanks!

Letter Re: The Golden Moments of Silence

Hugh,

This article, “The Golden Moments of Silence” struck me by its coinciding with my experience from just last week while traveling through a very majestic and picturesque part of the country. This paragraph in particular by Sarah Latimer: “This article, I hope, will inspire you to look up from the computer, smart phone, iPad, or pull out the ear buds ….” While camping in the Black Hills of South Dakota last week I was appalled at the behavior of those who drove up to scenic overlooks that jumped out of their vehicle and went to the perch and held up their smartphone on a “selfie stick” with the majestic scenery in the background, clicked a couple of times, and zoomed off. I watched as a car full of five people unloaded in front of a vast panorama of hills as far as the eye could see, without a single person taking more than a glance at it as they sought out someone to take their group photo, and then off they went. They saw it all. They had “been there, done that”.

Several times we have had campers pull up at the neighboring campsite and whip out their device and sit on the picnic table after a few quick shots of the scenery and joyously jabber out loud how they are posting them on Facebook. They said they’d make their friends envious? I’ll never forget the couple that spent close to an hour trying to find a weather forecast on their smartphone as storm clouds were overhead. Hiking through the Cathedral Spires we encountered several couples who had cameras draped around their neck with foot-long lenses. They spent so much time “looking for that shot” that of course would impress “friends” on their social media forum that they never even saw what was really before them. Once when I pulled over to observe an awe-inspiring landscape, it wasn’t long before cars slowed down to see what I was looking at, grabbing their cameras and smartphones, some stopped, got of their car, concluded “nothing here”, and off they went.

I have often stood at scenic overlooks and meditated on the words of the hymn that goes: “O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder, Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made, I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy power throughout the universe displayed”. And in humble adoration of what I have the privilege to experience with my five senses that God Almighty has granted me, I am grateful to be alive. This is when the weight of all the wrong turns that I have taken are lifted and I know that I can go on now, I can take another step, because, Oh Lord, How Great Thou Art! – R.T.

Economics and Investing:

Washington’s Endgame: First Your Guns, Then Your Cash? This is an eye opening article. Use cash wherever you can, and resist the removal of cash from your life, because it gives you a type of freedom you need. It keeps the government from complete dictatorship. – H.L.

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Harvard Economist: US Should Phase-Out All Currency Larger Than $10 Bills. Eliminate “filthy lucre?” – D.S.

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Free Trade Brings Abundance — Protectionism Brings Scarcity

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Beijing desperately needs a recession to shift the economy

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Odds ‘n Sods:

It is noteworthy that my #1 Son’s SurvivalRealty.com web site now has 175 retreat properties listed. It is a great place for land buyers and sellers to connect, the ad space is surprisingly inexpensive, and there are NO sales commissions charged. Many of the properties have truly great attributes as retreats, like this one: Northern Ontario Wilderness Home – Plane or Boat Access. – JWR

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Pokemon makes its foray into international espionage: ‘Pokemon Go’ lies behind China’s unprecedented military overhaul – D.F.

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Jihad Knife Rampage at St. Cloud Mall, 8 Stabbed, Muslim Asked Victims if They Were Muslim – Pat Cascio

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So you don’t have to find out about it at the last minute from the Lame Stream Media: Stations Prep For National EAS Test – RBS

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Cops Are Watching You – Even If You’re Not A Criminal – B.B.

Hugh’s Quote of the Day:

“Now those who seek absolute power, even though they seek it to do what they regard as good, are simply demanding the right to enforce their own version of heaven on earth, and let me remind you they are the very ones who always create the most hellish tyranny.” – Barry Goldwater

The Golden Moments of Silence, by Sarah Latimer

I have been doing some reflecting recently on the power of silence. While our words have the power to build up or destroy and are so important, so too is our silence; silence is powerful also. Silence can generate equally powerful and varied reactions as words. When a man, who is madly in love with the woman of his dreams proposes marriage on bended knee with expectation that she will be thrilled and readily accept his proposal is instead met with a wide-eyed blank stare and silence, his world teeters on the brink of destruction in that silence. This silence of hesitation or alarm is not the one that has been on my heart, though it is one that can be important to recognize as survivalists. We need to read hesitation in those whom we are asking questions for intel purposes. Alternatively, when a driver approaching an intersection dodges a drunk pedestrian that has stepped off the curb and, though only traveling 15 mph, slightly bumps the fender of the car in the next lane and then approaches the car’s driver, silence coupled with a mildly annoyed glance from the offended driver rather than screaming and aggression is a welcome relief. We are still obligated for repairs to their vehicle, but we don’t have to deal with threats of an irate individual. This calm, rational silence can be a relief in a tense survival situation.

Sometimes the absence of sound tells us what we need to know– that the other person does not share our enthusiasm or reciprocate our feelings, or that they are not angry or filled with emotion. Sometimes, it just means that they are thinking because the proper response is not clear to them yet. In a survival situation, that kind of silence can be valuable, too. We need to know who to trust, and we need to know those we are trusting well. We need to know who can make quick, quality decisions in tense situations and who will not know how or be able to respond in a tense moment. We need to be able to read those who are telling the truth versus those who are lying to us. We need to be expert communicators and interpreters of communications.

The point of this article is that we need to know ourselves and motivations and develop a bank of memories that help drive us forward when things are difficult. Along those same lines, we need to know those with whom we are teaming in terms of their motivations and integrity and encourage our team and our children and families in developing their inner strength and memory banks to endure the hardships that await us. I assert that we need to partner with those who have determination and inner strength to persevere when things are difficult, or have what’s required even when they have to stand alone at times.

To know someone, we have to have spent time with them and listened to what is in their heart and what drives them. This only comes forth when we go through some things together, whether monumental highs and/or dark valleys that either are or feel like the valley of the shadow of death. In these times, good and bad, we need to be silent to hear from them and to experience the moments together. Let’s talk about these golden moments– times where we are silent to absorb the moment, listen to the hearts of those around us, and share in the experiences that can occur at the most unexpected times and bind us together, or at least give us insight into the person to help us know this person’s strength and weaknesses in order to appropriately depend upon them. Golden moments may be monumental to humanity, such as stopping a terrorist attack on U.S. soil, but they can also be help with a vehicle break down or a weekend plumbing crisis. It can be listening to them after a loss of a loved one or in a fit of anger over an injustice. It can be in receiving some homemade artwork from a child who is thrilled at their first finger painting that they made just for you as they tell you what each thing is on the paper and the fantastic story behind it. What grand imaginations our children have! Listening is so important to knowing someone. Do it without distraction!

I have had relatives– uncles, cousins, as well as one of my sons– who fought in wars and told me stories of those who had the mental fortitude to endure tremendous hardship as well as those who gave up, even soldiers who committed suicide in their barracks. From what I can tell, a lot had to do with the family support at home and/or the hope of support upon their return home. I have not fought in wars, so I am not speaking from personal experience. I have, however, endured some very difficult, even life-threatening battles myself that supports what I have heard from others. What I heard was that these soldiers who endured believed they were fighting to protect those they loved and would return to them some day, or at least were fighting for those back home because they felt loyalty to them. They didn’t just fight to save themselves and their fellow troops, though that is obviously a significant motivation, but many had the mindset that they were fighting for their loved ones at home and to be able to return triumphantly to them. Some have endured incredible torture and overcome what seemed like impossible odds to get back home. One relative of mine was on two war ships both sunk within a 24 hour period, and he survived those attacks and cold waters through persistence as well as the rescue efforts of others, of course! I believe it was the memories and thoughts of these loved ones and the hopes and dreams stored deep in their minds’ reserves that fed their will and pushed their bodies onward. In difficult times, it is the snip-its of video that play in our mind’s eye. From my perspective, these golden moments include the photographs of loved ones, the words from letters we have read, the key phrases of telephoned messages, the video of special moments re-lived, the majestic images that moved our souls and we stood together praising God for His creation, the events that stirred us to tears whether in joy or grief, the tender and adoring look upon the face of one who loves us and we love, the thrilled look in our young child’s eyes when we get home carrying a surprise for them, and the shared hopes and dreams of those loved ones who depend upon us, as well as the aspirations we have to pursue adventures, create great things, and become a person of significance. These are some of the “golden moments” that come to my mind, but there are surely many other types of moments that motivate others. It may be a father who said you couldn’t that replays in your mind, as you know that you can and are certainly going to prove him wrong. These golden moments are those moments that we store away in our memory as significant and precious, even if they were painful, and that help drive us onward. They give us hope, courage, and motivate us onward. Even if some of these people with whom we shared these moments are gone, we believe that we carry on in their stead and want to make them proud or we want to see their work, legacy, or dreams completed, so we invest ourselves to finish what they could not. We want to return to the special places we shared together. We see ourselves as part of their legacy, as they invested in us, and we believe we can carry it forward to others.

As believers and followers of the Son of God, we have hope of seeing other believers again and telling them “the rest of the story”. We are invested and strengthened to go forward because of those who were in our life, those who are in our life, and those who will be in our life in the future. However, we are only as invested as we are able to know them and focus upon them. We can’t know them without focused silence to listen, really listen to them. This is especially true of our God and His Word. We have to be silent and listen to Him above all. In our silence, we can hear Him speak to us through His word, His Spirit, and through those who follow Him. If there is too much noise, we will not hear His still small voice calling to us. His Word has much to teach us about who to trust and about being people of integrity and trusting people of integrity.

Proverbs 27:1-19

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

Open rebuke is better than secret love.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.

Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.

Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

This article, I hope, will inspire you to look up from the computer, smart phone, iPad, or pull out the ear buds and take a break from the hard work of providing and prepping as you can to focus on listening more to friends and family, to look around you, and to record life in your memories and listen intently to others. Know their hearts and heed their wise counsel. Absorb the golden moments that are fleeting and too often missed because of the noise of our busy lives.

I write this to myself. I am a multi-tasker. I always have many things spinning around in my head– new business ideas, project ideas, ideas for how to help loved ones, article ideas, prayers for people I know in need, and just a lot of wheels churning around. However, I realize how important it is “to be still” as God says, “Be still and know that I am God.” It is often in the quiet times that we are able to know God and also others. It is in those moments when I focused on someone or some beautiful aspect of God’s creation that I built my mind’s storehouse of “golden memories”. The funny times, the sweet times, the sorrowful times, the miraculous moments of children’s births and other amazing events, the powerful and humbling experiences, the majestic mountain views, the inspirational sunrises and sunsets over the ocean, mountains, or prairies, and more all came when I was quiet and focused enough for a moment to soak them into my mind’s eye and store them away in the treasure chest of my memory. Even when I am not with these people I love and with whom I shared these moments, I can remember and be strengthened. We have shared, and I recall.

As a mother watching the community children get off the school buses this time of year, I am also reminded about the silence a parent should have about they ask their children about their day to listen as they return from school or outings with friends. There are precious few “golden moments” when a child enters the home that they have a desire to share about their experiences of the day, before their minds move on and the excitement over what has happened is gone, as is the opportunity to hear about it and share in it. If you are not home to greet them with a smile, a cookie, and a hug, you will miss those golden moments with them, and one day they will be grown and possibly living far away, distant in both body and in heart. Our culture is all about the “now experience”, when rather it is the roots of the past that hold us strong when troubling winds blow and the storms of life try to toss us around. Friends and family may be with us to help, or they may not. Those who have stood with us and shared with us are the most invested and most likely to be the ones not tossed aside easily. Are you investing with your silent focus ready to listen and share in the moment?

Take some time to listen and be silent to share in special “golden” moments. Listen to what is in the hearts of those you care about and those you are partnering with in life, business, and survival. Go for coffee. It will not only help you through storms, but it will give you sweet memories for the golden years of life, too. Build a storehouse of precious memories and relationships that are an emotional larder, if you will. It’s good for survival in hard times, and it is good for making life better in all times!

I’m providing one of my favorite cookie recipes below. Make some cookies to share while you listen to someone you care about share with you what’s on their heart, or do something memorable together. Focus on those who are important to build memories that will sustain you in the times to come.

Sarah’s Recipe for Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/8 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/3 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1/3 cup milk chocolate chips (or substitute extra of either other type of chocolate chip, if milk chocolate unavailable)

Procedures:

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  3. Mash the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a large mixing bowl with a spatula or with mixer until creamy and smooth (2-3 minutes).
  4. Add egg and vanilla and whisk vigorously for 30 seconds.
  5. Whisk the flour, salt, and baking soda together in a small bowl; dump into the butter mixture and mix until combined.
  6. Fold the semi-sweet chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, and milk chocolate chips into the mixture.
  7. Arrange dough onto the prepared baking sheet using a small scoop or large spoon.
  8. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
  9. Remove from oven and allow to cool on the sheet for 10 minutes; then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.
  10. Makes 12-16 cookies. (I often make a double batch and freeze the extra, but they don’t last long.)

Letter: Road Maps

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Hugh,

On two recent trips this summer, one two week trip to eastern Pennsylvania and one to Las Vegas, I tried to find the old style folding road maps.

In Pennsylvania’s Allentown, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia, and both Pocono’s and New Jersey shore area, at every gas station I stopped at, I asked about folding paper road maps. At some of the more modern stations I was met with a quizzical stare. I finally settled on a Rand McNally book. Fortunately, having grown up in that area, I knew my way around. I did find a paper map of the Las Vegas and Nevada area. My point is we should get these maps now because people are now depending on Google maps, GPS, and other electronic means of navigation.

Places to look now for these maps would be out of the way (older) gas stations or by contacting some of your local auctioneers to ask them to keep a look out for these maps when they do estates of older persons. An old map is better than none, and roads aren’t moved that often. Another good source are the “Gazetteer” State maps. While they are bulky books, they also have back dirt roads and trails in them. C B

Odds ‘n Sods:

This path never ends well: First mercy killing of minor in Belgium – DSV

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Muslim Horde Storms Through Mall of American on Eid Al Adha Holiday. It’s like Black Friday but in September. – B.B.

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Small bomb explodes ahead of New Jersey road race; no injuries – C.L.

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Dallas Cop, Demetrick Pennie, Sues Black Lives Matter And Associates For Inciting Race War – DMS

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What The Media Is Not Telling YOU About The Muslim In New York Who Hacked An Officer With A Cleaver. Read His Own Confession To Become A Muslim Jihadi Martyr – B.B.

Hugh’s Quote of the Day:

“Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us” – 1 Corinthians 5:6-7 (KJV)