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Swift Justice

2012-01-26T12:36:00.000-08:00

Pennsylvania man, 65, fatally shoots teen who pushed him off bicycle

Published January 26, 2012

| NewsCore

READING, Pa. – A 65-year-old man shot one teenager dead and wounded another after they pushed him off his bicycle and tried to rob him in Pennsylvania, police said.
The man was cycling on a trail in Reading, Pa., shortly before 11:00 am local time Wednesday morning, when a group of teens pushed him off the bicycle and two of them assaulted him, investigators said.
The 65 year old then took out a handgun and shot them both, the Reading Eagle reported.
One of the teens -- a 16 year old from Reading -- was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:17 p.m. local time.
The second teenager was taken to the hospital but his condition was unknown, according to the newspaper.
Cops arrested a third boy at the scene and took him in for questioning. The 15 year old was later taken to a county youth center in nearby Bern Township where he was held on unspecified charges.
Police decided to release the 65 year old and charge the juvenile after consulting with District Attorney John Adams, who attended the scene with forensic detectives, the Reading Eagle reported.
Authorities did not release his name or the names of the teenagers.

It's about time someone gave the lawless little bastards something to think about. Perhaps those who hear about this will give pause and consider the consequences the next time this type of behavior is contemplated.

Do you feel lucky, punk?

Well, do you?

XJ

2012-01-23T21:07:00.000-08:00

I like snow.

In the mountains and higher hills, not in my yard.

Driving to work was a real challenge this last week with the snow coming down heavily. I couldn't hardly see the road in the dark, just driving by braille. Fortunately, traffic was real light. I don't think I got over 35 the whole drive. The Seattle area was hit with an Ice Storm, but we just got snow! And wind to go with it!

Luckily, my BOV had no problems other than the doors being frozen shut along with the locks and the ice that had formed under the layer of snow. I got in thru the passenger door and was able to progress from there.

I bought my BOV on the last Saturday of 2011.

It's an 1988 XJ Limited (Cherokee)
4.0 L inline 6
AW4 Trans with NP-231 transfercase
Dana 30 front, Dana 35 rear
33x12.50x15 tire/wheels
6" Lift
Leather Seats

I have wanted a Cherokee for the longest time and I am damn glad I bought it when I did! Otherwise I might have been snowbound again. It also fits my vision of a BOV for several reasons. Parts are everywhere, online technical help is just keystrokes away (Jeep and 4x4 Forums), Dependable long life engine, and aftermarket parts galore.

I looked at everything available and saw some pretty good deals, but they were more than I could spend or were unfamiliar tech (Diesels). I am happy with my choice. It needs a little TLC here and there, but nothing that overwhelms me technically. All in all, its in pretty good shape for it's age.

I envision a 3 vehicle convoy in my situation: Point/Scout, Command/Cargo/Recovery, Rear Guard. The Point/Scout could be filled by the Cherokee as it is nimble enough to range out ahead of the other two vehicles while carrying a fair amount of cargo. Or as the Command/Cargo/Recovery rig with a bumper mounted winch, with various comm gear (CB/Ham), towing a cargo trailor, or as the Rear Guard, with the ability to take essential supplies and personel from the first two vehicles and escape a bad situation. Since there are 3 of us, why not?

Now if I could keep my Nissan D21 running, I would be well on the way to my goal. The Samurai is still available, but it would be a money pit at this point. Still, it is an option. I hate sinking money into vehicles but it is a prep that is needed anyway, as there needs to be 3 drivers with reliable vehicles in my family.

Busy

2012-01-13T07:07:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the lack of posts. I have been real busy with work and home.
The BOV was procured, write-up on my choice coming in the next post.
See Ya then!

Breaking News

2011-12-29T20:50:00.000-08:00

barenakedislam.wordpress.com is no longer available.

This blog has been archived or suspended for a violation of our Terms of Service.
For questions or concerns, contact WordPress.com Support.

For those of you unfamiliar with this site it exposed the raw uncensored Islam for all to see.

P.C. strikes again, or was it da .gov?

Update: 12/30/2012
The site is back online now.

BOV Considerations

2011-12-28T14:16:00.001-08:00

I am pondering the purchase of a new bug-out vehicle, something that I do not have to wrench on all the time. I also do not want any payments so I am price wise going to be in the area of where some wrenching is inevitable.

My current considerations are:

Ford Bronco (78 - 96)

Jeep Grand Cherokee (93 - 2004)
Jeep Cherokee (88 - 2001)

S-10 Blazer (83- 96)

Isuzu Rodeo (83 - 2000)

Honda Passport (same as Isuzu)

Nissan Pathfinder (87 - 2000)

Years are picked for affordability, availability and self wrenching.

I am not interested in the larger Chevy Blazer (K5) as I hate crawling over the top of the truck to do distributor work.

I am leaning toward the Bronco as I suspect it has the largest cargo area of all the candidates.

What would you pick, and why?

Update:
93 Bronco

86 Bronco

Another 93 Bronco

I might go with a S-10 Blazer/Rodeo/Pathfinder as a Scout/Point vehicle and the Bronco as a Command/Tow vehicle. I know a truck would be a better hauler but that is not the direction I am going.

update:

This guy thinks he's got a wheeler.
My budget is limited to $3200.00.

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-25T09:41:00.000-08:00

I was up late playing some stupid game, so I didn't get this written until late this morning.

I wish all my readers, even the .gov types and especially my military readers, a very merry CHRISTmas!

May God bless you this year abundantly, and bring those of you fighting in foreign lands, home to your loved ones safe and sound!

We miss you!

Oh My!

2011-12-14T15:26:00.000-08:00

Hair today...
Gone...

Uhhhh...

Crap!
Forgot what I was going to say!

Enjoy!

Ninety Days: Part 2

2011-12-13T11:54:00.000-08:00

What you have to look forward to in a collapse situation:
Black Friday madness reveals animalistic behavior of modern people

I left off in Part 1 talking about mapping software. I personally use DeLorme TopoUSA (now DeLorme Topo North America 9.0) and a Earthmate GPS PN-20 (also DeLorme). There is other software out there but this is what I use. This software will let me print my maps as well. Use your mapping software to plan the locations of your caches as well as your AO of relocation for the 90 days. I recently found out that the newest version won't work with my GPS, so TopoUSA 8.0 is as new as I can get without buying a new GPS, which isn't happening anytime soon!

Include a good field guide to edible plants, with actual photos rather than drawings. Get one with plants native to your geographical area. Don't leave a path of destruction behind you, leave some to re-populate the area. Outdoor Life has a good book on edible plants titled: Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide.

Learn and practice Bushcraft skills. If you loose your main pack, these can sustain you until you retrieve your next cache. Keep your maps and compass upon your person, as well as your GPS if you use one. Store your map in a Gallon size Ziploc bag. Have a "Survival" kit that never leaves your person except to sleep, and is then kept by or under your pillow (a rolled up M-65 field jacket) and tethered to your belt. Learn to identify at least 10 wild edible plants.

The minimum for your "Survival" kit is the means to: Start a fire - matches, firesteel or butane lighter (3 methods is great), medium folding knife (suggest Buck 110) and small knife sharpener, water purification tablets or Frontier Straw, ziplock bag or soda bottle - to carry water, Mylar space blanket (x2) - shelter and warmth, 20 feet of Duct tape, and bug repellant.

A deck of Wild Edible Plant Playing Cards would be a great addition also. Currently available on Amazon, Camping Survival , US games Systems, Inc. and others. Do a web search and find even more links at a variety of prices.

Many hikers advocate traveling with a minimalist pack, using ultralight equipment. This would allow you to move quickly if pursued. A light pack also means sacrificing comfort, so there is a need to balance utility with ease. You don't want to make the experience any worse than it is. If you can afford it, get the U.S. Army surplus bivvy cover (or the the complete sleeping setup). They can be purchased for a reasonable price and are made from Gore-Tex (no relation to Al Gore thankfully) a waterproof breathable fabric. I have heard claims that you can sleep in a mud puddle without getting wet using one. This would eliminate the need to carry a tent, just bring a 6'x8' or 8'x10' tarp to cover your gear and make a small shelter when you are not in your bivvy. Don't forget bug repellant and mosquito netting for the warmer months.

When traveling the backwoods, it is prudent to be prepared for an encounter with bears. This means cooking and eating away from where you will be sleeping. There are specific containers that are made for storing your food in when traveling in bear country. Whether you use one or not is your personal choice, but be prepared to suspend your food in a heavy contractors trash bag from a tree limb more than ten feet off the ground. Other pesky critters might make a try for your food so be prepared to trap them and add them to your food supply. Bring several snares or 220 Conibears to catch them.

Encountering a bear on the trail, or worse yet, in your camp can be a very scary and dangerous experience. Purchase at least two canisters of bear spray for each person, hanging one from your pack straps when hiking, and have a holster to hold the canister when you are moving about camp or foraging for food or firewood.

One such supplier of pepper sray and bear spray is Buy Pepper Spray Today. They have other self defense items for sale also, such as stun guns, batons and kubotans.

It would be advisable to have a powerful handgun also if you are traversing known bear territory. The smallest caliber I would personally carry would be a .357 Mag with hot loads. A .40 caliber or larger weapon would be better yet. No handgun? Then a shotgun with slugs and 00 buckshot alternated in the magazine.

A newer development that I have been following is the Mexican drug cartels are moving into the wilderness areas closer to their markets and setting up shop growing weed for the surrounding areas. There have been several record busts in Washington and Oregon of late.

This creates a twofold problem. If you are looking to setup caches, you may run into the cartel operations or the DEA out looking for them. Neither one is a good encounter.

Also consider this:
"I Can See You" -- A Digital View of Your Survival Preparations

Just when you think you can be secure in your possessions, dot.gov steps in.

Links in this post are provided as a courtesy for my readers. No payment has been made or contracted for this service. Enjoy!

No Connection

2011-12-08T04:22:00.000-08:00

I tried to connect to SurvivalBlog yesterday and last night but I got a connection error. I am getting an error when trying to access some of Fox News headlines. I have tried again this morning to connect to Rawles site, but get the same error. Is anyone else having this same issue?

Guest Post: Dirty Bombs – Future Survival Test

2011-12-07T19:11:00.000-08:00

Dirty Bombs – Future Survival Test

By Isabella Woods

With terrorism at the forefront of everyone’s mind it is not surprising that questions about surviving a dirty bomb attack are coming out high on the list of most searched topics. The old Cold War advice on building shelters, or having a three minute warning don’t apply in this scenario of course, since terrorists don’t have any compunction about issuing warnings or minimising civilian casualties. Their aim is to kill and maim as many people as possible, and to spread as much fear as possible. Anything that disrupts the infrastructure or even the home luxuries of a country will serve their purpose, and a dirty bomb has exactly this effect. Two or three suitcase bombs set off around the city of New York for example, could render the stock exchange, and key installations unusable for months if not years.

Rising concern
Whilst it is not at all easy to make a nuclear device, it is theoretically possible to make a basic dirty bomb very simply indeed. An actual nuclear bomb needs highly enriched uranium (HEU) or plutonium as a primary material. Since it does not occur in nature and cannot be manufactured by terrorists, their only recourse is to buy or steal it from current supplies. It’s a dangerous business, fraught with difficulties. A superb book on the subject is The Atomic Bazaar - Dispatches from the Underground World of Nuclear Trafficking, by Vanity Fair journalist William Langewiesche. He highlights how the trade in illegal material is underway right now, but also how tricky it would be to achieve a nuclear explosion.

Dirty Bombs, in contrast, are relatively simple to manufacture. All a terrorist needs is radioactive material, which is widely available in manufacturing and medical devices, such as X Ray machines, a conventional bomb to disperse it, and a suitcase. The danger to the public is far less than with a conventional bomb, of course, but it would be a devastating blow to any country to have a dirty bomb detonated on their home soil. The repercussions would be extensive, both in terms of public feeling, and in economic and military terms. Terrorists know this, and that is why they are actively seeking to materials.

How To Survive A Dirty Bomb Attack
There is no place for timewasting in your family or office survival kit. Read up on this site and others about the best survival kit to have around the home or office in case of an emergency. After any terrorist bomb in a US City it might be sensible not to wait to have it confirmed as a dirty device. Assume there is a possibility and act defensively and proactively. Once the initial blast has occurred, and if you are able to do so, move out of the immediate vicinity and into some form of shelter as quickly as possible. A shelter does not mean a nuclear shelter, any building will do. The immediate danger after a dirty bomb is nuclear fallout. Imagine it as a fine powder that has been blown into the wind and will cover everything it comes in contact with. Your best chance of survival is to get out of the path of this fine powder, by sheltering as quickly as possible. Don’t run away, as you will find out are out in the open for longer than if you stay and shelter. The Department of Homeland Security have issued new guidelines recently, after extensive modelling. They advise citizens to:

Go into the nearest building, such as a multi-storey car park, or office block.
Stay in your car, if there is no other protection. Cars do offer some protection, but buildings are better. If you can drive, find the nearest multi-storey car park and drive to the lowest level.
If you are in a multi-story office block, go to the centre of the building, or to the basement.
The more distance you can put between yourself and the radiation the better. Bricks, earth and concrete all provide additional protection, so basements are by far the safest places to shelter.

Just think of it as shielding yourself from that invisible fine powder and act accordingly.

Tips For Dealing with Nuclear Fallout
Stay inside for as long as possible, or until you are given permission to leave your location by the emergency services. If you are at home, make sure anyone entering the house undresses at the door, since their clothes will be carrying a lot of radioactive material. Get a bin bag and place the contaminated clothing inside it. Throw it as far away from the house as possible, outside, in the street if possible. To decontaminate yourself wash with lots of soap and water, but do not use conditioner in your hair and do not scrub too vigorously at the skin as this may allow radiation to enter the body through abrasions. Using clean tissue each time, blow your nose gently, wipe your eyes, and clean out your ears. Take as long as possible cleaning yourself, and be thorough. When you have finished, repeat the whole process again to make sure you are free from fallout.

Doomsday Scenario
A nuclear strike does not have to be a doomsday scenario. If you follow these simple instructions, then in the unlikely event of a nuclear attack, you will improve your chances of survival considerably.

Further interesting reading
http://www.nuclearterror.org/faq.html
http://www.cfr.org/weapons-of-mass-destruction/likely-nuclear-terrorist-attack-united-states/p13097

Thank you Izzy for taking the time to write this post.

Quick note

2011-12-05T11:23:00.000-08:00

I am working on The Cache currently, Chapter 15 - Desperation, and other background info. Just because so many of you have requested (and it is too cold outside to do anything much). ; )

Some links for your edification and pleasure.

A site for the Outdoorsman and Outdoorswoman

Wyoming Forest Reconnaissance, 5 day LRRP

10 Astonishing Treehouses You’d Love to Live In

Natural News

Outdoors Magazine

Enjoy!!!

Takin a Break

2011-11-16T07:10:00.000-08:00

Information overload has taken its toll, so I will not be posting until after Thanksgiving.

I have been playing a free online game to de-stress from the everyday barrage of bad news. It is called World Of Tanks. Pretty fun if you can ignore the Noobs causing your team to lose. I am also playing around with some gear, some different approaches to Bushcraft, Survival and Prepping.

Some of you may have noticed the sidebar titled Featured Blog. I am trying to give exposure to what I consider worthwhile, but under exposed blogs. Please visit these, as they are certainly worth the read.

See ya on the other side!

Ammo.net

2011-11-07T07:14:00.000-08:00

With hunting season here, 3ohEight and I headed out to sight in our rifles. I had received a sample of some Fiocchi 30-30 150 Grain Ammo with PSP bullets from Ammo.net to try out and review.

Ammo.net automatically donates a percentage of your total purchase to your chosen pro-military or pro-2nd amendment organization. They also have a broad selection of ammo, with more on the way.

Fiocchi 30-30 150 Grain Ammo with PSP bullets

The box is a little scuffed up from me opening and closing it. It was in pristine condition when it arrived. The ammo is bright and shiny brass cased, and is boxer primed so that it is reloadable.

Muzzle Vel. is 2390fps and 1582fps at 200 yards
Muzzle Energy is 1902fp and 834fp at 200 yards
Bullet Drop at 200 yards is -7.7
Ballistic Coefficient is 0.186
All specs taken from the Fiocchi online catalogue.

I used the data for 200 yards as that is about the longest shot you will ever get in Western Washington

I am sure that there are other perfomance reviews of this ammo out there so I will just review the seller and service. It was a pleasure to work with the representative who contacted me. He was curteous and helpful. I recieved the ammo in a very short time frame, better than expected with UPS ground service. I consider 5 working days to be very good service.

I received the ammo on the 3rd of November, having sent information needed for delivery on Oct 27th. The ammo was shipped from Toledo Ohio. It was packaged very well and the box showed little abuse from UPS. Even though the name sounds like it is made in Italy or some other foriegn nation, Fiocchi is made right here in the good ol' USA, in Ozark Missouri. There is more imformation about the company on their website.

Ammo.net has a wide variety of ammo available for Centerfire Rifle, Handgun, Shotgun and Rimfire Rifle. Be sure to check out their Specials page for some great deals!

I look forward to doing business with Ammo.net again, and will request the money from my first purchase to go to a Pro-military organization

Got Ammo?

Just For Fun

2011-11-01T15:47:00.000-07:00

Ok, some of it was a bit over the top but you have to admit that the scene above is a bit funny!

All The News That's Fit To Print: Saturday Edition, 10/29/2011

2011-10-29T21:21:00.000-07:00

A little something new I may continue to do.

Gun ownership in U.S. soars: Gallup
Gun-ownership levels in the U.S. have risen sharply over the past few years, reaching their highest point since 1993.

CNBC Online Poll, 69% Support Returning to the Gold Standard
In an unscientific but intriguing online poll, CNBC discovers that in over 1,000 votes cast, 69% support a return to the gold standard, only 25% oppose.

Why is George Soros Selling Off His Gold and Silver?
Recently, gold and silver have taken a hit. Gold was down $39 since Monday and “U.S. silver futures have lost 14 percent over the past four sessions, wiping out gains from the previous three weeks that took the price to a 31-year top just below $50 on April 25,

Sell high, buy low. Scare everyone into selling and the price drops. Take your profits and buy it all back when it hits the bottom. Nothing to look at here, just market manipulation. S.S.

Watch out for China’s ‘freak’ economy
The really ominous news right now?
China.
It’s been the juggernaut carrying us all year. But Albert Edwards at SG Securities says the world’s second biggest economy is a “freak” and it’s starting to go berzerk.

Enjoy!

Tijuana On The Sky

2011-10-28T07:32:00.000-07:00

Tijuana On The Sky, Mexi-Scum Hellhole

City of Monroe, Snohomish County, Washington. (for the DHS, DEA and FBI readers)
I was talking with a work acquaintance the other day and he was telling me how bad it was in this town. He said MS-13 was there, as well as the Mexican Mafia. He also said there was a white gang which painted its faces, but he had no more info than that to share about them. He said that they had not bothered them at all.

He said that the Mafia kids run the school. They are never disciplined for any acts of violence. He knows personally, as a girl that lives with his family was accosted by their leader. Evidently he said something rude to her and she told him to fuck off. He didn't like this "disrespect" and proceeded to slap her. She was pulled from school and the principal and teacher were informed of the incident. Nothing was done or said to the perp. These kids all drive BMW's and hot-rod rice burners to school.

He told me of 2 other boys who were accosted while smoking some weed in one of the parks. One of them is in the hospital from the beating he received when they told him to give them the weed, and he refused. They hit him in the head with a gun butt (handgun?). There were 8 of them.

His son was walking home one evening and 4 Mexi-Scum walking down the street yelled at him. He ran home. He was shaking from fear when he got there. He also said that there was a bad Heroin and Ecstasy problem in town, and that 3 kids had died from an overdose recently.

The police seem to be on the dole, for they do nothing to clean up the slime ridden streets. That means that City Hall must be involved as well. My associate says they plan on moving, soon!

Another acquaintance that has retired from work stopped in and talked with me awhile. His wife, who has recently retired, was working at the local hospital. It seems that the unfunded mandate that all who show up at the emergency room must be treated, will soon force the hospital to close its doors. Illegal immigrants are straining the healthcare system so badly here in WA state that the Governor is having to slash the budget for those programs that help the poor! It was not stated that that was the cause, but you know it is when no matter where you go, you hear a foreign language being spoken and every sign has a second language posted below the English version!

What does it take for Citizens of the US to take back their cities, their home towns? Does it take a home invasion while you are away at work that leaves your family dead or hospitalized? What would push you over the edge? Quit hiding behind keyboard bravado and do what needs to be done.

As long as these Mexi-Scum can walk unafraid down our streets, the legal citizens will be left to cower in fear and scurry away from contact with them.

Check.

It's your move!

Clarification: Mexi-Scum is in reference to the gang members and mexican mafia, not the hard working mexican families which are here legally, or those here illegally but not part of the problem referred to above. I work with several mexican guys who followed the rules and are here legally. They are great guys and hard workers. I have no problem with those who follow the rules.

Filling Your Plate: Part IV - Crock Pot Recipes

2011-10-19T13:27:00.000-07:00

I love my crockpots. How else can you reliably toss your ingredients in a pot, turn it on and come back to a fully cooked dinner 8 hours later? Of course if the power goes out you will have some issues. But those issues will most likely encompass items other than just your crockpot and dinner!

I currently have 3 large ones (4 qt+) and 1 smaller 1 quart that I have had for years. It only has the low setting by design. They are used frequently and and help make dinner easier on me after a long day at work. An idea that I have been toying with is to freeze all the uncooked ingredients together with the seasonings ahead of time to make it even faster to put together a meal. Spend a Sunday afternoon combining stuff and you are good to go for a week or longer.
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Breaking News: TOTUS stolen!

2011-10-18T13:34:00.000-07:00

Truck With Obama's Teleprompter, Audio Equipment Stolen in Virginia
In an ironic twist, President Obama's Teleprompter had an unscripted moment when it was apparently stolen along with a stash of other audio equipment inside a truck awaiting the president's arrival in Virginia.

The Defense Information System Agency on Tuesday confirmed the theft of the truck, which was later recovered, but said no sensitive information was lost.

"No classified or sensitive information was in the vehicle," the agency said in a statement. "We take incidents such as this very seriously, and a formal investigation is continuing in coordination with relevant law enforcement agencies."

TOTUS -- Teleprompter of the United States

It is reported that Obama was Left speechless!
Updates as they appear!

Filling Your Plate: Part III - Meal Planning

2011-10-17T12:06:00.000-07:00

Meal Planning

Meal planning can be intimidating for beginning cooks. Take a few minutes to organize your recipes and read through this article to help you begin, and soon meal planning will be second nature.

On January 12, 2005, the FDA released a New Food Pyramid, with some changes. The changes aren't significant, except for stressing exercise and increasing the number of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains that you should eat every day.

Plan meals to meet your family's nutrition needs. The old way of planning meals was the Basic Four: Meats, Vegetables and Fruit, Grains, and Dairy. After many nutrition studies, the USDA has created an updated Food Pyramid that should be used as a guideline. This graphic is courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The range helps the Pyramid fit into anyone's caloric needs. For serving sizes, see Thrifty Living.
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Disaster Meals
Food for Emergency Situations

Are you prepared for a disaster? From tornadoes in the summer to earthquakes anytime to hurricanes in the fall and blizzards in the winter, Mother Nature can take us by surprise. Take some time and think about your own emergency preparedness and disaster survival preparation.
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Articles about "meal planning"

Holiday Dinner Menu: Roast Chicken
By Linda Larsen, About.com Guide. See More About: holiday dinner menus · meal planning · how to plan a dinner party · chicken recipes. Roast Lemon Chicken ...

Meal Planning - Meal Planning Made Simple
meal planning,everyday meals, every day meal planning, easy meal planning.

Quick and Easy Sandwich Buffet Entertaining Menus - Simple Make ...
entertaining tips · appetizer parties · meal planning · last minute entertaining ... sandwich recipes a wonderful meal that's easy on the host and just plain fun. ...

Romantic Meal Planning for Men - A Meal Guide for the Unromantic
So you might not be the most romantic guy in the world. That shouldn't stop you from preparing a meal she won't soon forget. The secret is all in the planning so ...

A Sample Menu for a Balanced Diet
May 13, 2011 ... Niels Rameckers. Planning a daily menu isn't difficult as long as each meal and snack has some protein, fiber, a little bit of healthy fat and some ...

Low Fat on a Budget - Healthy Eating on a Budget
Meal planning; Sticking to a shopping list; Keeping an eye out for special offers; Shopping by yourself if possible; Not setting out with an empty stomach. ...

Five Ingredient Healthy Recipes - Nutrient Dense Recipes with Five ...
Healthy Five Ingredient Recipes. By Linda Larsen, About.com Guide. See More About: healthy in a hurry · meal planning · five ingredient recipes · fastest recipes ...

One Pan Roasted Dinner Recipes - Busy Cooks - About.com
one dish meal recipes · one pot pasta · how to cook · how to bake · meal planning . Cheesy Hashed Brown Pork Chops. Linda Larsen. More Images (2). Roasting ...

Easy Five Ingredient Meals - Quickest and Easiest Recipes - Fast 5 ...
Fast Five Ingredient Meals. By Linda Larsen, About.com Guide. See More About: five ingredient meals · five ingredient recipes · fastest recipes · meal planning ...

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Articles about "fastest recipes"

10 Minute Recipes - Recipes Ready in Ten Minutes - Super Quick ...
10 minute recipes are the quickest and easiest! These simple recipes can be prepared in 10 minutes or less. Ten minute recipes are super easy.

20 Minute Recipes - Recipes Made in 20 Minutes or Less - Twenty ...
Twenty minute simple and fast recipes for salads, sandwiches, ...

30 Minute Main Dish Recipes - 70 Entree Recipes Ready in 30 ...
Use your imagination and 'taste' the recipe in your mind. And be sure to write down all of your successes so you can recreate them! Enjoy these easy and fast ...

Easiest and Fastest Recipes - Quick and Easy Fast Recipes
These quick and easy fast recipes will help you cut your time in the kitchen. Easiest and fastest recipes.

550 Five Ingredient Recipes - Recipes Using 5 Ingredients or Less
When you cut right to the chase, the best way to save time in the kitchen is to reduce the number of ingredients in each recipe. That automatically limits the time ...

Five Ingredient Recipes - Recipes with Less than Five Ingredients
These delicious and quick recipes with five ingredients are super easy to make. ... more five ingredient recipes · easiest recipes · fastest recipes · 10 minute ...

Last Minute Recipes
Searching for the best last minute recipes? These super quick last minute recipes including recipes for ground beef, chicken breasts, main dish salads, appetizer ...

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Easiest Recipes

Articles about "no cook recipes"

No Cook Recipes - Summer Recipes
Searching for the best cool summer no cook recipes? These delicious and easy recipes use no heat at all.

Top 10 No Cook Recipes Summer Recipes
These best no cook recipes are quick, easy, and delicious, ...

Bean and Tuna Salad Recipe - Seafood No Cook Main Dish Salads ...
This cool bean and tuna salad recipe doesn't require any cooking.

Disaster Meals - Disaster Survival - Canned Food Recipes for Power ...
food safety · no cook recipes · making water potable · what about power outages. Pesto Shrimp and Bean Salad. Linda Larsen. Are you prepared for a disaster? ...

Chicken Artichoke Salad Recipe - No Cook Recipe for Chicken Salad
Chicken Artichoke Salad is an easy five ingredient salad recipe. This easy, cool chicken salad recipe is made of no-cook ingredients for a simple summer meal.

Chicken Crisp Salad Recipe - No Cook Chicken Salad Chow Mein ...
Chow mein noodles add crunch to this easy no cook chicken salad blended with watermelon, red onion, and celery.

Pesto Shrimp and Bean Salad Recipes - No Cook Salad Recipes ...
Pesto Shrimp and Bean Salad recipe is an easy no cook salad for hot summer days. This quick and simple no-cook salad recipe uses pesto, shrimp, cannellini ...

Janice's Favorite Chicken Salad Recipe - No Cook Poultry Salads ...
This excellent no cook chicken salad recipe that uses pears, blue cheese and chicken breasts comes from Janice G., a reader.

No Cook Meal for $10 - Inexpensive Too Hot to Cook Menu and ...
No Cook Meal for $10 offers a canned bean salad recipe dressed up with fresh herbs and an ice cream pie for dessert that is cool and quick.

No Cook Recipes - Low Calorie Cooking - About.com
A hot summer day calls for a meal made from no cook recipes. These no cook recipes will result in a satisfying dinner that won't heat up your kitchen.

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Articles about "start with canned food"

Disaster Meals - Recipes for Natural Disasters - Canned Food ...
Hurricane and earthquake food preparedness with canned ...

Start With - Canned Chicken
I started using canned chicken back in the 1980s when food ...

Start With - Canned Salmon - Recipes using Canned Salmon ...
Start with Canned Salmon includes many simple, quick and ...

Start With - Canned Soups - Recipes Starting with Canned ...
Start with canned soup is a collection of simple and fast recipes.

Best Canned Tuna Recipes
start with canned chicken · how to cook fish · seafood recipes ... Tuna is considered a heart-healthy food since it is rich in omega-3 fatty acids. It is low in fat and ...

Cool Salmon Tacos Recipes - Start with Canned Salmon Recipes
For a nice change of pace, these simple and delicious tacos using canned salmon ... Artichoke and Chickpea Salad Recipe - Canned Foods Emergency Meals ...

Start With ... Canned Pumpkin - Recipes Using Canned Pumpkin ...
Canned pumpkin is a fabulous convenience food that's really ...

Start With- Eggs Ground Beef - Start With Chicken Recipes - Simple ...
The 'Start With' series takes a single ingredient and adds a few ...

Start With Articles - Recipes Starting with Specific Ingredients
Searching for easy recipes that start with a specific ingredient? ... These collections of articles and recipes start with a specific food ingredient that is ... Start With - Canned Pumpkin · Start With - Pasta Sauce · Start With - Corned Beef · Start With ...

Filling Your Plate: Part II - The Pantry

2011-10-15T10:53:00.000-07:00

Organizing Your Pantry:

Step 1: The Pantry
Your Personal Mise en Place
(meese on ploss, "a place for everything")

Here’s another term for your vocabulary list: mise en place. (It rhymes with "peas on floss") Sounds fancy, doesn’t it? It’s a French phrase that describes having a place for everything before you begin cooking. For restaurant chefs, mise en place means having sauces simmering, cheeses shredded, herbs chopped, and the salt cellar exactly within arm’s reach. For the home cook, it means being organized and knowing what ingredients you have on hand so you can make many recipes with ease in a moment's notice.

Step 2: Fill Your Freezer

Step 3: Refrigerator Basics

Step 4: Put It All Together
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Pantry Meals
Simple Meals From Your Pantry

During the winter, I try to keep my pantry well stocked with staple ingredients so even if I can't get to the store, I can still pull together a hot and hearty meal. And I fall back on old favorites, including one I used to make a lot when I was just married and money was tight: Mac and cheese revved up with some sauteed onion and garlic, and a bit of Dijon mustard. Try it - it's really good!
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Articles about "pantry meals"

Coucscous Chicken Salad Recipe - Canned Pantry Meals Salads ...
An elegant main dish chicken salad recipe with Middle Eastern flavors that can be made entirely from pantry ingredients. Couscous Chicken Salad is a quick ...

Pantry Gazpacho Recipe - Chilled Soups Pantry Staples Recipes ...
This easy gazpacho recipe is made from easily stored pantry ingredients so you can make it even in a kitchen emergency. Pantry Gazpacho is a quick and easy ...

Disaster Meals - Recipes for Natural Disasters - Canned Food ...
If you can cook on a gas stove or grill, your list of pantry recipes ...

No Cook Recipes - Summer Recipes
Tuna Waldorf Salad. These quick and easy sandwiches, salads, and desserts use no heat at all. Lots of frozen foods, fresh produce, and pantry ingredients are ...

Cracker Bread Roll-ups Sandwiches Recipe - Pantry Sandwiches ...
These easy and pretty spiral sandwich recipes are made using staple pantry ingredients, all rolled up in cracker bread to make a wrap sandwich.

Top 5 Convenience Products and Recipes to Use Them ...
You can rely on these excellent food products to make delicious meals fast. Keep several in your pantry, fridge, and freezer along with the recipes below and ...

The Weekend Cook: It's a Blizzard! - Recipes and Menus for the ...
The Weekend Cook offers menus and recipes for your weekend activities; this time, ... If you don't have a well-stocked pantry, you probably have eggs and pasta. ...

Artichoke and Chickpea Salad Recipe - Canned Foods Emergency ...
pantry meals · start with canned beans · disaster meals · main dish salad recipes. Keep the ingredients for this simple main dish salad in your pantry so you can ...

Start With - Canned Chicken
... basis for many delicious entree recipes, sandwiches, soups, ...

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Articles about "stock your kitchen"

Basic Kitchen Equipment - Stock Your Kitchen - Kitchen Utensils ...
Basic list of kitchen equipment needed to start cooking. Kitchen utensils, tools, and equipment you need to start baking.

Kitchen Utensils Appliances Equipment
As you begin cooking, you'll quickly realize what your kitchen is missing. Believe ... Basic Kitchen Equipment - Stock Your Kitchen - Kitchen Utensils Appliances . ...

Kitchen Drawer Updated
An expanded wish list of kitchen equipment to have fun cooking. ... Stock Your Kitchen: Part 2. Basics of Cooking Lesson Series ...

Pantry Staples - Stock Your Pantry - Shelf Stable Food for an ...
Rotate your stock from time to time, using these foods in your daily meal ... Kitchen Reference · Organizing and Basics; Pantry Staples - Stock Your Pantry - Shelf ...

Organizing Your Kitchen and Cooking Basics - Busy Cooks - About ...
Learn how to organize your kitchen, how to use appliances and utensils, information about cleaning, and more about the most important ... Stock Your Kitchen ...

Kitchen Items - Moving into First Home - Kitchen Items for First Home
Kitchen Items - Moving In and Stocking the Kitchen. When moving into your first home, kitchen items usually take the most time to stock. It seems that every time ...

Filling Your Plate: Part I - Getting Started

2011-10-14T13:08:00.000-07:00

Are you all thumbs in the kitchen?
When it comes time for meals, are you at a loss what to make?
Does grocery shopping for meals leave you dazed and confused?
What about stocking a pantry if you don't have one. Where do you start?
New to Prepping and not sure what foods to stock up on?
Newly divorced and not used to cooking for yourself?
Save money by not eating out at fast food joints and restaurants.

As a single parent I struggle at times trying to make appetizing foods for my family, as well as being tired out at the end of the day. I am always on the lookout for a good recipe, especially if it can be made from the foods I have chosen to store.

Getting a recipe list also shows me holes in my storage program. Having a good selection of recipes will help reduce appetite fatigue and keep everyone happy!

Here are some helpful articles gleaned from About.com
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Make Your Own Mixes
Recipes and Tips

Have you ever made your own mixes? There are many recipes available, from Hearty Bean Soup Mix to Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk to Dukka. Make a flavored coffee creamer or your own hot roll mix. With a little organization, some tightly sealed jars and labeling equipment you can have a pantry full of fabulous mixes in no time. It's also wonderful to have recipes for seasoning and herbs blends that may be difficult to find in some parts of the world, like Beau Monde seasoning or Herbs de Provence.
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How to Grocery Shop

How do you shop for groceries? Do you run to the store every few days to buy things you ran out of, or do you shop once a week with a list, making meals according to a plan? Are you an impulse shopper, or do you always carry a list with organized coupons? Here are the basics you need to save money and time, and make your life easier in the hunt for food.
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Fruits and Vegetables Preparation Guide: Fruits A-Z, Veggies A-Z

It's my ardent belief, backed up by lots of scientific research, that the more fruits and vegetables you eat the healthier you will be. Did you know that there are compounds called phytochemicals and antioxidants in fresh fruits and vegetables that help reduce your risk of disease? Taking supplements with these nutrients doesn't work as well as eating fresh produce. There are so many micronutrients, phytochemicals, and compounds in fruits and vegetables that food scientists are discovering every day.
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Easiest Recipes

These recipes use lots of wonderful convenience products and are so easy to make. There's little chopping or preparation; most of the time you just open packages and cans and add heat; then eat!

Almost Homemade Recipes
Almost Homemade Recipes start with convenience foods, then add some fresh foods to make them taste delicious. Make these quick and easy recipes using convenience products and fresh food.

Quesadillas
Searching for quesadilla recipes Quesadillas are a quick and easy hot sandwich recipe made from a variety of meats, vegetables, and cheeses.

Top 10 Grilled Sandwiches
Grilled sandwiches are one of the best quick meals around, and can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. These recipes are some of my favorites, including the way I make the simplest and best grilled cheese sandwiches in the world.
The best way and easiest to make grilled cheese sandwiches that are crisp on the outside and warm and melty on the inside is to assemble the sandwich, then but…

Ten Easy Pieces
For a final solution to the 5 PM dinner crunch, try these ten recipes that I depend on even when I can't face cooking! From Tortellini with Peas to Alpine Meatballs, you're sure to find recipes your family will love.

Easy Cheesy Pizza
Pizza is a great idea for a quick dinner. With these mix and match recipes, you can have your own hot, fresh, homemade pizza on the table in less time than delivery - for about half the cost.

My Easiest Recipes
I have collected a wonderful collection of foolproof, super easy, delicious recipes that work every time. Just assemble ingredients and you'll be ready to eat in minutes.

More of My Easiest Recipes
Find even more of my easiest recipes, using convenience food ingredients you can find at any grocery store.

Chicken - Quick!
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are a wonderful choice for easy weeknight meals. They are tender and juicy, and as an extra bonus, kids love them too! Try these wonderful recipes for dinner tonight.

Top 5 Convenience Products
These convenience foods are always in my pantry, fridge, or freezer. With them I can make dozens, if not hundreds, of recipes in a flash. Try Alpine Meatballs, Cherry Chicken Salad, Minute Apple Tart, and more using frozen meatballs, puff pastry, and three other great products.

550 Five Ingredients or Less Recipes
Searching for five ingredient recipes This fabulous collection of more than 550 five ingredient recipes includes appetizers, desserts, cookies, salads, and main dishes.

Five Ingredient Stir Fry Recipes
Searching for stir fry recipes These five ingredient stir fry recipes have got to be the fastest and most delicious ever!

Easy Recipes
Need quick and easy meals for the 5 PM crunch time These ten super fast and delicious recipes will get dinner on the table in minutes.
Do you have a collection of very easy recipes
These quick and easy fast recipes will help you cut your time in the kitchen. Easiest and fastest recipes.

Well! That should be a good start on gathering recipes to help build your food storage. Store what you eat, eat what you store!

Complete Randomness

2011-09-26T17:02:00.000-07:00

My mind has gone on vacation.

So...

Fall has moved in today, with a vegeance! The wind is blowing and a thunderstorm is roaming about in the mountains nearby. It is cold today. yesterday I roamed about the house in a pair of shorts and my slippers, no shirt required. Today, it is raining, the temperature requiring a shirt and soon a pair of jeans. It seems as though the seasons have shifted by about two weeks.

The wind is battering the maples in my yard, as if in practice for the powerful winds of late Fall and Winter. The leaves are not quite ready to give up their purchase upon the tree limbs, and so the struggle seems more animated than usual.

Attempting to stand as an individual quickly earns one the swift knocks intended to beat you back into the mold of the submissive serf - Selous Scout

A quote from somewhere:
Turkey wants Israel to apologize for killing 9 of its thugs.
Whats good for one is good for all.
Turkey must apologize for the:
2 million (some historians put that number to 2.75 million) butchered Armenians,
1 million butchered Albanians,
759,000 butchered Greeks,
500,000 butchered Hungarians,
750,000 butchered Assyrians,
1 250,000 butchered Eastern Europeans,
40,000 butchered Kurds,
30,000 butchered Cypriots...
As a former Turkish Prime Minister Erbakan said: "The whole of Europe will be Muslim. We take Rome.

To answer a question from "Smack", about how I finally fastened my bipod to my Marlin Model 60:
"How did you get the bipod mounted? I have an ATG bipod with the same ATI stock you have but the swivel studs that came on the stock are way smaller than the one for the bipod. Did you just drill and tap a bigger hole?"
Here is a photo.

Just 2 black nylon wire ties cinched down real tight!
Low tech, but works well. Easy to carry a few spares as they take up no space and weigh next to nothing.

When the last christian leaves california, I hope it falls off the map.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/california-city-fines-couple-for-holding-bible-study-in-their-home/

Received this from my friend Vlad Strelok (http://vlad-unclevlad.blogspot.com/)
Government Officials Fleeing DC Link Rats Off A Sinking Ship, This Could Be The Big One
Take it for what it's worth.
Made a readiness check lately? This makes a good excuse.

Bill Drake, author of The Cultivator’s Handbook of Natural Tobacco and the “Cultural Dimensions” series has made available for free a new ebook that he has written titled "Post-Apocalyptic Personal and Family Security". the ebook can be found at Ranger Man's site, SHTFblog.

The strange thing is that he sent me the same document, only with the title "Personal & Family Security In Chaotic Times". Oh well, the content is the same so go get it at Ranger Man's site and tell him Selous sent ya'. (if you want to, that is).

A Solicitation

2011-09-21T11:21:00.000-07:00

I got this a while back:

Michelle Reindal [MReindal@sfpseattle.com]

Hello,

I am a producer working with a major network, and I’m casting for a television show about survivalists. You’ve most likely been contacted by other producers as well, as a lot of companies are clamoring for this kind of show.

I realize that the ideas at the core of survivalism don’t really coincide with appearing on national television, however, I think it’s an opportunity to get your voice heard. For people to hear what you believe, why you believe it, and why other people should be preparing. There are a lot of misconceptions about survivalists, and it’s going to take one person to make a difference and go on national television and get other people to take part in your cause.

This show will be 30 minutes, and will feature two survivalists. We will talk to you and get a look at your preparations/bunker/guns/cave/etc, and then we will bring in a survivalist expert to evaluate what you’ve done so far, to see how long you’ll really survive if a catastrophe hit.

If you’re interested, or know someone who may be, please reply and let me know. I’ve attached a questionnaire and some video instructions, for if you want to apply to be on the show.

Thank you for your time,

Michelle | producer | screaming flea productions

mreindal@sfpseattle.com

I went to their website (did a web search for it) I didn't find any mention of this person being on staff. Perhaps an oversight on their webmasters part.

I didn't bother to reply.

swissRoomBox Portable Camper

2011-09-14T18:22:00.000-07:00

I came across this and thought it was kind of cool. I am not sure what the price is, but I bet it is expensive.

http://www.adventure-journal.com/2010/09/fresh-goods-swissroombox-portable-camper/

swissRoomBox "Home on Board" World Innovation

Something like this would be very convienient in a small-space, hidden, Hideout/Camp, built into a eating area and gear cache, with sleeping accomodations for 2 persons.

Supercomputer predicts revolution

2011-09-10T10:28:00.000-07:00

I can predict shit too, does that make me a supercomputer?

Supercomputer predicts revolution
Feeding a supercomputer with news stories could help predict major world events, according to US research.

A study, based on millions of articles, charted deteriorating national sentiment ahead of the recent revolutions in Libya and Egypt.

While the analysis was carried out retrospectively, scientists say the same processes could be used to anticipate upcoming conflict.

The system also picked up early clues about Osama Bin Laden's location.
Kalev Leetaru, from the University of Illinois' Institute for Computing in the Humanities, Arts and Social Science, presented his findings in the journal First Monday.

Mood and location
The study's information was taken from a range of sources including the US government-run Open Source Centre and BBC Monitoring, both of which monitor local media output around the world.
News outlets which published online versions were also analysed, as was the New York Times' archive, going back to 1945.

In total, Mr Leetaru gathered more than 100 million articles.
Reports were analysed for two main types of information: mood - whether the article represented good news or bad news, and location - where events were happening and the location of other participants in the story.

Mood detection, or "automated sentiment mining" searched for words such as "terrible", "horrific" or "nice".

Location, or "geocoding" took mentions of specific places, such as "Cairo" and converted them in to coordinates that could be plotted on a map.

Analysis of story elements was used to create an interconnected web of 100 trillion relationships.
Read The Article Here:

This sounds like what Clif High and the web bots are doing, somewhat.

West Coast Thuggery

2011-09-08T15:15:00.000-07:00

Obama's Minions at work here on the West coast.

Hundreds of Workers Storm Washington Port Over Labor Dispute

LONGVIEW, Wash. -- Hundreds of Longshore workers stormed the Port of Longview early Thursday, overpowered and held security guards, damaged railroad cars, and dumped grain that is the center of a labor dispute, said Longview Police Chief Jim Duscha.

Six guards were detained for a couple of hours after 500 or more Longshoremen broke down gates about 4:30 a.m. and smashed windows in the guard shack, he said.

No one was hurt, and nobody has been arrested. Most of the protesters returned to their union hall after cutting brake lines and spilling grain from car at the EGT terminal, Duscha said.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union believes it has the right to work at the facility, but the company has hired a contractor that's staffing a workforce of other union laborers.

Meanwhile, the international union is investigating reports of a wildcat strike at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma.

"It appears the members have taken action on their own," said ILWU spokesman Craig Merrilees from union headquarters in San Francisco. "We're trying to understand how many are involved and to what extent this apparent wildcat action has spread."

Thursday's violence at Longview was first reported by Kelso radio station KLOG.

Police from several agencies in southwest Washington, the Washington State Patrol and Burlington Northern Santa Fe responded to the violence to secure the scene that followed a demonstration Wednesday.

"We're not surprised," Duscha said. "A lot of the protesters were telling us this in only the start."

One sergeant was threatened with baseball bats and retreated, Duscha said. "One officer with hundreds of Longshoremen? He used the better part of discretion."

The train was the first grain shipment to arrive at Longview. It arrived Wednesday night after police arrested 19 demonstrators who tried to block the tracks. They were led by ILWU International President Robert McEllrath, who said they would return.

The blockade appeared to defy a federal restraining order issued last week against the union after it was accused of assaults and death threats.

EGT chief executive Larry Clarke said it was unfortunate that law enforcement needed to make arrests.

Uncle Big Sis Comes to Visit

2011-09-01T07:53:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago Uncle Big Sis stopped by for a visit. I noticed it when I examined my stats counter.

It seems SHe/IT was interested in my post on the Survival Bible and Chapter 14 of The Cache.

Why only those 2 posts?

Quick, vigilant readers! What is the connection?

That's right!

Both posts mention DHS. It seems they are scouring the web to see what their popularity rating is, so that they can improve their image with the white, middle aged, middle income clingers to of Bible, Religion and Guns!

And if SHe/IT can make the disaffected veterans of unjust wars returning to our soil feel warm and fuzzy, so much the better!

I have only one question! (no really, just one)

Does this mean I am now (in)Famous?

OpSec

2011-08-14T11:31:00.000-07:00

OPSEC is going to become more important as this society unravels. Do you really want Uncle Big Sis snooping in on your family reunion plans that you just emailed out, just so that they can do a SWAT on cousin Jimmy for that weed he smoked back in '93?
No?
Then you need some protection.

No not that kind!
Sheesh, get serious here for a moment, Okay?

Pretty Good Privacy/Protection is an encrytion program that can be used to secure your files and email from prying eyes. Granted, it probably won't stop the JBT's forever from gaining access to your files, but it could slow them down some! Protect your Family Reunion!!

Save cousin Jimmy from the NSA/DEA/FBI/ATF/DHS/SWAT raid!
http://synthis.amcanet.com/browse/perm/ae3177c0-82e-d10-048-0c3e31ec07a721f/.pdf

PGP 8.02 Freeware
http://www.filewatcher.com/m/PGP802-PF-W.zip.8851837.0.0.html

This was the last version of PGP offered as freeware (for personal use, for sale commercially) before it was acquired by another commercial venture.

Better grab a copy while you can get one. This one is hosted on an ftp site in Russia.
ftp://ftp.iem.ac.ru/windows/internet/security/PGP/PGP802-PF-W.zip

I found a later version but it was trialware and had a 30 day limitation.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Firewall/PGP-Desktop.shtml

Symantec owns it now.
http://www.symantec.com/business/theme.jsp?themeid=pgp

An alternative is:
Gpg4win - a secure solution...
... for file and email encryption. Gpg4win (GNU Privacy Guard for Windows) is Free Software and can be installed with just a few mouse clicks.
http://gpg4win.org/download.html

Some other links of interest:

The Enigmail Project
Enigmail is a security extension to Mozilla Thunderbird and Seamonkey. It enables you to write and receive email messages signed and/or encrypted with the OpenPGP standard.
http://enigmail.mozdev.org/home/index.php.html

PGP for Absolute Beginners
http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/pgp-begin.html

Tom McCune's PGP Questions & Answers
http://www.mccune.cc/PGPpage2.htm

Ixquick Search Engine
http://us2.ixquick.com/eng/download-ixquick-plugin.html

Act Now!
Save cousin Jimmy!!

Run on Local Bank

2011-08-08T16:34:00.000-07:00

There was a run on a local bank last Friday.

Ok, maybe it wasn't much of a run.

It was actually just one person that I am aware off retrieving their deposits.

Yeah, it was me. I cleaned out my meager savings after reading this the night before on The Market Ticker: "Caution: This HadBetter Not Be True"

The conclusions I arrived at led me to believe it prudent to retrieve and control my own funds. I bank at Bank Of America. You may or may not take action of your own. I would rather have control of my money than have the banks take it when they go on holiday.

If things start to crash here in the US, I will be buying last minute preps such as gasoline, food and more ammo.

The Cache - Part 14 – Tables Turned

2011-07-26T12:49:00.000-07:00

He slowly gained awareness of his surroundings, plagued by a throbbing pain that seemed to emanate from a spot on his right shoulder and permeated his whole being. His body felt constricted as if held in the coils of a giant python, and no amount of will power could force his limbs to move. "What the hell?" he thought to himself. His eyes fluttered open, fighting to focus, slowly taking in his surroundings. His head was free to move but all his limbs were securely bound with what appeared to be para-cord. He let out a string of curses and painfully redoubled his efforts to free himself.

All he succeeded in doing was tiring himself out and aggravating the pain in his shoulder. "Think damn you! what is happening here?" With his mouth covered with duct tape, Agent Cobb was having difficulty in breathing when exerting himself, so he stopped his exertions and settled to wait out his situation. He was quite unsettled from being trussed up in this manner and wished that something would happen to resolve this mess.

Looking around he determined he was in a campsite, hidden amongst the evergreen trees growing between the river and the railroad right of way. There was a small tent between several of the trees with a brown tarp stretched over to add some protection from the frequent northwest rains. In the area near where he was immobilized, there was a fire pit with glowing coals winking and occasionally popping, a pot of what might be coffee was heating near the edge of the coals.

He heard something approaching and tried to turn his head to see what or who it was when he was smacked up the backside of his head with someone’s open palm.

"So, your awake are you?-- asshole!"
"Feel like talking? Think you are a tough guy, hiding and shooting unarmed people? Let me show you what kind of a person you have messed with this time!"

Sudden fear shot through Cobb's mind as he looked over the man seated before him. The man appeared to be in his late fifties, early sixties -- maybe. It was hard to tell. Years of outdoor living had tanned him deep and weathered him like an old cedar fence post. His short cropped hair had a military cut about it, high and tight. Cold blue eyes burned in a gaze that pierced its target like spears of ice.

"What does he mean by 'show you' " he thought uneasily. Cobb was not afraid of much, having faced death many times. But he had always been in control then, not trussed like a pig for slaughter as he was now. The man was digging through a bag on the ground and set some items out that made Cobb's hair stand on end. He knew what was coming and fear was gripping him, hard!

The man grasped his free hand and drove the first of the cedar splinters under the fingernail of his trigger finger. Cobb screamed through the duct tape and nearly passed out from the pain. He felt a wave of nausea wash over him. "Don't puke, don't puke!" he pleaded with himself, for the duct tape would trap it in his mouth where he would have to hold it or swallow it again. He glanced up into eyes hardened into steel, no mercy or remorse evident in them. The man reached down and picked up the second splinter as Cobb's eye grew wide with horror. Tears of pain rolled down his cheeks as the man drove the second splinter deep under his middle finger. Cobb was feeling faint now, the pain was only just bearable. His body shook with the pain and he let out a deep moan of agony.

"Man up!" Cobb thought desperately to himself. "Look for an opening and gain the upper hand. He will be wanting to talk soon."

"You are going to pay dearly for murdering my friend" said the man as he lit the cedar splinter with a stick from the fire.

The pain from the burning splinters was too much for Cobb' as he screamed and tried to talk at the same time. "Holy crap does that hurt!" thought Cobb as the throbbing in his finger's subsided a little. The man leaned forward an tore the tape off Cobb's mouth with a violent jerk.

“Who are you? Who do you work for?”

Sudden hate welled up in Cobb as he took his first deep breath.

"You just screwed up big time you stupid son of a bitch!" The words spewed from Cobb’s mouth like a stream of venom. "I am Agent Cobb of ATF Predator Team One! My team will be looking for me shortly when I don't check in and when they find you they will have no mercy."

The man threw back his head and laughed long and hard at his outburst. After he finished laughing he reached over and gave Cobb several stinging slaps across the face. His eyes glittered icily as he leaned closer to Cobb. "Nobody is going to find you, COBB!" he said through tight clenched teeth.

An icy chill ran up Cobb’s back. He knew now that life was about to become very difficult. Cobb didn’t like to feel afraid. His method of dealing with fear was to mentally seize upon a target and focus his inner hatred onto it.

"Bring it on" he hissed in a voice dripping with hatred.

The man replaced the duct tape over Cobb’s mouth and began to practice his terrible skill.

Cobb had never felt such pain before. He had always been the one giving, not receiving pain! It was amazing what the human body could endure he thought detachedly to himself. The man had worked him over good. He seemed to be an expert in the art of interrogation.

“Got anything to say now, smartass?” asked his tormentor, ripping the tape from Cobb’s damaged lips.

“Kiss My Ass!” Cobb spit out of a bruised and tortured mouth.

The man laughed once more and then lashed out with his fist, shattering Cobb’s nose and then knocking out some of his teeth in the most savage beating Cobb had ever given, or received!

“Ok, ok. I’ll talk. What is it you want to know?” spluttered Cobb from his damaged mouth.

“Why did you shoot my friend?” said the man.

“If you mean the man on the bridge, it was a mistake”

“I’ll say it was!” the man roared as he delivered an uppercut to Cobb’s jaw.

Cobb moaned and shook his head dazedly. “No more!” he pleaded, “I‘m doing as you asked!”

“Who are you hunting?” the man asked.

“A nobody… he works at the plant west of here. He reportedly escaped being picked up and it was thought that he might pass this way.” Said Cobb.

“Well you are right, he did pass this way, and I helped him get around you!” said the man. “Why are you looking for him?”

“That’s classified info, I wasn’t told. I was just to terminate the asshole!” said Cobb.

The man lashed out again, rocking Cobb’s head back and forth until Cobb passed out. The man then got up and poured himself a cup of coffee. It was going to be a long day.

---<>---

Cobb returned to consciousness slowly, wading through a fog of pain. It appeared to be late afternoon, as the shadows had switched places from their former haunts. The man was not within the scope of his vision, seemingly on some other errand. Cobb knew that his life was soon to end and he began to struggle against his bonds.

The man returned to his former place without a sound, surprising Cobb as he struggled.

“No one has ever gotten loose when I have tied them up.” The man said calmly. He sat there upon his haunches, sipping at his cup of coffee. He finished his cup and placed it upon the ground.

“It looks as if we are done here.” the man said and leaned forward towards Cobb.

As the man leaned forward, something cold and hard flashed briefly in the sunlight. Cobb felt the searing agony of parting flesh as the keen blade sliced through the soft tissue of his throat.

Cobb's eyesight begin to fade to black as the blood gurgled in his throat. Panic filled him and he struggled weakly against his bonds. Words tried to form in his throat, bubbling against the flow of his blood. The last thing he saw before death took him was the smile on the man's face.

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Dusty leaned back and stared at the limp sack of human refuse that had been named Cobb. What to do with the body was the choice he now had to make. If he left the body as it was, there would be a manhunt mounted right away and he might be caught if he moved too slowly. Burying the body was too dignified an end for the Agent. He decided to dump it in the river instead. That would delay any pursuit for a while as the search went on for a living man, rather than a bloated body.

Dusty knelt in front of the slumping body and cut the bonds that held it immobile. He carefully covered the body’s head and torso with a black plastic garbage bag and secured it with some twine. He did not want to get blood all over his clothes as he disposed of the body. He then lifted it to his shoulder with a grunt and began walking down the trail to the river bank.

It was a five foot drop from the top of the bank to the river’s edge, so Dusty heaved the body off his shoulder and watched it drop with a undignified thud to the ground below. He descended the drop off and rolled the body down into the water instead of lifting it again. The water deepened fast in this area of the river so he didn't have to wade out into it to get the body into the faster moving water. He took a branch from a pile washed up during high water and pushed the body out into the current, watching as it slowly spun around and moved off downstream.

He grunted in satisfaction and climbed back up the bank whereupon he returned to camp. Once there, he began to dismantle it and got it ready for transport. He was going to go retrieve Cobb's gear and then move to a deep woods location he and Eddie had been to before. No one else had been there before, evidenced by the lack of a trail and the inevitable trash that man left behind wherever he went.

He donned his Ghillie suit and headed up the trail to the right of way. He stopped and crouched low in the brush on the edge of the tracks. Dusty listened for a few minutes, and hearing nothing, moved further out into the right of way. He looked both ways and seeing nothing, crossed into the brush on the other side, moving swiftly to a place of concealment far away from where he entered.

Once more he waited motionlessly, listening intently for any sign of discovery and pursuit. Hearing nothing, he headed up the hill to the spot where Cobb had performed his act of murder, gliding silently through the brush with practiced ease. Up ahead was the small depression in which Cobb had made his camp, a camouflage netting covering the hide and a shooting mat laid out on the edge of the depression, just back from the crest.

There was Cobb’s rifle, just as he left it. Next to it lie several boxes of cartridges, which upon investigation, turned out to be 7.62x51 NATO subsonic ammo. Checking the rifle, he saw that it had a full magazine. The rifle was a nice one, an FN A1a SPR with silencer
He set it back down on its bipod and turned to examining the contents of Cobb’s pack. Opening up the pack, this was what he found:

1 pair Night Vision Goggles with spare batteries
5 MREs
Marpat poncho with liner
Original Becker BK-7 combat knife
Color screen GPS with spare batteries
G.I. Tritium Compass
2 quart Canteen with cover
Water purifier with spare filter element
50 rounds of .308, match grade
40 rounds of .308, subsonic
Browning Hipower 9mm auto pistol with drop-leg holster
4 loaded magazines for the Browning
1 picture showing the "mark", taken from a surveillance vehicle
1 Motorola tactical radio with ear piece and throat mic, agency issue
1 Multi caliber cleaning kit
1 pint flask brandy
1 pair binoculars
2 packs of cigarettes, 1 of which was half empty
2 butane lighters
1 Firesteel
Mess kit
Trioxane stove and a box of fuel bars

Camp:
8' x 10' camouflage netting
Under a small Sil-Nylon tarp:
A Sleeping bag in a USGI Camouflage Bivvy sack

Dusty grunted his pleasure with his new gear. Cobb had outfitted himself well, and all of the equipment appeared new or lightly used. Everything except the cigarettes had immediate value to him, and he could use the cigs for trading stock. He carefully replaced everything except one of the MRE’s and the binoculars back into the pack and closed it up. He took down the netting and rolled it into a tight bundle which he was able to stuff into the pack. He then rolled up the tarp, sleeping bag and bivvy cover, stowing the bag in its dedicated pocket in the pack, and then stuffing the bivvy and the tarp inside the main pocket.

He also had kept out the radio, which was fitted with an earbud and a throat mic. He donned the radio and fitted the bud and mic in comfortable positions. He then turned it on. There was no traffic at all so he turned it down and turned his attention to the MRE.

He settled in and tore open the MRE. It had been a long time since he had eaten one of these and he was looking forward to a taste of civilization, such as it was. Spaghetti, with Meatballs the container declared. He dug in to the cold meal and looked down the hill towards the bridge, then up the tracks while he ate.

As he finished the meal, he noticed movement coming from the East. Taking up the binoculars, he saw a group of what appeared to be troops, apparently a oversized squad, walking down the tracks in patrol formation. As they drew nearer, he could hear them talking.

“Not very professional!” he thought to himself. Watching their movements and demeanor, he determined that the squad leader, a Sergeant, appeared to be the professional amongst them. The rest were just rookies by their actions. The Sergeant halted the squad and looked around for a few moments and then quietly issued some orders.

Dusty watched the troop fan out in an ambush formation into the brush on both sides of the tracks. They were sloppy, leaving evidence of their presence to the trained eye. Wondering whom they were waiting for, Dusty settled in on the mat and begin plotting the ballistics of targeting the squad for something to do while he waited.

About half an hour passed with nothing happening. Then there came the sound of movement from the brush about 100 feet from where the squad had disbursed into the brush. More crashing some snaps and then a doe and a yearling stepped out onto the tracks and made their way into the brush on the other side. Dusty smiled to himself and wondered if the deer would be around later in the Fall. The homeless along the river did not observe hunting season as did those among the homed. Hunger did not wait for a “season” to need satisfied. About twenty minutes later he heard a scuffling sound, muted by distance coming towards the bridge he was overlooking.

There!
Some scruffy looking people were stepping onto the bridge now.
It was Shifty Pete and his bunch!

Shifty Pete and his gang of miscreants were crossing the bridge from the west. None of the homeless that lived along the river cared much for Pete and his bunch. It seemed whenever they showed up at a encampment, things started to disappear. Fighting and bickering were also a trademark of Pete’s gang. Once they moved on or were run out of a camp, things pretty much settled down and went back to a normal routine. Most of the homeless were trustworthy, and you did not have to secure your goods when absent for a while. They watched out for each other.

Dusty glassed Pete and his crew. “Typhoid” Mary, “Sleazy” Sally, Jack “Flash”, “Moby” Dick and “Brown Nosed” Phil were all with him. All the worst of the homeless peoples of the valley, or so he had heard. Dusty had never had a problem with them, he had only heard the stories that circulated the camps when he and Eddie had visited. Wondering what would happen next, he continued to watch the scene unfolding below. What would happen when they reached the semi-hidden squad to the East?

Five minutes later he had his answer. The Sergeant called out to his squad and they all rose up and opened fire on Pete and the gang. They never stood a chance as they were traveling down the center of the tracks and had no time to jump into cover or concealment. Mary tried to turn and run, but was nearly cut in half when three of the troops concentrated their fire on her torso. Sally dropped where she was, her head tore off by a burst of fire from the squad auto. Pete had gone down first, a massive hole in his chest from concentrated fire. Jack made it to within 5 feet of cover before being brought down. Phil, bringing up the rear, had dropped down at the initial burst of fire and tried crawling off the tracks into the brush. He never made it.

Dusty dropped the binoculars in shock. The scene before him was the sort that had been obscured and buried by the passage of Years! He had not seen such havoc and horror unleashed on civilians since leaving the ‘Nam! Pete and his group may have had no redeeming value to speak of, but they were not deserving of this!

The sick feeling in the pit of his stomach was quickly replaced by a burning desire for vengeance. The troops had not even had a chance to emerge from their concealment before Dusty acted.

"All right you bastards!" muttered Dusty. "Time to pay!" And then the tables were turned upon them as they left their hiding places. Dusty had fired twice before the troops realized that they were under attack. They were all gathering in the center of the tracks to converse as they began to die. The first to go was the radio operator with a shot through the radio, severing his spine and silencing all communication with anyone else. Not hearing, or knowing where the shots were coming from, they spent precious seconds looking for the source of the attack, seconds that Dusty used to get off two more shots, dropping two more troops. Four of the twelve were down without them having fired a shot! In a panic, they deployed back into the brush on either side of the tracks and began firing at random, having no idea where to aim.

Dusty slowly reloaded and looked for his next target of opportunity. Scanning the brush he detected a troop that would pop up from the same spot and fire a burst wildly. He shifted his point of aim to that spot and waited for the next occurrence. Up popped the troop, and before he could fire a burst, Dusty put a round through his forehead. There were now only seven very panicked troopers, crapping their pants as they desperately tried to find a target to focus on!

The Sergeant peeked out from behind the gnarled old maple from which he had sought cover, only to be greeted by a round through his right eye. That was enough for the rest of them. They sprang up from where they had been hiding and began to run eastward up the tracks, shedding any gear that might slow them down as they fled certain doom. Dusty dropped three more as they fled, the rest escaping as they ran around a curve in the tracks.

Dusty again reloaded and gathered up his expended shells and other gear. He then moved down to the troops and began to collect all the gear that he could. He knew he had about a half hour to an hour before reinforcements descended on this position looking for him in force. He examined the unknown patch on one of the troopers sleeve and read: DHS. WTF? he thought. What are they doing here? He stashed all but one of the weapons in a protected area he knew of, all except a silenced MP-5 and six full magazines, then hid the other collected gear in another cache point nearby. Times up! he thought to himself. He gathered his stuff together and then disappeared off the right-of-way into the woods, headed for his camp along the riverbank.

The radio crackled to life and a voice called out for Cobb.

“Cobb, you jackass, are you there?"
"Is that you shooting up DHS?"
"They are reporting an attack with a silenced weapon. It sounds like something you would pull."
"Cobb are you listening?"
"Your ass is going to be in a sling when we recover you."
"Asshole!”

Dusty chuckled to himself, forgetting about the throat mic.

“Cobb you shithead!"
"You think this is funny?"
"You just wait until the Old Man hears about this!”

Dusty reached around and shut the radio off. It was time to disappear.

Once back in his camp, Dusty gathered up the gear he had left there and began humping off to another remote and hidden location, known only to himself and the wildlife in the vicinity. It was time to say goodbye to this area as it would be too hot for a long, long time.

Updates

2011-07-24T02:08:00.000-07:00

I have been fighting a head cold which has moved down into my chest some for the last week and a half, so not much done on the writing end of things. I haven't been down to the local Goodwill for a few weeks now and my wallet thanks me. I have found some great items there with prepping use in mind. My blogroll is offline for a few days as I make some changes to the layout, so if you were wondering where it went, that is why it is missing.

The sun has finally decided to shine and it "currently" looks as if it will be nice through next weekend. I hope so, as I am planning to go camping. I need to get out of doors and smell some woodsmoke. I was going to go by myself, but we found a house sitter so my young men and I will be going.

The weather has been extremely mild and wet this year, horrendous for trying to grow anything. If this is going to be the trend we are faced with, multiple greenhouses may be in order for sustainability.
I have added a new feature to my blog called "Featured Blog". I am currently displaying each blog for a week, and currently at random. I may work out a method for choosing, such as under visited or great content, something other than alphabetical.

I normally stay on the bleeding ass-end of computer technology given that it changes so fast, but I believe that the current price of components is hard to beat, so I have built a new "Screamer".

Specs below:
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)

GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS 1TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

XFX Core Edition PRO850W (P1-850S-NLB9) 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

XFX HD-679X-ZNFC Radeon HD 6790 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

LG CD/DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black IDE Model

I have another 500 GB drive, don't remember the make though I suspect it is Western Digital. That's a total of 2 terabytes of storage and I have room in the case for four more drives! I am running Windows 7 Enterprise trial edition which is good for 90 days. Everything is purchased from Newegg, except the OS, which is a free download to qualified individuals.

Ok, some of your eyes may be glazing over with all this computer hardware talk so I will quit now. I am still feeling a bit under the weather so perhaps I shall go back to bed and work on my story in my head, which is how I usually do it. I have had several more requests for more so I need some quiet time to work out details, dialog and such.

Here is a video of what might be considered the ultimate survival trailer.
Enjoy!

Mauser Goodness

2011-07-13T11:13:00.000-07:00

Got a Mauser?
Want to add some "cool" to the old warhorse?

Here's a little something to add some fun to your "tacticool" adventures!

Mauser 98 20 Round 8mm Detachable Magazine (Trench magazine reproduction)
http://www.gunpartscorp.com/catalog/Detail.aspx?pid=50230&filter=8mm+magazine&catid=0
$53.00 plus shipping

This links appears to be sold out as it is no longer available, it just takes you to the homepage.
http://e-sarcoinc.com/mauser20roundtrenchmagazine.aspx
$64.95 plus shipping

From the e-Sarco ad (which no longer exists since they are sold out):

"During the trench warfare of WWI, the Germans developed these magazines to increase the firepower of their 98 Mausers. Easily installed in any GEW 98 rifle by merely removing the floorplate from the rifle's triggerguard, and replacing it with the trench magazine. Original trench magazines are very rare and valuable. We now have this quality reproduction indentical to the original right down to the proof marks! Will also work in 98K, KAR 98a, VZ24, and most M98 style Mauser rifles. Blued steel, complete with follower, spring and follower retainer with chain."

Here's some pic's of one installed (someone else's).

That's 20 rounds of 7.92x57mm badness (goodness?) heading your way if you are a bad guy. That's a "Detachable Magazine" (well, with some effort required), get a second one for even more fun or for a friends Mauser! The stock is a Richards Microfit Gunstock.

It can be replaced with the original for hunting season and swapped back for tacticool applications!
Got Trench Mag?

Is This What They Are Afraid Of?

2011-07-03T11:05:00.000-07:00

We have all read or heard of the FEMA quote requests for body-bags, blankets, food and fuel for the New Madrid Fault area.

We have also heard the rumors that the FedGov have bought up vast quantities of food.

We have heard of the FedGov underground bunkers, huge underground warehouses full of food.

The "Doomsday Seed Vault" located on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen.

It's as if they are afraid of something.

Something big.

Perhaps this is what they are concerned about.

Hyperbolic Comet Elenin

Notice the date in the lower right.
Notice the distance in the lower Left.
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=Elenin&orb=1 (requires javascript enabled)

A large body passing this close to the earth could create massive crustal disturbance.
I am not an expert in these matters.

Star Wormwood anyone?

P.S. thanks to Bill Nye for the comment on his blog post which yielded the link above.

Beware, Our Time Is Short!

2011-06-23T20:05:00.000-07:00

Add this:
"TSA Now Storming Public Places 8,000 Times a Year"

to this:

"Saw this on my way to work. Makes me sick!"

and you may soon see this:

It you aren't already prepared, you may be to late!

Much ado 'bout nothing?
Unfortunately, we may be about to find out!

Imagine, If You Will...

2011-06-10T07:36:00.000-07:00

I have read on several blogs and websites where the authors were opining that several previously maligned conspiracy theory's had actual been proven true!

Huh!
Imagine that!

In the spirit of the game I would like to put forth my own Conspiracy Theory.

Imagine if you will, a plot so sinister as to rock the foundations of all societies...

Imagine a group of the ultra rich; self serving, self imagining themselves as "elites"...

Imagine their vision of a world where they are the Lords and Lady's once again as in our past...

Imagine a world in which the human population has been reduced through famine, war and pestilence, to which they hold the reins...

Imagine the nations of the earth brought low, whole cultures eliminated by these actions...

Welcome to the world of the New World Order.

In order for there to become a one world government, controlled by these parasites, all cultures but one must be eliminated.
Why?

The people of all western nations want self determination. And some of those from the eastern nations are raising their voices, wanting the perceived freedoms of the west. The western nations are slowly ceding their freedoms back to the state for what is thought to be safety, but it is not but a trap. The state, whose reins of governing are held by the "elites", have other plans.

There can be no one world government as long as nationalism exists. Hence the erasing of borders, and the flooding of western nations with immigrants from the muslin nations, and here in the USA, the attempt to erase the culture by diluting it with a flood of illegals from south of our border, as well as planting muslim populations from around the world. See Detroit as an example of what your area can become.

By erasing the concept of borders, they eventually will erase the cultures of the native populations.

There is only one culture in the world that embraces the concept of a one world government, a caliphate.
That culture is Islam

According to Wikipedia:
The term caliphate "dominion of a caliph ('successor')" (from the Arabic خلافة or khilāfa, Turkish: Halife), refers to the first system of government established in Islam and represented the political unity of the Muslim Ummah (nation). In theory, it is a constitutional republic[1] (see Constitution of Medina), which means that the head of state, the Caliph, and other officials are representatives of the people and must govern according to an existing constitutional law that limits the government's power over citizens.
....
Sunni Islam stipulates that the head of state, the caliph, should be selected by Shura – elected by Muslims or their representatives.[2] Followers of Shia Islam believe the caliph should be an imam descended in a line from the Ahl al-Bayt. After the Rashidun period until 1924, caliphates, sometimes two at a single time, real and illusory, were ruled by dynasties. The first dynasty was the Umayyad. This was followed by the Abbasid, the Fatimid, and finally the Ottoman Dynasty.

Just like in Iran. And we all know how well it works there.

Since having this revelation, I have been trying to put the pieces together, to make sense of all this behind the scene support for the Islamic causes, and their infiltration of western societies.

Skeptical?

On my blog roll page on the left hand side near the top you will find the section called The Islamic Threat. Read the sites posted under it.

Follow the outrageous behavior of these animalistic savages.

Now do you recognize the threat to your way of life?

These people want to KILL YOU AND YOUR FAMILY for their (satanic) allah.

There will be no peace with them. Once they have gained the majority in population, you will capitulate to their way or die.

Eventually there will be war between the remnants of the western culture and Islam, the final crusade, as it were.

During this horrific time, the offshoot churches of Catholicism will reunite with her to wage war against the Islamic threat, but some will not. At this time I am not sure that the remnants of western civilization will be strong enough to repel and defeat this attempt to destroy them.

Everything you see in the news is an attempt to blind us to the peril we face. Distractions, all to keep us from focusing on that which will destroy this nation so that they can build their New World Order on the bones of all peoples, for in their twisted logic, most all of the people on earth must die, so that the resources of this planet will be theirs to use as they govern their new societies under their new order, their Caliphate.

Just a theory...

Maybe.

Goodwill Hunting & Link Goodness

2011-06-07T20:24:00.000-07:00

We have had some nice sunny days here on the wet coast this last few days. Today it went back to the usual rain and overcast. Friday, which happened to be payday, I went to "Tijuana on the Sky" to do some shopping. I stopped to have lunch at "Taco Bell" after wandering around "Lowes" home improvement center and drooling at all the goodies ensconed therein.

I picked up some PVC fittings for my hoophouse and some oak dowels and 1"x2" for making my take-down bow saws for our "INCH" bags (I'm Never Coming Home). They should be fairly nice once they are completed.

"Tijuana On The Sky" has a Goodwill store that I have made several trips to lately. While there the last couple of times, I scored what I consider Big Time!

I found three Dell keyboards, 1 new and 2 nearly new, a Vector 95 watt Pocket Power Inverter, 3 Linksys routers (WRT54G and earlier "B" versions), new or nearly new Tee-shirts and some books. The routers were from some broadband I-net provider who must have been upgrading to the latest and greatest.

A sample of what I found there bookwise:
World War Z, The Road, A Canticle for Liebowitz, 3 books on programming with Visual Basic (a hobby of mine), 1 on SQL (database stuff), several Sci-Fi books, and Titus Crow by Brian Lumley (think H.P. Lovecraft, Horror classics).

I have also found a Thermos brand vacuum bottle in S.S. as well as two very high quality kitchen knives, made of stainless and with very nice rosewood handles. No markings on them at all, but by looking at them you can tell that they are not cheaply made! There were a few garden seed for $.29 per packet, a giant tomato tree, and some plastic planters. I thought the planters were a little over priced but I bought 2 anyway.

While snoopin' round the .net, I came across a few links I would like to share with you all.

Over at Grandpappy's site:
The One-Hour Meltdown
http://www.grandpappy.info/honehour.htm
Explore his website, there a lots of good articles there!

On the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service website,
An Ax to Grind: A Practical Ax Manual.(.PDF)
Weisgerber, Bernie ; Vachowski, Brian . 1999
http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/php/library_card.php?p_num=7771%202508

On that same site:
Crosscut Saw Manual (.PDF)
Miller, Warren . 1977
http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/php/library_card.php?p_num=7771%202508

Thinking of sending your children off to college? Watch this with them first and then see how you feel about it!
College Conspiracy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpZtX32sKVE&feature=player_embedded

Barrel-ponics by Travis Hugley
A good introduction to growing plants and fish in barrels.
http://www.backyardfoodproduction.com/sites/default/files/Barrel-ponics_by_Travis_Hugley.pdf

That's it for now. Keep on prepping like tomorrow is the end!

Some Things You Just Know!

2011-05-31T22:01:00.000-07:00

Sometimes you just have to trust your gut on things...

Arthur Ernst III is accused of possessing child pornography. (New Jersey State Police photo)

Huh! Who would have guessed!

He was also convicted and sentenced to life for being scary ugly!
I bet he molests kittens in his downtime!
(both, my opinion you understand)

Courtesy of:
http://www.myfoxny.com/gallery/news/Mug-Shots#

Aquaponics

2011-05-23T09:19:00.000-07:00

While researching greenhouses on youtube to see what was successful and informative, I came across these videos that I felt were noteworthy and decided to share them.

Aquaponics Greenhouse Tour

Aquaponics Greenhouse Fall Update

Aquaponics Greenhouse Tour - Winter Update!

I hope you have found these to stimulate the neurons!

Throwing Down the Gauntlet

2011-05-17T11:07:00.000-07:00

The recent Indiana Supreme Court decision is going to get someone killed.

Comments posted on the Article: Court: No right to resist illegal cop entry into home

http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_ec169697-a19e-525f-a532-81b3df229697.html?mode=comments

TheBigJ said on: May 13, 2011, 7:53 pm
    Tim S said: "Faast Ed said: "IndyRon said: "Morigan said: "ManAboutWeb said: ==========There's a difference between "hope and change" and "fascism and regression", and I find it ignorant that you don't see the difference. Even lawmakers in the year 1215 realized people deserve their privacy."==========Oh, I understand.“Who really cares about it being unconstitutional? This is what’s right to do, and if this means that we have to go out and have a court battle, then that’s fine.” -Penn. Councilwoman Tonya Payne (D) Republicans are guilty, also; but they don't make it a campaign tactic.http://www.brookesnews.com/090405demsconstitution.html"==========

    I completely agree with your observation. Yet this goes much further than Political tact's. The court has in essence given an unsuspecting homeowner the right to shoot a cop.

    Consequently the Court just put a bulls eye on LEO."
    ==========
    ==========
    =========

    LEO's carry on daily with a target on their back. It's part of their training.
    The courts did nothing but help protect the innocent housewife from being beaten behind closed doors after a call about a domestic dispute. ----- THE COPS ARE THERE TO HELP!"
    ==========Actually, they're there to enforce the Laws (therules, wishes and desires) of the State. Some individual policeman may act, in some situations, in the direct benefit of the parties involved; but in general they follow the orders described by the current condition of the Law. That condition is political, and they only follow orders."
    ==========

    But law enforcement, like the military, has the option of REJECTING ORDERS, LAWS, EDICTS THAT VIOLATE HIS OR HER OATH TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.

    The Oath Keepers is just such a movement, they will be inevitably marching in Indiana at this rate:

    http://oathkeepers.org/oath/

    This directly violates rule #2 -- "We will NOT obey any order to conduct warrantless searches of the American people, their homes, vehicles, papers, or effects - such as warrantless house-to house searches for weapons or persons."

    As you can see, there is another issue involved.
    Law enforcement can enter a home any time now right? Then they will need to know WHO HAS A GUN.

    And when they arrive for milk and cookies, your gun(s) will be removed from the house. It's for the officers' and greater society's safety of course.

    There here to protect you.

    You have nothing to hide right?

    Freedom is slavery.

    All weapons will be removed. Any deemed potential weapon will be removed. Any anti-government literature, manuals, fireworks, etc etc will be reported. What about what's on your computer? How about inside your wife's panty drawer?

    Any cell phone/video cam will be shut down, no recording of the proceedings by you allowed. What is your behavior, tone, dialogue dear fellow serfs with the storm troopers? Are you "polite", or does a report need to be filed, with you, family and home interior/exterior videotaped and logged for future "interviews."

    This is the slippery slope of tyranny. We already know how this goes. We've been educated in the proceedings from the Warsaw ghettos to the trenches in Cambodia, the destructive power/control psyche of maniacs in power with no conscience; that is, dehumanization of humanity itself.

    You see, you don't have the right to live in their eyes. And, YOU ARE IN THE WAY.

    Hundreds of millions of dead around the world testify to that. More lives have been lost as a result of tyranny than any war in the twentieth century, made possible by a disarmed populace with no civil rights.

    And the police chiefs, law enforcement staff understand how well-armed Indiana is with this new edict. They are aware of the militias, the armed citizenry, and on the other spectrum the motorcycle gangs, the Klan, the Aryan Brotherhood, and bunkers loaded with munitions.

    So they'll need tactical teams. Anyone perceived to exercise their so-called "gun rights" to a police walk-in must be made an example of, submission and obedience, you, your family, pets, alive or dead, you will comply. Hey, it's the Waco Rules remember? Authorities can kill women and children without reprisal. And your court case will be railroaded, forget "fair hearing" -- it's for the greater good you understand.

    So as a loving peaceful Americans without any record of infraction be it speeding ticket,etc, WE HAVE ONE SIMPLE QUESTION to ask Indiana police chiefs, administrators, and judges.

    Since the rule of Law and the U.S. Constitution no longer protects us lowly Indiana commoners, do you believe it still protects you?

    To act with impunity results in grave consequences.

    Perhaps you are familiar with a few of the sayings:

    Scorched earth
    Old Testament
    Getting It On

    So when a freeman/woman defends their home and is slaughtered because of an unconstitutional edict, it is only fitting in proper "fairness" the targets of opportunity extend to you and your own families. Police departments can be difficult to run as well without functionaries, dispatcher, etc.

    Didn't the past few years skyrocket sales of arms and ammo tell you anything?

    We are armed.

    And we are EVERYWHERE.

    III

The latest defense for shooting civilians by the police is "I was afraid for my life"
Now, so are we.

The Passing Of My Hero

2011-05-13T19:53:00.000-07:00

My Father died today.
He was 91 years old.

He was a true survivalist, having survived the Great Depression.

Rest in peace Dad.
I will always miss you...

New Scam

2011-05-12T09:03:00.000-07:00

They never give up.

HELP!!!‏
thomas crowley

I'm writing this with tears in my eyes,my family and I came down here to London,England for a short vacation unfortunately we were mugged at the park of the hotel where we stayed,all cash,credit card and cell were stolen from us but luckily for us we still have our passports with us.

We've been to the embassy and the Police here, they're not helping issues at all and our flight leaves in less than few hrs from now but the hotel manager won't let us leave until we settle the bills.

Am freaked out at the moment..
Thomas.

Sorry dude, I don't know you!!!
Scam someone else!

Portable Power for Bug-Outs and Campouts

2011-05-01T10:38:00.000-07:00

Our lives are filled with the need for electricity. Most of what we use is in the form of Alternating Current (AC): Desktop computers, table and ceiling lights, refrigeration, washing machine, microwave, etc...

Even in our cars we are surrounded by electricity. The heater, car light system, stereo, and so on (Direct Current or DC).

Even walking down the street listening to music on your mp3 device, carrying your laptop computer and cell phone, you are dependent upon it.

It is so ingrained that we seldom consciously think about it. When it stops flowing though, it is very much on our mind.

The following video's show one persons solution to having portable power when there is no commercial power available. It will power some simple devices (a CPAP machine comes to mind) and looks to be quite portable.

If you want to design your own system to deliver more energy, YouTube probably has a video that would help you to see what others have done, Watch them and learn from their expense before spending your own money.

90 Days: Part One

2011-04-28T23:24:00.000-07:00

Here is a post I have been working on off and on. I think that if I wait too long to post it, some of it may become too late to implement. So here it is as currently written.

Ninety days.

Huh?
What about it?

After ninety days, or thereabouts, most of the unprepared sheeple will have died off from a lack of food and possibly adequate shelter.

Not all will be dead at this point. There will be those who survive, those who banded together and withstood the onslaughts of the displaced and starving masses. They were prepared to turn back those who had no important skills to offer, no supplies to share. They will be located in areas where ingress and egress can be controlled tightly.

The others that survived, the raiders, they are mostly the strong and the predatory. They were the shady characters that inhabited the inner city, preying on the weak there. They have no morals against taking what they want and killing those who stand in their way.

And then the worst of the worst: those who have turned to eating their own kind in order to survive. They will be hated and killed when discovered by all other groups of survivors.

Within 2 weeks of the crash the cities will begin to tear themselves apart as different groups of people fight for precious dwindling resources. Only the very adaptable will be able to survive there. Things will most likely hold together until the first paycheck fails to materialize. Then watch out!

In the beginning the government may try to bring the chaos under control, but they will be vastly outnumbered by desperate people, trying to get food. Eventually they will retreat back to critical infrastructure in an effort to protect it from the destruction.

The first to die will be the sick and elderly who are dependent upon healthcare workers and caretakers for their daily existence. After the end of the 1st week, they will be left to die by those same workers, as they leave to see to their own family’s welfare. Perhaps not all will have left, but those who remain will soon be overwhelmed trying to take care of just a fraction of those needing care. After the second week, a large portion of the sick and elderly will have died. There is no one left to bury them. Their rooms become their mausoleums.

Because of just in time inventory management, all stores concerned with disbursement of household consumables will be empty in record time. One has only to look at what happens just before a hurricane or a Black Friday sales event to imagine what it will be like come the collapse. As soon as the sheeple become aware, the stampede to “get some” supplies will empty store shelves. Two weeks after the collapse, the store owners will not even go there anymore as there will be no resupply and to be out on the streets is to invite swift death at the hands of the roving gangs.

Most available food will be consumed by week three and people will begin to hunt the small creatures that live in their neighborhoods. Dogs, cats, various non-standard pets, birds, rats etc… If it moves, it will be considered for the stewpot. Expect the city pigeon population to dwindle quickly.

Even if the Government manages to open a few stores to ration out supplies, the gangs will post lookouts at the stores and they will report what vehicles loaded what supplies to the raider groups that will follow them home and steal it from them later, or perhaps immediately depending on the location and situation.

If you were to evacuate your home for at least ninety days, you might be able to come home to a semi-intact structure. If you are lucky, only your unprotected windows will be broken out. If you are unlucky you might find your home a burnt out shell. A possible strategy might be to leave a little food behind so that those who will break in (and they will) might be appeased and not vandalize the structure.

Now how does one survive these ensuing 90+ days? You will need to be mobile after the crash.

So the plan would be as follows:

Cache the greater part of your survival goods in various locations. Include in these caches, a large quantity of vegetable seeds.

In your main cache, store materials and plastic for a greenhouse(s). Not only can you raise food in it, you can also shelter in it if needed.

Acquire good quality hiking gear for each member of your family; shoes, packs, sleeping gear, mess equipment, etc… Army surplus is good durable equipment, built to last but heavier than civy gear for the most part.

If your group is larger than two, carry a variety of weapons. First consideration should be the crossbow, a compound bow, an air rifle (1000+ FPS) and a slingshot. Their ability to kill nearly silently is a great benefit. Since your ability to remain undiscovered is imperative to your survival, remaining in the deep forest is your best choice. Fancy scoped bolt rifles are of not much use in areas in which visibility is limited to under 50 yards. Here is where the lever action rifle comes into its own. It is also a good area for the shotgun and .22lr. Whatever you choose to carry, have the appropriate ammo for it in a sufficient quantity.

You need to have a series of caches with enough supplies to sustain you for these ninety days. Your food should be high calorie as you will need the fuel to sustain you as you move about. At least 1 of each days meals should require no preparation as you may need to eat it on the move. More would be desired if possible. Each cache should supply your group with 2 weeks worth of food and other essentials.

If you are pursued, those following you may have little or no food, thus limiting their energy expenditures. Since you are able to eat on the move, you gain precious ground with each hour. Hopefully they are weakened by hunger and unable to pursue for long.

It would be wise to carry a small radio capable of receiving AM/FM/Shortwave/NOAA bands so that you can try to stay informed on what is happening. There is no guarantee that broadcasting will continue on the commercial bands, but shortwave will hopefully continue.

The use of mapping software can greatly help in planning routes and locations, and can download this info to various GPS devices. Electronic devices should not be relied upon solely to do your navigating, so a good compass and maps should be part of your gear. If you don't know how to navigate by compass, yesterday is a good time to start learning. Find and make friends with a Boy Scout. Look for local classes, perhaps a class at your local hiking group or Search and Rescue group.

End part one.

Updates

2011-04-18T10:59:00.000-07:00

The blogosphere has been rockin and a rollin with the world-wide unrest forming everywhere but the US. Some sheeple are waking up but the majority slumbers on, steeped in their own stupidity. Come crash time, good riddance! They will only show some backbone when they personally are affected. When it is too late.

Welcome to FEMA Camp “SUCKA”!

Some a-hole made the statement to me that he wasn't going to worry about what was going on because he couldn't make a difference. Most certainly not with that attitude, assjack! I have to laugh at him though. Both he and his wife are on the go all the time, and are teaching their daughter the same values of go go go. Last year he bought a half ton extended cab chevy 4x4 PU. 6 months later his wife wanted a new rig. Her Subaru “just” didn’t have enough room and so she wanted a new rig, a Dodge Dakota to be exact, a crew cab 4x4. She bought it, trading in her “paid for” Subaru on it. Now they both face Gi-normous monthly fuel costs because of their choices. What a bunch of Sheeple!

It is snowing this morning as I sit and write this on my break. So much for Gorebal warming! Anyone who still believes in that drivel deserves to be sold a bridge in the Sahara desert.

I have been working on a layout for my garden this year using the sq. foot gardening method. If it ever warms up and dries out a bit that is. The soil is too cold and wet to expect anything but rotten seeds if anything is planted yet.

Buy seeds. Buy Heirloom seeds to save in your freezer or refrigerator and buy the hybrid to practice your gardening skills. Save those heirlooms for when you have a green thumb rather than a brown one. Buy new seeds every year. Better seeds than gold or silver. Buy the materials to build a greenhouse, even just a small one like this one:

Westside Gardener Hoophouse
http://westsidegardener.com/howto/hoophouse.html

Greenhouse Plastic
http://www.greenhousemegastore.com/product/4-year-greenhouse-film/plastic-greenhouse-film

If worse comes to worst, you can live in the dang thing while starting your guerilla garden. An expedient shelter to be considered is one of the portable garages that are available from Sportsman’s Guide. They will set you back a couple of hundred dollars but are sized 10’x20’ and have walls.

Shelterlogic™ 10 x 20' Instant Garage / Shelter.
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=332977

$229.97, club price $206.97.

Here are some good links for you.

Safely Gathered In
http://safelygatheredin.blogspot.com/

Honeyville Farms
http://store.honeyvillegrain.com/

The Internet Grocer
http://www.internet-grocer.net/index.htm

StorableOrganics.com
http://www.storableorganics.com/Index.asp

Wise Foods
https://www.wisefoodstorage.com/store/

Cope’s Distributing
http://www.copesdistributing.net/index.php?cPath=198

Grandpappy’s How to Survive Hard Times
http://www.grandpappy.info/indexhar.htm

Be prepared.
Be safe.

Some Texas Humor

2011-04-02T08:08:00.000-07:00

Three men - a Canadian farmer, Osama bin Laden and a Texan are all traveling together one day.

They come across a lantern and a Genie pops out of it.

'I will give each of you one wish, which is three wishes in total', says the Genie.

The Canadian says, 'I am a farmer and my son will also farm.
I want the land to be forever fertile in Canada .'

POOF! With the blink of the Genie's eye, the land in Canada was forever fertile for farming.

Osama was amazed, so he said, 'I want a wall around all Muslim countries so that no infidels, Americans or Canadians can come into our precious land.'

POOF! Again, with the blink of the Genie's eye, there was a huge wall around those countries.

The Texan says, 'I am very curious. Please tell me more about this wall.'

The Genie explains, 'Well, it's about 5,000 feet high, 500 feet thick and completely surrounds the Muslim countries. Nothing can get in or out; it's virtually impenetrable.'

The Texan sits down on his horse, cracks open a beer, smiles and says, 'Fill them with water.'

God bless Texans.

Hanging Is Too Good For Them!

2011-03-28T15:29:00.000-07:00

11-Year-Old Girl Gang Raped in California Park Bathroom

Authorities have captured a 19-year-old California man they say is responsible, along with six others, for the gang rape of an 11-year-old girl inside a park bathroom.

Michael Sykes, a suspected gang member, was arrested Monday morning at a Moreno Valley home, police sources confirm to FoxNews.com.

Police allege that Sykes, along with six juvenile gang members, raped the child in the bathroom at Moreno Valley's Victoriano Park between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. March 10, according to the Riverside Press-Enterprise.

These up and coming scum should be erased from the planet before they disease it further!

Doomsday: 2012 - Hoax?

2011-03-25T18:54:00.000-07:00

If you have been wondering what the truth is, perhaps after reading info on this site you might feel better informed.

Debunking the "2012 Doomsday"

Is it the truth? I don't know. But it refutes the claims nicely. Read it yourself and decide!

One Year Supply of Food Storage Under $300

2011-03-22T12:43:00.000-07:00

Over at SciFiChick's blog, Bacon and Eggs, she has a really great post called "One Year Supply of Food Storage Under $300".

It is a recipe for making "Scotch Broth", a mix of grains and beans that you can make a soup from. Follow the link "Scotch Broth", for the original postings about it at Christian Viewpoint forum.

If you need products for storing it in, check out Sorbent Systems for Oxygen absorbers, Mylar bags and other related items.

I ran across another interesting site called Self Nutrition Data. I have added it to my sidebar links under Food, Preservation and Storage. You can also print out your own nutritional content labels for recipes that you enter yourself!

Broccoli

Confucius Say...

2011-03-21T07:10:00.000-07:00

"If you are in a book store and cannot find the book for which you search, you are obviously in the....

No, no. No need to thank me. Just pass it along.

Selous's Gear: Nuclear Detection and Protection

2011-03-15T10:17:00.000-07:00

With the disaster unfolding in Japan getting worse every hour, I have decided to break out my nuke gear and power it all up.

We might start dosing with the KI today, depending on the situation in Japan. If you have no KI (Potassium Iodide) or KIO3 (Potassium Iodate), you should seriously consider getting some now. Survival Unlimited has the best price I found ($8.99) while looking around on the net so I ordered 6 bottles. Better order now before it is gone! I have no affiliation with this site. If you need dosimeters and a survey meter, KI4U, Inc. is a good choice as they are a calibration service provider. They are however as of this posting not accepting new orders until they get caught up on the deluge of orders they have received! If you can't wait, do a web search and you will find someone else who may provide this service much cheaper and faster.

Pictured from left to right:
1. Radiation Safety In Shelters, a FEMA publication
2. Survey Meter manual
3. Dosimeter manual

In Back:
4. Rad Blocker KI (Potassium Iodide) 2 bottles
5. Cressen Kearny Fallout Meter
6. CDV-715 Radiation Survey Meter
7. A package of Dosimeters
8. CD V-750 Dosimeter Charger

All of this can be purchased for $500 at Survival Unlimited. Their's is the best price I saw for the complete kit.

If you are allergic to shellfish or have Gout, consult your doctor before using KI or KIO3, as with any new medication.

Important Links:
KI4U
http://www.ki4u.com/main.htm
You Will Survive Doomsday
http://www.ki4u.com/nuclearsurvival/survival/books/doomsday/index.htm
What To Do If A Nuclear Disaster Is Imminent
http://www.ki4u.com/guide.htm
Bruce Beach Nuclear Survival Resources
http://www.ki4u.com/nuclearsurvival/index.htm

I hope you will not need this stuff, but we could be running out of luck.

Managing Debt

2011-03-02T19:23:00.000-08:00

Most every prepping and survival blog and website will recommend getting out of debt (to starve the monkeys?) as quickly as possible, and to avoid it when ever possible. But sometimes we can get overwhelmed by unexpected expenses: The clutch goes out on the truck and it has to be towed, the water heater springs a leak and you have to hire someone to fix it because you don't know how or don't have the tools, the clothes dryer dies suddenly, you know, that sneaky crap that keeps you in a constant state of shelling out what you take in.

Even an emergency fund can be overwhelmed by the sudden onslaught of the unexpected. And so the debt can pile on faster than you can pay it off. Some of us have been good little consumers, pursuing the American Dream of more, bigger, and better. Already saddled with extreme loads of debt, trying to dig out of this mess by ourselves can be nearly impossible.

Fortunately, there are Companies that specialize in just this area. One of them is my newest advertiser, CareOne Debt Relief Services, a debt consolidation service. If you need help getting your finances under control, you should look into their services and see what they can do for you.

The Great Debate

2011-02-25T13:41:00.000-08:00

To those who claim they will choose to stand "The Moral High Ground" in the impending conflict;

Consider the moral character of your enemy before deciding on how you will confront them. By declaring where you will not "go" ahead of the conflict, you may very well give them the means to defeat you! Because they have up to this point not known what the response will be, they may well have delayed their planned courses of action.

When the Israelites conquered Canaan, they were commanded by God to destroy their enemies completely.
You know what happened to them after that for not doing so.

If you don't know what I am talking about here, visit the blogs on my blog roll..

Spam Alert!

2011-02-24T16:26:00.000-08:00

Some ass-jack is hacking into yahoo email accounts and spamming the contacts in the contact list!
Including mine!
My apologies to anyone who received any spam from me!

Per Yahoo:

Spam is being sent to my contacts from my Y! email account
Last Updated: February 23, 2011

Some users have reported that their contacts received spam that originated from from their Yahoo! email account. This issue has been affecting multiple email providers with the spam containing a URL soliciting prescription medicine.

If you've experienced this issue, we strongly believe your account has been compromised and was used by an unauthorized third party to send spam or fraudulent emails to your contact list.

Please change your Password. By changing your password immediately, you quickly minimize the resulting risk for your Yahoo! account. For help selecting a strong password and/or safeguarding it against misuse, please review the tips posted in the password section of the Yahoo! Security Center.

We also suggest you perform a virus scan on your computer(s) if you haven't already done so.

Again I apologize for this BS.

Selous's Gear - Stoves

2011-02-22T15:35:00.000-08:00

Here is a collection of some of my cooking stoves.

From left to right are:

US Army style canteen cup stove

Swiss Volcano stove

Sterno Stove (my first camp stove)

Behind the Sterno stove is an Amco Butane stove.

The black unit to the right is a Collapsible Wood Stove.
To the front is an Esbit fuel stove.
Behind the black stove is a Coleman Gas single burner stove/heater.
The last item on the right is a Swiss Army Trangia alcohol cookset.

Update: Actually that is a Swedish Army Trangia cookset.

Free Escape & Evasion Online Broadcast

2011-02-21T17:59:00.000-08:00

On Thursday, February 24th, The Social Chaos Survival Guide website is offering a free “Escape & Evasion” Online Broadcast. 2 Attendees will win a free S.C.R.A.M. Bag.

Only 200 slots are available, so register as soon as possible - http://www.socialchaossurvivalguide.com/register/

On this eye-opening LIVE broadcast you'll discover...

Real world tactics to survive civil unrest (such as natural disaster conflicts, demonstrations gone bad, race riots, etc.)

How to defeat looters and violent opportunists with nothing to fear during times of lawlessness!

Escaping violent mobs! When the police and military are overrun, anarchy consumes everything in the way...and you'd better know how to leave a danger zone fast!

"Target hardening" secrets! During times of social chaos, the more prepared you are, the more likely you are to be tracked and taken advantage of! We'll talk about ways to stay hidden...even in plain sight!

On the run! When you're being tracked by opportunists who want what you have, you'll need all the tactics you can muster to lose them fast and escape to safety!

And a lot more.........

Only 200 slots are available, so if your interested, go ahead and get signed up.

Register at this link http://www.socialchaossurvivalguide.com/register/

My Research Notes On Chia Seed

2011-02-19T10:51:00.000-08:00

Here are my notes from the research I did as well as links to information and where to purchase Chia seed. There are many places selling the seed but they are way overpriced!

My Notes:
Rich Loomis noted that one pound of chia measures out to approximately 42 tablespoons, thus 10 pounds equals 420 daily measures. At the link below [Natural Remi-Teas], 50 lbs (nearly six years of healthy survival) can be purchased for only $225.

If one were to purchase a larger amount, it would be best to repackage it in smaller packages complete with oxygen absorbers and vacuum sealed. Perhaps double packed by sealing in mylar as well. One of the links I read stated it had a shelf life of about 2 years.

You can mix seeds in water (bottled or distilled, not tap) and add sugar, lemon or lime juice to make a drink known in Latin America as "chia fresca."

One tablespoon was believed to sustain an individual for 24 hours.
When added to water and allowed to sit for 30 minutes, chia forms a gel.

4.3 protein for black seed and 5.17 protein for white seed, 6.52 fiber for black seed and 5.52 fiber for white seed and 0 cholesterol for the both kinds of seeds. I suspect this measured in grams as no measure was given.

Feeding chia seeds to chickens enriches their meat with omega-3s and make their eggs rich with it also. If fed to dairy cattle it will have the same effect on the milk produced.

The high protein and lipid contents in the Chia seeds are one of the many reasons why the seed is helpful for controlling diabetes naturally. The seed is also very effective for controlling the blood sugar levels in our body. It seems to slow the uptake of carbohydrates from the digestive system.

Chia seeds are ideal for edible seeds, for survival food storage, for salad sprouts, for gardening, for cooking and more.

Some side effects
It can lower the blood pressure in your body, especially if you are someone in an upper age group. Chia seeds are capable of lowering the blood pressure to a dangerous level. Check with your doctor if you plan to use Chia seeds and are taking blood pressure medicine.

If you are on a regimen of B-17, then you should be cautious before taking the seeds. You may overload your system.

People who take blood thinners like warfarin should exclude this from their diet as Chia seeds increases the risk for bleeding.

Chia test one.
I added 1 tbsp of chia seed to about 12 ozs of Sunny Delight orange drink. I let it sit overnight (4:00pm - 10:17am) in the fridge to gel up. I guess I will be the first test subject. While I was mixing this up Neo came out of his room and said "what? you going to add that to beer?" as I had an open one on the counter. Uh, no thanks. I have been stirring it frequently as the seeds tend to drift to the bottom although some float on the top.

Update: 2/19/11 10:17am. I have drank the mixture after stirring it up. It was like drinking pulpy orange juice. Any taste the seeds may have had was overwhelmed by the orange flavor. I will have a small breakfast to go with it.

Chia test two.
I will bake some potatoes and make some gravy, sprinkling the chia seeds over the potato. I will use 1/2 tbsp.
All 3 of us will be the test subjects this time.

Chia test three.
Try my hand at making some of the "Chia Fresca" as a pre home departure drink for the beginning of the week.

Chia test four.
Mix the Chia (1 tbsp) with some peanut butter and form it into bite sized balls. These would be good covered in chocolate.

Are you trying this yourself?
What are doing to test it?

Articles
Chia Seed - The Ancient Food of the Future
http://www.living-foods.com/articles/chia.html

Salvia hispanica (Chia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia_hispanica

Chia Seed FAQ
http://www.mychiaseeds.com/myseedsfaq.html

Chia Seeds.us
http://www.chiaseeds.us/

What Is Chia?
http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA365093/Chia-for-Health.html

Chia Seeds for Weight Loss
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/24/chia-seeds-for-weight-loss/

Chia seeds for diabetic diets
http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/17801/chia-seeds/

Natural News.com
http://www.naturalnews.com/chia_seeds.html

Chia Seed - Ten Benefits from this Power Food and Brain Food
http://icreatewisdom.com/chiaseed.html

Black (Salvia) vs White (Salba) seeds
http://www.dancingalgae.com/chiaseedsblackorwhitepagetwo.html

Stores
NutsOnline
1 Pound Bag: $6.99 per lb
http://www.nutsonline.com/cookingbaking/chia-seeds/premium.html

The Raw Food World
Chia Seeds 1 lb (Chemical Free) $6.95
http://www.therawfoodworld.com/index.php?cPath=100148_100166

Amazon.com
2 lbs $12.48
http://www.amazon.com/Chia-Seeds-2-Pounds/dp/B000WV0RW8

Natural Remi-Teas
$5.00 per lbs
http://www.naturalremi-teas.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=NR&Product_Code=Chia1lb&Category_Code=CS1pound

Get Chia, LLC
55 Pound Chia Seed (ONE - 55 POUND SACK) - FREE SHIPPING IN THE USA $245.00
http://getchia.myshopify.com/products/55-pound-chia-seed

As you can see the last two store are the most likely candidates to purchase from. I don't know what it costs to ship 55lbs but it most likely is near the $20 mark.

Stay tuned, as we have not heard all from Rich Loomis.

"Magic of Chia : Revival of an Ancient Wonder Food by James F. Scheer"

Update: 2/19/11 1:15pm. I ate a small 2" wide section of a submarine sandwich for lunch. Not sure if I was really hungry or if it was force of habit and my tastebuds squawking for entertainment. I don't feel the need to eat any more food for the moment though.

Revolutionize Your Survival Food Strategy Part III

2011-02-18T04:16:00.000-08:00

After doing some investigation I decided to purchase some of the Chia seeds for home trial. I have 3 test subjects in mind that seem to run out of energy late in the week, so this will be a good test for us. I looked in the health food section in Fred Meyer's and did not find any, but the Health Food store had a small quantity available. I purchased 3ozs as the price per lb was marked way up, $24 per lb, or thereabouts. The price per ounce was $1.47. The best price I found on the web so far is $5 per lb. I want the boys to try it on a school day as that will be the best test for them to see how much it increases their energy levels.

Revolutionize Your Survival Food Strategy Part III
by Rich Loomis (richloomis@hotmail.com)

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An excellent online wholesale source for this product -- from whom I have purchased several times with reliable result -- is linked below. (I have no financial connection or affiliation of any nature with either the sale or promotion of this food item.)

The usage figures in this article are based upon the most-frequently quoted requirement of one tablespoon per day; one pound of chia measures out to approximately 42 tablespoons, thus 10 pounds equals 420 daily measures. At link below, 50 lbs (nearly six years of healthy survival) can be purchased for only $225 -- the best food bargain on the planet and perhaps soon to disappear amidst societal upset, etc. Don't delay!

http://www.naturalremi-teas.com/mm5/merchant.mvc
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Practical Applications, Conclusions, and Recommendations

As many of us have observed, human nature tends to stubbornly cling to its conceits and preferences and acquired tastes, even to the extent of dismissing out-of-hand anything that does not conform to its preconceptions and habits and societal imprinting.
As Arthur C. Clarke put it:

Every revolutionary idea — in science, politics, art, or whatever — seems to evoke three
stages of reaction. They may be summed up by the phrases:
(1) "It's completely impossible — don't waste my time";
(2) "It's possible, but it's not worth doing";
(3) "I said it was a good idea all along."

For instance, if one's mindset is deeply invested in the notion of backwoods hunting, subsistence gardening, animal husbandry, and such like as the "final and only answer" to any threatened food-chain upset, then the concept of a temporary (or long term!) one-grain portable solution might seem anathema, or purely ridiculous. Yes, a fair number of societyweary individuals have historically "fasted in the wilderness" for one reason or another, with varying degrees of success and/or regeneration of body and soul -- but this practice has pretty much gone out of favor, however beneficial it might be to one's evolving life-focus, inward "listening" and progress.

By contrast, the relatively luxurious home-garden-apple-orchard approach (though quite laudable and rewarding during "normal" times) tempts the obvious danger and likelihood that one's hard-earned paradise will at some point almost certainly be discovered and plundered. (Not to mention its inherent vulnerability to weather anomalies, pests, soil/crop disease, and similar problems that are challenging enough even under the best of circumstances.)

Even the most carefully hidden fruit trees and gardens have the inherent propensity to eventually serve as little more than a yummy "menu" arrow pointing straight at the home larder and family. Whereas, the counter-strategy proposed herein is to essentially forsake any sort of dependency on field-crops, chicken coops or fixed homesteads for survival purposes, period. Leave that worthy dream for a time and place AFTER peace, law, and order has been fully or near-fully restored!

This brings us at last to what might be regarded as a philosophical crux of dissent and divergence which I've observed in my own recent efforts to share this powerful yet humble survival tool named chia: certain self-proclaimed "experts" on the Internet inexplicably either lapse into silence when presented with this proposition, or immediately and actively oppose this new/old "energy food" approach. It's frequently due, in my estimation, to what might loosely be termed a cultivated "fortress mentality."

[James Wesley Rawles, being a case in point. Although a popular "end times" novelist and webmaster, he blithely dismissed my suggestion to publish this vital message on his well visited website, via a one-line brush-off to the effect that it contained "too many quotes" from Mr. Scheer's book (even if openly attributed!)]

I leave it to your judgment, dear reader, whether the full thrust of the necessary argument and logic -- with its vital historical underpinnings -- could have been conveyed without these persuasive real-life anecdotes and affirmations from various people's experience.

At base, Rawles pooh-poohed the offering because I was not sufficiently speaking "from experience" -- yet how many among us could rightfully aver that we are Tarahumara Indians, or how many of us have managed to conduct our own group A versus group B strenuous hiking tests, and so on? The overriding morality at this juncture is to AWAKEN and INFORM and SAVE LIVES rather than quibble over protocol.

If an obviously sane and caring writer such as Mr. Scheer were to inform me that a certain path led into a swamp, would I be amiss in conveying that same warning to other people that I happened to encounter? Do I need to step into the muck myself, or would it be sufficient and proper in speaking with others to simply add the caveat that it was Mr. Scheer and not myself, that had originated the advice?

Especially in these troubled times, I regard this sort of shared exposition as a textbook example of potentially live-saving "fair use" but . . evidently a number of other people with a Rawles-type mindset would likewise rather let children and parents perhaps perish with fatigue and starvation, or suffer capture and torture, rather than allow a few more quotes than they normally "prefer" to see in a submitted article. (Those quoted paragraphs, while indeed somewhat lengthy, actually amount to a relatively modest percentage of the author's total text.)

One may also generously opt to dismiss the possibility of egotism, envy, arrogance, and hubris as being a significant part of the mix -- but that would entail ignoring human nature, yes?

The overwhelming majority of "survivalist" web pages and forums seem to primarily align themselves with the strategy and practice of sinking nearly all of one's resources into a semi-impregnable homestead, and then arming/training nearly every inhabitant in its defense-to-the-death.

As in the Rawles' example, this typically requires several hundreds of thousands of dollars invested into land, structures, fruit trees, gardens, rabbits, chickens, goats, and such like plus an expensive arsenal, coupled with years of ongoing firearms training involving many thousands of rounds of expended ammunition (with attendant noise, smoke, etc) then top all that off with extensive medical supplies, motor vehicle pools and tools, communications gear, perimeter alarms, patrols, carefully-defined fields of fire, explosives caches, command-detonated mines, -- the list goes on and on!

Indeed, if one insists upon adopting that highly questionable Fortress-of-Eden mindset and strategy from the get-go, then you'd damn well BETTER have the 82nd Airborne Division (or its equivalent!) dug in and camouflaged throughout the vicinity! Why?

Because it's been well validated by many experienced woodsmen and hikers and "good 'ol boys" who write to the forums, that your retreat has probably ALREADY been repeatedly observed, very likely by a wide variety of people. (Or if you don't have a homestead garden/orchard retreat yet, but plan to establish one, the same "discovery" rule applies during either construction or later usage.)

Short of taking your cows and chickens and fruit trees and claymores into the wilds of Alaska or Patagonia, the local residents along with seasonal hunters, game wardens, BLM/Forest Service choppers, or satellite electrical-emissions scanners or . . whatever . . WILL notice what you're doing, and even if they haven't yet, rest assured that once the millions upon millions of fleeing city people trickle (even with huge losses) into your region with their SUV's and trail bikes and backpacks, your rustic homestead WILL more than likely be discovered in due course.

Moreover, these observant and very hungry refugees or armed gangs probably will NOT be so stupid as to attack frontally or individually. They will scout around, and adroitly pick the time and place for their deadly intentions . . leading to the obvious question: which of your friends or family are you comfortable with being sniped or ambushed or barbecued by torturing cannibals FIRST? Yes, perhaps in subsequent battle you CAN emerge victorious, overall, from the fray (or at least from the FIRST one of many?) but at what cost in precious lives and investment?

Unfortunately, being a stationary target means that time is on the side of the enemy: plenty of starving, desperate cannon-fodder men, women and even children will either volunteer or be forced by ruthless warlords to test your defenses, and do you really think your ammo and nerve and luck will forever hold?

It would presently appear that for every practicing retreater, there are literally thousands, if not tens of thousands, of unprepared men and women who WILL nevertheless try to make up their mental/moral shortfall at your expense. And make no mistake: in due time, however much initial attrition and infighting and fumbling on the part of the aggressive roiling masses, some highly vicious, capable leaders WILL at length emerge from the chaos, and will skillfully direct their now tightly-disciplined and motived minions straight to your bountiful-garden doorstep -- unless you are either VERY remote, or very lucky, or both.

Depending upon which scenario the "powers that be" might opt to deploy against humanity, instead of facing ruthless/desperate fleeing citizens, the homestead might instead find itself struggling against large numbers of Chinese troops, or U.N. blue-helmeted thugs drawn from nations we've bombed and ruined or otherwise counted as enemies previously, i.e. no-nonsense hardened cadres from Iraq, Somalia, Panama, Afghanistan, the Balkans, perhaps even Russia or Haiti or Pakistan, etc. Plenty of deliberately-fostered hatred there, and yes, they WILL eagerly look forward to their chance of rape, mayhem and revenge against the once-mighty USA.

So then, one way or another, the Rawles-mentality sort of retreaters must necessarily "put it all on the line" for their open-target orchards and ponds and rabbits and gardens and gun ports and perimeter defenses, etc, thus it is natural that they would sneeringly adopt an ingrained, public-persona macho "defend the Alamo" semi-eagerness to confront all comers.

"They'll have to pry my gun from my cold, dead fingers" is their war-cry, but the subliminal, virtually unperceived overtones in this prideful stance echo Scripture itself: "where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." I.e., if your "treasure" is near-totally invested in a homestead garden-fortress, your "heart" will not want to hear anything contesting that stance, even if another, inherently far safer option might more appropriately see the family through the coming upset.

As bizarre as it may seem, I suspect that the very simplicity of what might be called the "chia solution" has overtones that "spiritually" rebuke the fortress-Eden cowboys and gunnergardeners, and that much of the seeming antipathy/apathy arises from this nearly subliminal divergence of substance and style.

Revolutionize Your Survival Food Strategy Part II

2011-02-17T04:30:00.000-08:00

Revolutionize Your Survival Food Strategy Part II
by Rich Loomis (richloomis@hotmail.com)

The excerpts below, documenting these suggested claims, are drawn from: “The Magic of Chia” by James F. Scheer. Please consider supporting the author by purchasing his excellent book, which goes into much more detail.
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As archaeologists have discovered, chia seed was buried in the graves of Aztec and Mayan emperors, just as favorite foods were placed in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs. Chia seeds were so important to the Aztecs that they served as an offering to their deity Chicome Coatl.

Use of chia seed by Native Americans helped point the way for two southern Californians— Bob Andersen, of Valley Center, and Hal Neiman, of Santa Monica—to spend nearly twenty years cultivating the most health-beneficial forms of chia seed and growing them in vast amounts so that, for the first time, there is enough chia seed to meet the mounting world-wide demand.

A few years ago Ciraldo Chacarito, a fifty-two-year-old Tarahumara Indian from the Copper Canyon region of Mexico, was among the top finishers in a 200-mile race. This was phenomenal, because Ciraldo competed against the world's best young endurance runners with daily access to the latest training facilities, leading trainers, and scientifically designed running equipment.

Ciraldo hadn't conditioned himself. It was just "come as you are" to him. His competitors wore ultramodern running footwear designed for speed, rather than native, hand-made sandals like Ciraldo's.

Could the secret to Ciraldo's success have been something known for more than eight hundred years by his people: chia seeds eaten before and during the race? Teams of Tarahumara Indians are now training on chia seed, including Ciraldo, who won this race in 1998.

After he had eaten chia seed and was amazed at his physical response to it, Bob Andersen, a health food distributor in Valley Center, California, told himself, "Somebody ought to domesticate chia seed, develop a cost-effective way to harvest it, and assure a steady market supply for the world." Nobody did it, so Bob Andersen became that somebody, along with his friend Hal Neiman.

Many sensational stories about chia seed are repeated by Native American tribes in the great Southwest, as recounted by Harrison Doyle. Most of them relate to the strength and endurance imparted by chia. It was nothing for tribesmen to run for an entire day on a handful of chia seeds and a gourd filled with water.

Harrison Doyle, who for years lived among the Native Americans near Needles, California, on the Arizona state line, has many cherished memories of these times. As a youth he often ran races with young tribesmen. Usually he would break in front of the group. However, after a few hundred yards, they all passed him. After about a mile, winded and exhausted, he fell far behind. He asked his competitors how they were able to beat him every time. They cast knowing glances at one another, laughed, but refused to answer.

No matter how much he pleaded, the Native Americans never revealed their secret. Frustrated and determined to find the answer, Doyle carefully observed his competitors during entire days. Eventually he noted that on most mornings they would take seeds from pouches attached to their waistbands and chew on them. Clyde Hogan, of Paso Robles, California, a man who had spent much time with Doyle and interviewed him in-depth, told me:

"They turned out to be chia seeds. Harrison Doyle began chewing on them each morning, or soaking them in water for thirty minutes to an hour and drinking the mucilaginous product. Then he challenged the Native Americans to a long race. This time he stayed even with them and, before the finish line, surged ahead and won. Rather than feel disgruntled, the young braves just laughed. They knew Doyle had discovered their secret."

Doyle remembered a common sight: tribesmen filling pouches with chia seeds (often the only food taken, along with a gourd with water), strapping on a backpack, and running for days, covering 300 rugged miles along the Mojave Trail from Needles through the Cajon Pass to the California coast. There they traded blue and green stones (malachite copper and turquoise), chips of flint or obsidian lava, arrowheads, and sometimes ochre paint.

Among many tribes it was common for men to eat a tablespoon of chia before spending a day hunting for game. A story is told of young, chia-fed Apache braves, stationed long distances apart, chasing after a deer for extended periods of time. Outdistanced at the start, they showed amazing endurance and energy in the pursuit. Finally the deer became exhausted and was easy prey. Then they carried the animal for miles back to the village, showing no signs of overfatigue. This legend challenged my ability to believe, but it was verified by Clyde Hogan, with whom Harrison Doyle discussed the subject. Doyle was an eye witness to several such hunts.

Adolph Bulla was a hard-rock desert miner in his seventies who was legendary for his physical stamina. Some years ago he was the subject of a feature story in the Los Angeles Times. After reading it, Harrison Doyle drove out to Randsburg, California, to interview Bulla.

"It was indeed astonishing to find a hard-rock miner at that age drilling, blasting, mucking, and hauling for six sunup-to-sundown days a week," he told Bob Andersen. "Crediting his remarkable physical stamina to chia seed, which grew up and down hills near his home, Bulla generously presented me with some, explaining that he mixes a teaspoonful into hot- cake batter—sometimes a little more for an especially hard day—and this fortifies him for work without another meal." And despite constant exposure to the burning, skin-aging desert sun, Bulla "looked and acted a good twenty years younger than his actual age," according to Doyle.

Doyle claims that numerous Native Americans were sustained by only a tablespoonful of chia and a gourd of water on a twenty-four-hour forced march.

I attended many nutrition lectures, including one by pioneer nutritionist Paul Bragg, and learned more exciting facts about chia seed. Bragg referred to the legendary physical feats performed by chia seed eaters down through history and related the absorbing story of how he had been introduced to this fabulous seed.

"Early in this century, two friends and I decided to climb the rugged and uncharted San Jacinto mountain that towered 10,831 feet above the then small southern California desert community of Palm Springs. This is one of the world's most spectacular mountains, inasmuch as it is situated in flat desert country and goes straight up. In our packsacks was food for three days. Starting at dawn, we struggled up to the top just as the sun was setting on the western horizon.

Too tired to do anything else, we ate our evening meal and then crawled into our sleeping bags. Early next morning, a tremendous thunderstorm broke over the mountains. It was like being pounded by a waterfall. Drenched, we quickly ran under an overhang of rocks. When the cloudburst subsided, we were upset to find that our packsacks of food had been washed down the mountainside—along with our trail maps and guiding compass. Our situation was desperate. It is not easy to go down a mountain— miles and miles of wilderness— with thick underbrush and sheer dropoffs.

Afraid of starving to death, we started downward on the wet, slippery, and rocky terrain. Of course, the trail was washed out. Just when we thought we were making progress, we came to a cliff with a dropoff of several thousand feet and had to start all over again.

A long day of hiking through the underbrush and stumbling over rocks exhausted us, especially because we hadn't eaten a morsel of food. We were thankful we had canteens of water. We slept under a big Ponderosa pine that night. Our next day was almost a duplicate of the previous one. So were the following three days. Discouraged, apprehensive, and exhausted on the morning of the sixth day without food, we found that we were back where we had started on the first day.

While we tried to figure out what to do, an Indian of the Agua Caliente tribe appeared out of nowhere.

He had a remarkable body—tall, lean, symmetrical—and he moved with such power that I was amazed. He carried a rifle, and there was a leather pack on his back. His bronze skin almost glowed. I judged him to be middle-aged.

He spoke excellent English, telling us he had been on a nine-day hunting trip looking for a mountain goat. I wondered how he had fed himself during that period. He showed us. His leather pack contained seeds which he called chia. He had lived on several teaspoonfuls daily. Seeing that we were lost and famished, he shared some with us.

Within a short time, the three of us us felt a supercharge of energy. Never in my life had I experienced such a sharp change. That was my introduction to chia seed and to its remarkable powers to invigorate a person. Equally remarkable was the fact that this Indian, a powerful specimen of manhood was seventy-nine years old and lived mainly on chia seed.

That top-of-the-mountain experience was one of the most trying of my life, but I wouldn't have missed it for anything. From that time on, I made a point of going to the desert to gather chia seed or to buy it whenever it was available in health food stores.

Although I had eaten chia seeds for some time and, as an athlete, had gained strength and stamina in the process, I wanted more evidence that chia was the reason for these gains. After all, I ate a number of great health foods. I remembered something from the Bible, a quotation from the Apostle Paul to the Thessalonians: 'Prove all things.'

That was what Paul Bragg did. The test came about almost by accident. In a chat with a group of young men and women athletes at his athletic club, he checked each person to find out which foods gave them the most energy, vitality, and endurance for winning performances. Responses ranged from wheat germ, wheat germ oil, brewer's yeast, desiccated liver, blackstrap molasses, royal jelly and soy foods, to individual supplements such as vitamin C, vitamin B-complex, magnesium, and mineral complexes.

"Then my turn came," said Bragg. "I quickly told the group I seemed to get my greatest go power from chia seed, which has been my old standby for energy for years—just as it has been for various American Indian tribes. Inasmuch as I was considered more or less a guru of the group, one of the young men said, 'Paul, why don't we test chia seed on some weekend?"

There was almost unanimous agreement, and Paul Bragg structured the experiment, actually a competition—a grueling test of endurance, a thirty-six-hour hike to the top of Mount Wilson and into its wilderness back country. He divided the volunteers into two groups. "Members of one group were to eat only chia seed during the climb, and the others were to eat whatever foods they wished."

"I took the chia-seed-eating young people—eight men and four women—and another fellow led the eat-as-you-wish group. On a sunny yet nippy morning we started out. We in the chia-eating group took in several teaspoons of chia seed in water as soon as we arose. During the entire outing, we chewed on chia seeds or took them in water.

"For the first few hours, there seemed to be no difference in our ability to climb. However, as the terrain got rougher and the slopes steeper, things changed. Our chia-eating group started to pull ahead of the others. Initially, we were ahead by a quarter of a mile, then a half mile, and soon there was more than a mile between our group and the other. As we munched on the chia seeds, we negotiated the rough upgrade almost effortlessly. No one felt tired or recommended that we rest. Actually, we appeared to gain momentum as we covered the miles."

Soon Bragg's group was on the home stretch toward the agreed-upon goal. At the end, everyone in his group appeared recharged and even ready to go farther. Out of the other group of twelve, only five finished—three men and two women—and they dragged in four hours and twenty-seven minutes after Paul Bragg's chia-eating group. All of them were exhausted, their faces drawn and their feet dragging. They were almost too played out even to talk. None of them needed to be convinced that chia spelled the difference between winning and losing the Mount Wilson competition.

"Even before that contest, I suspected that chia seeds were one of the greatest foods I had discovered to help refuel my body engine," Bragg told us. "Our Mount Wilson competition convinced me of that fact.

Revolutionize Your Survival Food Strategy Part I

2011-02-16T09:24:00.000-08:00

I was sent the following information from someone I do not know on a personal nor professional level. After having read through the entire document (58 pages) I was impressed enough to post it here for my readers also. I have performed a cursory investigation into this information and was satisfied that it was not misleading in any way. Thank you Rich Loomis for sharing this with us.

Since it is so long a document to post on a blog, it will be broken up into relevant parts and be presented over a period of time. At the end of this series i will have a link to the original file (a pdf) and some of my research findings and relevant links.

Enjoy!
Prepare!
Be Safe!

Revolutionize Your Survival Food Strategy Part I
by Rich Loomis (richloomis@hotmail.com)

This could save your life; this could save your loved ones. PAY CLOSE ATTENTION!
(p.s. -- I have no financial angle to any of this.)

You are about to read of a food source so unique -- and so perfectly matched to the pressing needs of today's retreaters and survivalists -- that you may very well wish to immediately revise your "prepper" plans forever!

This is not so much discovery of something "new" as it is simply a case of connecting-the dots in a different direction, having perhaps wider scope.

In short, this exposition merely builds upon what many other stalwart explorers and writers have progressively brought to light. We could be very blessed, however, if such light might now be reflected, re-directed, and focused in a manner specifically adapted to the vital question of the hour, i.e. -- how shall we best prepare our families to survive upset?

But before launching into the details, it would help to first indulge a short mental exercise. Have you ever allowed your mind to fantasize about what might constitute the "ideal" food source, whether for bug-out evasion and escape, or for normal home-style sustenance? Surely we all wish we could pull a small version of a Star Trek style "replicator" from our backpack or pantry, and simply "dial in" a delicious entrée, perhaps with a cool ice tea to accompany it, then -- Poof! There the meal would appear, with tendrils of warm steam
wisping savory foretaste of an effortless culinary delight!

Or, in an even more extreme science-fiction rendition on the theme, at regular intervals during the day or night a specialized bio-energy field would emit from our portable device, envelope the individual for a few moments, then transfer all necessary nutrients while simultaneously removing all waste products, such that the person always felt fully satiated and energized, without actually ingesting even a morsel.

It's not totally beyond reason that this sort of far-distant techno-biological "advance" might indeed become so commonplace and accepted that most of the populace would no longer even remember what "mouth eating" was all about, and wouldn't care to indulge it even if such "retrograde" plant-animal-killing and consumption was condoned!

Of course, the immediate objection from many might be that they would sorely miss the delicious taste-bud sensations and associated delights of chomping and chewing and swallowing -- and therefore would rarely if ever wish to be connected to or associated with such technology, even if it were invented and marketed tomorrow.

A valid concern, indeed, but the fact is that, when ones feels "full" and satiated as after a heavy feast, one does NOT mourn the lack of yet more taste-sensations, but rather one quite happily moves on to other realms of satisfying activity, rich sensory input, and purpose. This objection also fails to credit a truly staggering utility and revolutionary promise: it would eliminate ALL malnutrition and starvation, worldwide and forever, taste buds be damned!

Or, as a more "realistic" transitory compromise, the "tummy full" device would not rule out the indulgence of occasional culinary delights, even as it simultaneously released mankind from the enormously time-and-energy intensive labor of normal food production. No more need for monster-scale farming operations, bloody screaming slaughterhouses, costly transportation, and so on. The benefits would be almost endless, and would virtually transform the world as we know it.

But let's bring this illustrative contemplation back down to earth, and into the somewhat more severe realm of difficult-times "survival" sustenance per se.

Yes, this food item IS of potentially major importance, but it is also bland, in the same sense that potatoes and rice provide great food value without exactly provoking the same sort of food-lust as a chocolate cake or a bacon-and-eggs-and-hotcakes breakfast might inspire.

Yet, if potatoes and rice quite suddenly disappeared from the planet, mass starvation would quickly follow! Moreover, not just the Irish have experienced the sort of fundamental disruption to society and food chains wherein even the lowly potato became highly sought after and relished -- if for no other reason than starvation lent it a transitory "flavor" and vital interest that would otherwise be lacking in normal times.

We humans can and do mentally adapt ourselves to special circumstances, and are generally willing to relegate our "normal" bodily needs and habits and desires to the back burner, so to speak, if there is no immediate alternative. We tighten our belts and mutter, "it's not forever" and then we do whatever is necessary to get by. Or at least MOST of us do so . . while certain others who are constitutionally unable or unwilling to adapt give up and perish, altogether forsaking any pending "rainbow promise" or possible light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel.

It basically comes down to a matter of self discipline and willingness to forgo immediate pleasure in the interests of a much greater future reward: life itself. Civilization has always had its proportional mix of those who would sacrifice for a distant goal, versus those who primarily lived for the moment. And history clearly proves the lesson of which attitude has always been "most likely to succeed" in life.

Likewise today, some readers will immediately grasp the implications and powerful payoff associated with this special food item -- just as "most" of the Irish came to embrace the temporary blessing of TONS of potatoes in their diet -- while others will grump and dismiss and altogether fail to apply this "exotic" food-solution and associated survival strategy to the coming upset.

And most of them will die.

The fact is that, when hordes of ravening murderer/cannibals are in distant but determined pursuit of you and your family, the last thing on you'd wish to do would be to stop, lay out a picnic cloth, start a fire, heat your favorite freeze-dried entrée, start the coffee perking, and savor a protracted appreciation of the nuances of outdoor cooking.

What one might want instead (short of a replicator) would be something very lightweight in the backpack that would take little or no time or effort to prepare, could be eaten "on the march" and yet would infuse one with such energy that even the most fit among the hungry pursuers would gradually be left further and further in the dust, until -- lacking the same input of virtually "magical" sustenance -- they would be forced to quit in utter exhaustion and turn back to seek easier prey.

But happily for us all, such a food product already exists, has been proven throughout history, has been field-tested in modern times with conclusively positive results, and . . is far cheaper than any of the commonly-touted "survival food" plans currently promoted!

Although many preppers -- particularly those with a keen knowledge of nutritional raw foods -- may have heard or read about this item, due to the limited "context" in which it is usually presented they may have failed to grasp just why this food would be so ideally fitted to sustain individuals and families under supremely stressful survival situations.

Please try your best to "suspend disbelief" momentarily, because the following documentation will suggest a virtual paradigm-shift regarding how one might opt to stock either a bug-out bag, or one's home larder. The "too-good-to-be-true" syndrome may want to kick in (if it hasn't already!) and mistakenly dissuade many readers before they've given the information fair play. But for those able to resist any such knee-jerk rejection, the payoff may be enormous to both self and family.

To wit, I propose the following radical protocol: a mere ten pounds of this item in your Bug- Out-Bag or backpack -- at a cost of only $40 and change (if purchased in quantity) -- has the proven ability to sustain your body in full health, under the very heaviest stress of hiking or other labor, for 420 consecutive days. You read that correctly: nearly one year and two months of full energy and health from only ten pounds of product!

How many granola-nut bars, or pounds of beef jerky, or flour, or beans, or pemmican, or expensive freeze-dried entrees would it take to compare with that easily-toted pouch of sustained energy?

Although we allow that no single item could presently compete with a full spread of "mamma's cooking" as a "forever" proposition -- it must also be allowed that one especially nutritious food just might get us home someday so that we could once again savor mom's magic touch!

The scarcely-recognized historical grain we are referring to has a neutral/slightly nutty taste that does not offend the palette, but (like potatoes or rice) also mixes well with any suitable flavors that one might wish to incorporate into a larger "standard" meal -- provided one has the time and means. But it stands alone if need be, and swells in the stomach such that one feels full on the march, or in the wilderness cabin, or hunkered down for extended periods in a cellar or culvert or cave, etc.

Why is it that in my thirty-plus years of close attention to survival books, videos, classes, and (more recently) prepper forums and such like, that no one (to my knowledge) has properly noted the very special suitability of this item to individual and family survival situations?

It's because that, if it is mentioned at all, it typically appears strictly in the sense of its comparative vitamin/mineral/protein nutritional aspects, along with similarly grouped items like amaranth or quinoa. However, this sort of "health food" coverage entirely misses its spectacularly unique and historically documented complete food endurance and sustainability aspects, ideally matched to the needs of a retreater.

As anyone with experience in the field will tell you, having a relatively light pack -- yet holding enough food for a year or more! -- might make all the difference between life and death, comfort and burden, true sustenance vs having to hunt for every morsel and ounce of nutrition, frequently with slowly-debilitating results. Just ain't that many squirrels and dandelions, folks!

Yes it would surely be wise, perhaps even necessary, to occasionally indulge safe opportunistic scavenging of nature's bounty (if any!) so as to augment and diversify the diet. But having the bottom-line confidence that one need not daily hunt and forage -- possibly thereby exposing self and family to danger and discovery or mishap -- would surely help one to avoid growing desperation and bad decisions, should nature's cupboard contain less than expected. With this "core" sustenance at hand, one would always have the wherewithal to
move on to a more productive site without undue worry or headstrong, precipitous flight.

Bear in mind while reading the source material below, that over the course of many hundreds (even thousands!) of years, many very bright and observant men and women have been born into the various Indian or other cultures, and as with farming itself, much experimentation regarding long-trail sustenance was surely conducted by such individuals with other grains or foodstuffs yet only one item has subsequently emerged as worthy of both legend and continuity in real-world application.

Had other candidate grains or fruits or nuts etc shown a similarly amazing weight-versus energy and endurance utility, we would be reading about them instead of -- or along with -- the item featured in this article. But such has not been the historical record.

[Pemmican is often touted as the "gold standard" utilized as early-American "survivalist" rations, and indeed was very nutritious, could be consumed over long periods usually without total revulsion and boredom, plus had a reasonably long "shelf life" on the trail of four years or more if properly rendered from the best bone marrow, etc. BUT at a normal consumption rate -- tested and standardized by the Hudson's Bay Company -- of approximately one and three quarter pounds per person per day, an equivalent 420-day supply in a backpack would weigh 735 pounds! Even a mere one hundred day's supply of pemmican would tip the scales at over 175 pounds, whereas one hundred day's worth of this article's specialized sustenance would be hardly noticed in the pack at slightly over two pounds.]

So with the hindsight of many centuries of cutting-edge trial-and-error provenance, we should perhaps be very grateful for the keen observations of countless men and women who discovered and proved out this very lightweight, long-lasting food -- so perfectly adapted to our own present need! The wise reader should therefore show no hesitation in accepting both the lesson and the benefit of this hard-won knowledge.

Part 2 tomorrow.

Breaking Space Weather Alert!

2011-02-15T18:04:00.000-08:00

FIRST X-FLARE OF THE NEW SOLAR CYCLE: Sunspot 1158 has unleashed the strongest solar flare in more than four years. The eruption, which peaked at 0156 UT on Feb. 15th, registered X2 on the Richter scale of solar flares. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded an intense flash of extreme ultraviolet radiation, circled below:

X-flares are the strongest type of solar flare, and this is the first such eruption of new Solar Cycle 24. In addition to flashing Earth with UV radiation, the explosion also hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) in our direction. The expanding cloud may be seen in this movie from NASA's STEREO-B spacecraft. Geomagnetic storms are possible when the CME arrives 36 to 48 hours hence. Stay tuned for updates.

Glossary

Scientists classify solar flares according to their x-ray brightness in the wavelength range 1 to 8 Angstroms. There are 3 categories: X-class flares are big; they are major events that can trigger planet-wide radio blackouts and long-lasting radiation storms. M-class flares are medium-sized; they can cause brief radio blackouts that affect Earth's polar regions. Minor radiation storms sometimes follow an M-class flare. Compared to X- and M-class events, C-class flares are small with few noticeable consequences here on Earth.

More info
Effects of X-Class Solar Flares

Physical

A recent study published today in the NewScientist, indicates a direct connection between the Sun’s solar storms and human biological effect.

X-class solar flare can effect your brain activity including balance, human and animal behavior, and psycho physiological (mental/ emotional/physical) response. In humans and animals it can cause; nervousiness, anxiety, worry, jitters, irritable, queasiness, and head pressure.

Recent events have many concerned that the changes in the Earth's Magnetic Fields May Be Causing Bird and Fish Die Off - Could the Earth's magnetic fields be causing the recent die-off of thousands of birds and fish? Scientists believe so, along with environmental imbalances.The sudden death of thousands of blackbirds in Arkansas over the 2010-2011 New Year's holiday last weekend was newsworthy enough. Within a couple of days, hundreds of stories from all around the globe recounted similar phenomena.

Power Grid

A X-class solar flares, EMP/CME, potentially could wipe out our nation’s ability to support critical infrastructures, including supply and distribution of water, food, fuel, communications, transport, financial transactions, emergency services, government services, and all other infrastructures supporting the national economy and welfare.

Should significant parts of the electrical power infrastructure be lost for any substantial period of time, the consequences are likely to be catastrophic, and many people may ultimately die for lack of the basic elements necessary to sustain life in dense urban and suburban communities.

Creeping Revolution

2011-01-30T13:46:00.000-08:00

Having followed the turmoil that has unseated the government in Tunisia, and what is now happening in Egypt, I can't help but wonder how such events might began to unfold here in the US, land of pacification and sheepology. Then, I came across this article from a link on Green Mountains Homesteading , The Coming Middle-Class Anarchy. Be sure to read all of the related articles, This Is What Brian and Ilsa Said To Their Bank , The Second Leg Down of America’s Death Spiral.

Now, do you have a mortgage?

Perhaps you do not need to feed the monkeys, or at least the banker monkeys, any longer.

What would that do for your preps? Call your mortgage holder. Ask to see your note. Sit back and watch the cockroaches scramble.

In December, I received a registered letter from my mortgage company offering me a no fee rate reduction refinance on my existing balance. This was followed up by two phone calls, by different individuals. I wonder if this was an attempt to cover their butt because they could not produce a note with my signature. They bought my mortgage from someone else some time back.
Food for thought anyway.

Addendum: Be sure to read the comments also.

You Can't Make This Stuff Up!

2011-01-29T22:37:00.000-08:00

I laughed my ass off over this one.

Police: Suspect in attacks put face in women's buttocks

The man accused of assaulting women in a West Seattle park intentionally grabbed women from behind and planted his face in their buttocks, according to police.

In one of the incidents, the victim told police the suspect apologized and said the fall was accidental. She wasn't convinced.

That man, Duane Starkenburg, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to misdemeanor assault for the most recent case, at Lincoln Park. He had a bail hearing for two other cases -- one on Aug. 11 and another on Dec. 15 -- but had not been charged in either incident.

His parents posted his bail of $150,000 Thursday, and Starkenburg was released, telling reporters that he is innocent.

"It's not like I'm this guy who puts on makeup and is running around attacking women," he told The Seattle Times.

In an interview with police Tuesday, Starkenburg allegedly said "he goes to the park everyday to watch women run as he likes to watch them 'jiggle and bounce,'" Detective Leslie Smith wrote in a probable cause document.
......
"His nose went up in my butt," she told police. "I was very shocked."

Go read this story, you'll laugh at this one too!
Some people!

What Now?

2011-01-03T16:52:00.000-08:00

Falling birds likely died from massive trauma

(CNN) -- The thousands of birds that fell from the sky just before midnight New Year's Eve in Arkansas likely died from massive trauma, according to a preliminary report released Monday.

Massive fish kill blankets Arkansas River

(CNN) -- Arkansas officials are investigating the death of an estimated 100,000 fish in the state's northwest, but suspect disease was to blame, a state spokesman said Sunday.

Hmmm...
I wonder if someone is playing their HAARP!
More HAARP.

Note: CNN seems to be dicking around with embedded links, hence the duplicate video. Assholes! Just visit the links provided.

What about BOB?

2011-01-02T18:33:00.000-08:00

While you are scratching your head, wondering what to include in your BOB, head on over to Lee Shapiro's Blog titled Bug Out Bag Quest and see what he is putting in his. Lot's of good information so go check it out!

Here is a list of candidate items I am considering for an INCH bag. (I'm Never Coming Home)

Tools:
Mora Knife w/sheath
Old Timer 3-blade folding knife
Whetstone
Folding pruning saw
Large plastic trowel
Kobalt Hatchet (Lowes)
Small Pruning Sheers
2 galvanized nails

Fire:
Strikeforce Firesteel
Brass Match container, waterproof
2 Butane Lighters
Swedish Fire Steel
Fresnel lens

Water:
Polar pure water purifier
Pure Hiker water filter
2 qt. canteen (+ 4 lbs)

Shelter:
Mossy Oak Tarp 8x10
German Ground Cloth
Alpenflauge Poncho
Emergency Mylar Blanket
2nd Mylar Blanket
550 Paracord (60 to 80 feet)
50 feet nylon rope
250 feet nylon twine
12 nylon wire ties, various lengths

Food & Cooking:
8 Ration Packs, enhanced (Need to bring calories up to 2400, or higher)
Misc food
Large Billy Can with wire bail
Polycarbonate Silverware set
Plastic soup cup w/Lid
Drinking Cup
Aluminum Pot handle
P-38 Can Opener
Pot Scrubber

Medical:
Personal medkit w/meds (list contents)
Petroleum Jelly
Asthma inhaler w/2 refills (3oEight/Neo)
Small container Bag Balm (need 4 3oEight/Neo)
Insect Repellent

Hygiene:
Toothpaste
Tooth brush
toilet paper roll, flattened
Coleman Camp Soap

Clothing:
Wool Watch Cap
Cotton Camo gloves
Long sleeve Wool Shirt, light weight
Bandanna
4-pair cotton socks (replace with wool) Merino wool SG

Light:
LED Keychain Light
LED Flashlight w/ batteries
6 AAA batteries for LED flashlight
20 Tea Light candles

Misc:
Compass Pouch
Military Style Lensatic compass
Signal Mirror + Glow Stick (3oEight/Neo?)
2 pair foam ear plugs
Sewing Kit (inspect contents, modify if needed)
SAS Survival Guide
2 ea. 32 gallon contractor garbage bags
Chamois (Shammy cloth)

Current weight with no water: 25 lbs

2 quarts water (optional) 4lbs

Considering
Travel rations & bag
Dental Floss
Colloidal Silver - (Monster Energy bottle)
Hand Sanitizer - (Rockstar Energy bottle)
Wound dressings x 3
Tent stakes, 6 light weight plastic
Wool Socks x 4 pair - replace cotton
Chamois (Shammy cloth) (4 Neo)
Duct Tape
Spare glasses in hard case or Sports frame
24 inch Bow saw
Short Garden Shovel
Firearms
Ammo
Collapsible Fishing Pole and small kit

An American Beslan: Coming to a Location Near You!

2011-01-01T21:44:00.000-08:00

I hope you read the Wikipedia article on Beslan from the link that I added to my last post. If not, here it is again. Do so. Now! Beslan School hostage Crisis.

Now, read all of the following links, and place them in the context of the last post, and comments.

Al Qaeda Targets Our Schoolchildren
http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/09/al_qaeda_targets_our_schoolchi.html

An American Beslan?
http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/09/an_american_beslan.asp

Terrorists Targeting Students: The Kids are not Alright
http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/03/terrorists_targeting_students.html

FBI Puts Local Officials on Notice About Extremists Trying to Sign Up to Be School Bus Drivers
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,259168,00.html

School Bus Radio Thefts
http://www.cde.ca.gov/eo/ce/dh/yr05dh07.asp (scroll to near the bottom)

I searched for this article but could no longer find it, so for the educational benefit of it, I will post it here. All rights inclusive to the original owners.

School bus thefts raise security concerns
http://www.khou.com/topstories/stories/khou070827_tj_buses.781ef2b7.html#

School bus thefts raise security concerns
11:25 AM CDT on Tuesday, August 28, 2007
By Jeff McShan / 11 News

The Houston Police Department's Criminal Intelligence Division, the FBI and the Harris County Sheriff's Office are all concerned about a large number of school buses that have been stolen in the Houston area over the last several months.

Seventeen large, yellow school buses were stolen recently from various charter schools, business schools and private bus companies. Not one has disappeared from HISD.

Most, if not all, were taken from locations on Houston’s north side. One off west Tidwell, another from the Lopez bus company off Melrose and Berry streets.

Timothy Williams is the superintendent at the High School for Business.
“We were going to park them over there inside the gate. Until we could get a gate around the facility, but we really didn't think that was going to be a problem,” said the charter school’s superintendent.

While it is important to point out that there is no known threat, HPD's Criminal Intelligence Division mentioned in a recent e-mail that these school bus thefts are a homeland security concern.

One detective said the buses may have been stolen and taken across the border to Mexico and that terrorism is unlikely.

Nevertheless, since the Sept. 11 attacks the thought of terrorists targeting children has certainly been discussed by the Department of Homeland Security. And that is why finding out what happened to these buses is very important.

Published reports in 2004 said that the U.S. military found information in Iraq pertaining to U.S. schools.

Reportedly, there have been hundreds of thefts of school bus radios in the United States.
With all that being said, 11 News was reminded Monday by law enforcement officials that school buses remain one of the safest ways to get to and from school. In fact, nationwide, school buses transport nearly 24 million kids to school daily.

Bus drivers all around the country are being trained regularly to look out for suspicious people and activities.

Yes, I know these articles are old and nothing has happened yet. American Sheeple have short memories. I give you two words:

Sleeper Cells.

Is that enough to make you start planning?
Can you sleep well at night?

Thankfully 3oEight is almost out of school! We have however discussed the situation and have a plan of action in place.
Be Aware!
Be Prepared!
Be Safe!

Happy New Year, I Guess. S.O.S.D.Y.

2011-01-01T11:49:00.000-08:00

While reading a recent article on the bombing in Egypt of a Coptic church, I came across the following comment:

Stink Finger
THIS IS SOMETHING EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW!

We now live about 30 miles from Fresno . We are up in the Sierras and Fresno is the first big town we encounter when we leave the mtns. We shop there often.. I received this from my ex-homicide partner who is still active in law enforcement circles in the Fresno area.

Excuse the language, but don't excuse the facts. Don't give up your guns, and buy necessary ammunition if you can find it. Be cautious and alert. Be ready if, God forbid, we need to protect our families and loved ones.

If you weren't at Rotary meeting on Friday, you missed the only decent speaker we've had in more than a year. LTC John Cotter is the 144th Fighter Wing's antiterrorism officer. John had a two-part presentation. First part was describing his job as the unit’s antiterrorism officer. Pretty standard stuff

The second part was information that will curl your hair. A Part-time air guardsman works as a checker at local Von's. Two women in full burkas buy every pre-paid cellphone in the store. Clerk/airman gets to thinking about it. Goes to Cotter and reports incident. Cotter asks store for surveillance video. It's scary enough that he contacts Fresno FBI.

FBI investigates and determines these women have been doing this all over the Valley. Cell phones shipped through Canada to Iraq/Afghanistan where they become triggers for roadside bombs.

The Shell station at Peach and Shaw. Every time a local GI goes there in fatigues they are asked specific questions. What is your unit? When are you deploying? How many aircraft are you taking?

The F-16's out of Fresno fly CAP for west coast. As such they are the first line of defense so they have the US 's most sophisticated air-to-ai r missiles. Foreign governments would like to get their hands on those missiles or at least learn how to build them. Also how many we have, etc. Two spy groups are working on it, one based at Fashion Fair Mall (the F-16's take-off pattern) and one based at Sierra Vista Mall (the F-16's landing pattern).

Cotter said the @#$%s (But we don't profile) are always probing the base. Two dorks in a pickup show up at the front gate wanting to deliver a package marked Air National Guard, Fresno . No postage, no UPS, no FedEx, no DHL, no nothing. Just a probe.

I asked Cotter why we haven't seen anything about this in The Bee, on KMJ, on local TV news. He said they're not interested. Since Friday I've learned of two other things. My brother-in-law, Frank, (management at Avaya) had a Muslim tech who took a leave-of-absence for 6 weeks in Afghanistan . After the 6 weeks were up he called from New York requesting an extension. Frank (who does profile) said, you're fired, and called the Fresno FBI who were very interested. Don't know the outcome.

A Muslim who owns a liquor store in my former hometown of Kingsburg was constantly bugging customers to buy guns for him. Finally one of the guys I grew up with called the FBI.

We are a country at war and the enemy is among us. I don't care what Janet Napolitano says, it's a fight to the death and we should be prepared as possible Brother-in-law Frank has a theory and I think it may be closer to the truth than Homeland Security wants to admit. There are a certain number (probably a large number) of Muslims among us who are awaiting the trigger date and will begin randomly killing as many of us as they can, sort of a Fort Hood on steroids. I know I'm getting prepared to shoot back.

Two items of interest: Sheriff Margaret Mims wants to grant concealed carry permits to all who are qualified. Columnist Jim Boren, among the most bleeding of the bleeding heart liberals, says it's time for Fresno residents to arm themselves. LOAD up, you can bet this is happening in places other than Fresno .

I was asked to send this to everyone in my address book. Some of those I'm se

For what it's worth.
Be aware of your surroundings.
Be suspicious of everything out of the ordinary.
Be safe.

If at all feasible, be armed at all times. You may be all that stands between a terrorist and his victims. Our Government has proven that it doesn't care about it's citizens by not securing our borders. So you are your own family's only defense!

Happy New Year.

Addendum: Remember Beslan

Cockroach Hunt in AZ

2010-12-28T18:18:00.000-08:00

Now this appears to be heading for some serious feces:

AZ Sheriff Authorizes Lethal Force Against Cartels, Bandits
Drug smugglers and border bandits have been threatening citizens and law enforcement in southern Arizona for long enough and one county Sheriff is taking a stand.

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu has announced his police department plans to use deadly force, if necessary, to finally drive the dangerous criminals out of the area.

Wonder how long it will be before the scumbags from the District of Criminals stick their noses into this situation.

Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry... Aw Shit!

2010-12-24T12:04:00.000-08:00

This time of year many of us gather together to celebrate the birth of Christ. It is a season of sharing gifts and love for one another, and it is no different for my little family. Mom and Dad live on the other side of the state, big sis and her family live in Kalifornia, and other big (little) sis lives in upstate Washington. So it will just be my young men and I celebrating together.

I am the Santa, since no one else is employed. I don't really care that much that I get no gifts. I buy stuff for myself all year long as I please. My Family stopped with the gift giving years ago as none of us could really afford to buy them. I still get gifts for my boys as I love to give them.

My presents for Christmas are: 1 Terabyte SATA Hard Drive, SATA expansion card, 500 Watt power supply and a new video card for my Dell Optiplex GX260. I have already maxed out the RAM earlier this year and replaced the P4 2.4ghz processor with a P4 3.06ghz. This will extend the life of this PC for another five years... I hope!

Yesterday I went out to buy "Stocking Stuffins" as I call them. We haven't done the stockings thing for the last 2 years but I still buy the stuffin's and hand them out on Christmas Eve. I drove around "Tijuana on the Sky", stopping at various stores spending my hard earned cash. Too many people and too much traffic drove me to leave before to long.

Just as I was pulling into my yard, intending to back into the driveway to facilitate the unloading of goodies, my clutch pedal stuck to the floor! Thru careful maneuvering I was able to get the truck into the yard, but it will not be going anywhere for a while. I am currently thinking that either the clutch slave cylinder or the clutch master cylinder has gone out!

Oh yea!
Merry Frickin Christmas.

Luckily the slave cylinder seems to be the likely culprit and is not all that expensive to purchase. I do not relish the thought of lying in the wet and muddy yard in 48 degree weather in the rain and wind, replacing said object, when I actually get one! Since the truck is nearly 24 years old, I am not surprised that something has finally wore out. I have had this truck for over 15 years and had minimal problems other than replacing the engine some years back. It is a 1986.5 D21 Hardbody 4x4 Extended Cab w 3.0 L v6 (Nissan).

Anyway, I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a safe New Year.

B.O.B.'s And More

2010-12-17T11:44:00.000-08:00

Many Blogs have posts on what a B.O.B. should contain, why you should/shouldn't have one, and the contents of the authors own bag.

Over at FALIA PHOTOGRAPHY Freedom Journal there is a good post on BOBs with lots of links to other articles on the net. Hop on over there and compare notes on what your packin'.
http://www.faliaphotography.com/2010/12/bug-out-bags-survival-kits-general-info.html

Here's some more goodies for you:

CounterInsurgency
http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-24.pdf

I added a link to the Appleseed Project in my sidebar
http://www.appleseedinfo.org/

The Papers of Thomas Jefferson
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/jeffpap.asp
This part of the Avalon Project at Yale Law School. There are other important documents there also. Go explore our founders minds. http://avalon.law.yale.edu/default.asp

Want to see what the "Only Ones" are up to?
http://www.injusticeeverywhere.com/

In my sidebar I have a link to Alternative Nature Online Herbal. This site has pictures of many common wild herbs, including that one that is growing by your backsteps to your house.
http://www.altnature.com/Herbs2003/index.html

Now might be a good time to explore my sidebar links if you haven't done so or have not been paying attention. I will occasionally add links without announcing the fact.

Thursday Night: What I'm Listening To

2010-12-16T21:22:00.000-08:00

I like a broad range of music but I prefer Rock and Trance:

Homegrown music for me...

Reply to Mike, and those who wondered but did not ask.

2010-12-16T17:18:00.000-08:00

Hi Mike. Glad you find what I post to be useful. Be assured, when I am not posting, I am searching and educating myself so that I may share with others those gems that I find.

I have been currently hanging out on some of the forums and taking the temperature of fellow netizens. There are lots of "Newbies" coming on board, asking lots of questions of the old timers and bringing some news themselves.

I have also been collaborating with 3oEight on his "Tales of Theanor" stories, editing his content and discussing possible pathways to take, generating ideas such as origins of the inhabitants of his planet, Cyon (shortened by the inhabitants from Procyon III) and how they got there. I can see that the entire project could encompass more than one novel, and the research could be very educational.

I am also "visualizing" Chapter 14 of "The Cache", determining how I want that to go. In it, you will get to spend some more time with Dusty, after he and the main character parted ways.

Last but not least, I am a practitioner of the art of procrastination (Expert), so I have a lot of Dr., Optical and Dental appointments between now and the 1st of the year.

All This has delayed my own story some as I wanted to have another chapter posted by now. Perhaps I will before the end of the year as I will have some time off from Christmas until Jan 3rd.

So, as you can see, I am not being idle, just busy. I have have also revamped my Blogroll page, go take a look! Those readers who use it to read other blogs may notice some that are missing. I removed those that had not been updated for a very long time and added a few new ones. I have more I would like to add but am considering creating a second page instead as there are so many out there.

I am coming across many new blogs by reading others blogrolls, and that all takes time. There are some further changes I would like to make to my blog, but it takes time and experimentation.

So be patient with me and I will try not to disappoint you all.

Here is a new link I added to my sidebar: Bartleby.com - Great Books Online
One of the featured books is Gray's Anatomy. Check it out!

Useful Info

2010-12-05T08:35:00.000-08:00

I would like to introduce to my readers a new website that I discovered while doing a search on a plant. It is called Montana Plant Life and it is a valuable resource to Survivalists and Preppers, and anyone looking to find uses for that weed that keeps coming back every year!
I am going to add it to my sidebar links.

Check it out!
You won't be sorry.

Link Request Policy

2010-12-01T11:38:00.000-08:00

Over the last few months I have had quite a few link requests, some coming in my email, others being posted in the comment sections of my posts. Many of these come from sites which have nothing to do with the subject matter of my blog.

Because of this, I have decided to implement a link request policy. If you wish to have me link to your Blog or Website, you must meet the following criteria.

Your subject matter must be oriented to the following:
1. Preppers and prepping for adversity
2. Survivalist
3. Outdoor oriented activities such as Foraging, Fishing, Hunting and Trapping
4. Woodscraft
5. Current political events of interest to all of the above
6. Four Wheel Drive content (BOV)
7. Any other content that upon reviewing, I determine of interest to myself or my readers

Any requests for links, or comments containing links will be deleted at my discretion.
Form letter requests will be be deleted automatically or simply denied. If you want me to give your site consideration for exposure on mine, take the time to write me a personal note requesting that I do so.

Existing links will stay as they are for now, but may be removed in the future if they do not continue to present value to me or my readers.

Quote of the Year

2010-11-27T11:59:00.000-08:00

I don't normally do quotes as a main post but I found so much truth in this that I couldn't resist.

Jeez these Liberal woman are nasty and ugly people. It’s no wonder why Americans are so turned off by this breed of human. The men of this breed are whiny limp dicks with no spine, and the woman are just plain nasty, mean, and in most cases they are really ugly to look at.

Keemo on November 26, 2010 at 8:57 PM

http://hotair.com/archives/2010/11/26/sandra-bernhard-bristol-palin-is-such-a-hooker/

So there, take that you whiny, ugly liberals!

EMPact Radio Talking Survival this Week

2010-11-24T16:29:00.000-08:00

EMPact America, the foremost electromagnetic pulse (EMP) education and advocacy organization in the world, has an entire radio network dedicated to EMP and national security. Join EMPact Radio this and every Wednesday to listen live to Dr. Peter Vincent Pry. Dr. Pry is a ten-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and has served on the House Armed Services Committee as well as the EMP Commission.

They are focusing on survival this week.

EMPact Radio is a production of EMPact America. Located in N.Y. (USA), EMPact America is the country’s biggest non-profit organization for citizens dedicated to protecting America from a man-made or natural electromagnetic pulse (EMP) catastrophe and other threats.

Episode 23, dated 11/24/10 (today) features our very favorite survival guru, Jim!

No, not Jim Dakin, the other guy, Jim Rawles!

Give it a listen!

Still Falling!

2010-11-22T12:47:00.001-08:00

It's snowing again today, much harder than yesterday. AccuWeather.com says it is 28 degrees and is predicting 18 degrees for the low tonight. Expect accumulations of 2 to 6 inches with winds increasing to 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

Yikes!

I am glad that I am on vacation this week!

3oEight has a dentist appointment at 4pm so it looks as though I will be driving in this crap after dark. I am not so awfully fond of that!

The Sky is Falling

2010-11-21T13:18:00.000-08:00

The Sky is falling. I know this to be true because as I look out my window, I can see small flakes of it falling to the ground, covering everything in a white blanket. The thermometer on the deck says it is 28 degrees outside. Inside it is warm and I am sitting watching it fall, drinking a another cup of coffee, listening to some "Oldies" (music I grew up with).

I have been busy of late, what with getting ready for winter, Dr. appointments, Dentist appointments, appointment appointments, blah blah blah...

I got new tires for my truck a few weeks back from a company on the internet out of Kalifornia called Tire Crawler. Great prices and fast shipping. I got 4 of the Dunlop Radial Mud Rovers. They are priced at $138.98 each. I had them shipped to my place of work by a common carrier that we use at work for another $63.00. No sales tax for me!

I wanted to replace the aluminum wheels on my truck with steel black spoke (cheap) wheels but when I started looking around I got sticker shock! I ended up putting them on my aluminum wheels anyway. I will keep looking for some wheels, perhaps at some of the local area boneyards. My pickup is a Nissan D10 (Hardbody) 4x4 that I have had for over 15 years. A good truck!

After I got home from having the new tires installed, I stepped back to admire my new tires. WTF! The left rear tire had a large fist sized bulge in it, and it was pulling away from the rim! It turns out that the bead was torn when they installed it, so it will be replaced at not cost to me. They ended up mounting one of my old tires back on the aluminum wheel at my request as I didn't have a spare tire the same size. The ones that were on the truck were going to serve in that capacity.

So, my replacement tire should be here this coming Tuesday and I should have it installed no later than Wednesday. I wanted to be prepared for a cold front that was coming down out of Canada this week but it looks as though I am only three-quarters prepared!

The local grocery store sells a holiday meal (you cook) that I have been buying for several years. It is starting to get kind of sparse these last few years. No more cans of olives, Butter biscuits, cans of corn or green beans. You still get a Black Forest Ham (4lbs), a Hen Turkey (up to 10lbs), a 5lb bag of potatoes, a package of gravy mix, a box of stuffing mix, and your choice of Apple or Pumpkin pie. I usually add a couple of bottles of sparkling cider to add some pizazz to the meal.

That is a pretty good meal, usually prepared without the ham, as the rest will fill us up for some time. The bird seldom lasts more than the evening so any hopes for cold turkey sandwiches the next day are doomed to disappointment! The leftovers are gone the next day, and the turkey carcass ends up in a lrge pot and is simmered for hours until the remaining meat begins to fall off the bones. Turkey Soup is the order of the day for the next several days until it is all gone.

The temperature has fallen 2 degrees since I began writing this post, and the flakes are getting larger. The ground is getting whiter where the flakes have found a colder surface to adhere to, and it looks as though we have accumulated about an inch or more of the frozen water.

I hope you all have a happy Thanksgiving, even those readers who live in other countries, as we all should have a day of thanks to reflect on all of our blessings, especially our families!
God bless you all, even those of you that don't believe in him!
Happy Thanksgiving!

Phantoms

2010-11-14T16:45:00.000-08:00

Have you ever met a man who can eat his own head?!

Defeat a dragon with his pinkie finger?

Kill twenty Samurai warriors with a towel!!?

Destroy a tank by flipping it the middle finger!?

Cause a seizure with a deathstare!?

Strike fear into the heart of a nation by shouting "Rowrooraw! Rowrooraw!"?

Take on a grizzly bear with a plastic fork!?

Make a plastic spoon rust?

Turn lights on and off with his mind!?

Move over Chuck Norris, 3oEight is comin' to town...

Bloggerville that is!

3oEight has started his own blog to publish the “expulsions of thought and creativity” that he is plagued by. It is the new home of the "Tales of Theanor" and his new post named “Phantoms” is up for reading!

So head on over to Reloaded With 3oEight and read the new post. Don't forget to bookmak it while you are there!

The Burst

2010-11-02T16:08:00.000-07:00

The Cache – Part 13 – C1

2010-10-24T19:09:00.000-07:00

The area which he would be traveling through for the next couple of miles had a lot of housing development outside the city limits, and so moving through it would be best conducted during early morning hours before daybreak, or later at night after 10:00 PM when people were readying themselves for bed. He seriously doubted that there would be much activity in the way of patrols on these back streets. Nevertheless, he would need to remain cautious. There was also the possibility of encountering the youth of the neighborhood, as they roamed about at all hours of the night. Perhaps the enactment of martial law had abated that, but it was still a possibility. He wished to remain unseen by any if at all possible.

C1 was not that far away, and he would be able to travel in the woods along the riverbank to avoid the checkpoints set up on the highway that had put him upon this detour. From this point onward, the path turned away from the stream and skirted a marshy area through which the stream flowed. He was thankful that it was not late summer, as the mosquito’s would probably be thick in here. As he was resting, he heard what appeared to be voices coming down the path. He quickly moved off the path and silently settled as low as he could to the ground. He pulled some brush over him and spread the poncho out to just cover his feet, then pulled the hood over his head and waited.

He did not have long to wait for within a few minutes two young men meandered down the path, talking in low voices. Foolishly, they had a flashlight with an unfiltered lens and the light was bright enough to be seen at quite a distance. A red or blue filter would have given them enough light to see the trail but not be as easily detected.

"Tell me again why we need to go get some weed now after curfew?" said one youth. "Because dawg, if we were to get stopped and searched during daylight hours they would haul us off and that would be it! Poof! Never seen again!" said the other. "Hey look over there! It looks like a camo tarp covering up sumpin! Lets check it! out" said the first youth.

His heart jumped up in his throat and he quietly slid his knife from its sheath. He tensed up, ready to deal with the two in a permanent manner when the second youth responded to his friend. "Forget about that garbage! We can't be foolin around with crap like that during curfew. It’s probably got some homeless person sacked out under it. Besides, Ole' Dawg is waitin for us and he won't be happy if we keep him waitin too long. Sides, you can check it out later on the way back!"

They passed him by, the first youth grumbling about having to be in a hurry all the time, and then they were out of his hearing range. He relaxed and slowly let out his breath, unconsciously having held it as he prepared to strike. He needed to get off this pathway as it would seem to be used heavier than he thought it would be.

As he followed the path, he saw that it skirted the edges of the developed area and he would be somewhat exposed if he followed it. Reluctantly, he moved off of the comparatively easy pathway into the brushy area that had grown up on the opposite side of the development. He had hoped to make better time but remaining undiscovered was more important. A sheltered place to lay up for the coming day was needed as he was not willing to travel openly during the daylight just yet.

The path skirted a partially inhabited cul-de-sac, sprinkled with split level McMansions and empty lots. A golden light was growing in the east, threatening to break out into full blown daylight soon. He must traverse this area and get into some dense undergrowth before dawn revealed his presence in the neighborhood. To the left of the development was a greenbelt mandated by county building codes. Within this quarter mile wide swath of trees was a large bioswale created to catch and hold runoff from the housing developments on either side.

This area was not well explored by any of the inhabitants of the area except perhaps a few of the more adventuresome youth. Most others were glued to the idiot box in the living room playing on their game consoles or ensconed in front of their computers playing games or surfing the internet. Whichever the case, it was to his advantage as he could remain hidden from sight comfortably with little chance of being discovered. Few residents even knew of the fact that the bioswale existed, which in the absence of human interference had turned into a small lake perhaps as long as a football field, but much, much narrower.

The greenbelt had been in place for over fifteen years, giving nature the opportunity to take over management of it. Cattails had found their way to the area and had heavily populated both sides of the small lake. The water level would drop some in the summer, but it would refill soon in the fall as the rains came. The lake drained into a swampy area which in turn drained through a large culvert that ran under the main highway and found its way to the river.

Sometime during those first few years, a older retired gentleman who had a penchant for fishing had released some smallmouth bass into the lake. A large frog population created a decent food supply and the bass population had taken off. Since no one else fished the area, the population was quite proliferate, as much as the food supply would allow anyway. It was into this area that he burrowed unseen by the slumbering residents, as the edges of the greenbelt were guarded by the ever present blackberry vines.

The area inside the trees was somewhat clear of underbrush allowing for freer movement as he moved to the center of the wooded area. It was there to his surprise that he discovered the narrow little body of water at the center, over shadowed in many places by the branches of the trees surrounding it. He had used Google Earth to explore all this area when he was planning the caches, at least as much of it that it showed. Once outside of the heavily populated areas, it’s coverage was sparse and he had to fall back on his topographical mapping software. He used the Delorme Topo USA software on his home computer and laptop when he was scouting out the locations he had picked for his caches. Combined with his handheld GPS, he was able to pinpoint the exact areas he had selected at home, and update them in the field as necessary.

He explored the greenbelt on the west side of the little lake and soon found a perfect campsite under a large cedar tree. The cedar's branches would breakup and help dissipate any smoke his small fires would produce and made a it easy to set up his poncho shelter. It would also help keep the rain off him as the branches formed a natural umbrella above him. He set about digging his Dakota Fire Pit as it was the most effective way to conserve fuel and remain relatively stealthy while being warmed. He then began to gather fuel for his fire, and soon had a pile which might last several days if used with care. He was very weary from the constant battle with the blackberry vines, and his pack was heavier with the treasure he had found at the old farm house.

He had not eaten anything since leaving the treed area in the middle of the field the evening before and was feeling a little weak with hunger. He knew he was not getting enough calories on a daily basis nor enough fats and carbs. He was leery of cooking anything that might have an aroma this close to human habitations, but chose to boil some water to replenish what he was using no matter what he later decided about cooking a meal.

He started his fire and once it was well established, took his cooking pot down to the lake’s edge to fill it. The shore was marshy in most places and he had to hunt a bit to find a firm place on the edge of clear water instead of the dirtier water amongst the cattails. He wondered if there were any fish in the lake but saw nothing to announce their presence. He returned to his comfortable little encampment and set about boiling his water. After he finished eating, he was going to bank the fire as best he could with a few larger diameter limbs he had collected with just that purpose in mind.

He pulled out a handful of the coon jerky and began to chew on that while he decided on having tea or hot cider to go with his meal. He decided on the tea and soon was steeping a bag of it. Off in the distance he heard the muted blast of an approaching train. It made an ominous rumble that grew stronger as the train grew nearer, no doubt it being a freight train rather than a passenger. As he sipped on his tea and listened to the train draw near, he felt his eyes grow heavy. Sleep was overtaking him now that his basic needs had been met. He struggled tiredly to his feet and stumbled off to take care of his bodily functions away from where he was camped.

Having finished with natures call, he rolled up in his meager bedroll and was soon asleep. While he caught up on his much needed rest, the wind begin to pickup and soon had brought a slow drizzle to the area. He had chosen his camp well and only a few drops found their way down to drop on his poncho. The wind sighed gently through the tops of the trees while he slept, as though reluctant to wake him. He slept the sleep of the truly exhausted, unbroken by dreams or nature calls as is the wont of some unfortunate souls.

He woke refreshed, but with the familiar dull ache of hunger in his belly. As he sat up, his stomach let out a large rumble, voicing it’s discontent over the lack of sustenance it was receiving. “Ok, ok!” he grumbled in answer. He poked the remnants of the fire around until he had it roused and then added more fuel until he had it healthy once again. He put the half empty pot back to where it would heat once more and retrieved another handful of the jerky. It was disappearing fast and he would have to be on the lookout for something to replace it again soon. He had access to plenty of the bland tasting cattail roots that he could eat, but he would fast tire of that for a staple diet. Modern civilization was spoiled in that respect. But hey, variety is the spice of life, right?

He noticed the soft hiss of falling rain, but observed that the area under the cedar was remarkably dry. He smiled smugly at his choice of a campsite and decided he would spend more time in the area, perhaps a day or two. There were plenty of cattail roots for him to harvest, bland as they were and he had a notion to try his hand at catching a fish or two, if there were any to be caught. It was hard to imagine a small body of water such as this without any fish of some kind.

Looking at his watch, he determined that he had slept for over 6 hours, it now being 12:30 PM. Considering the ever present chill of winter and the uncomfortable ground upon which he had lain, it was a quite a feat to sleep for that length of time without waking at least once. His stomach rumbled once again, not to be silenced by merely ignoring its needs. He sighed and dug out the bag containing the cattail roots. He selected several of the larger pieces and began to peel them while chewing on the jerky. Once peeled he sliced the roots into bite sized pieces and then ate them one by one while staring off into space.

After he finished the last bit of the roots, his stomach seemed to be satisfied for the time being and he directed his attention to the task of rigging up something to fish with. He could use a small piece of the Mylar blanket for a flasher type lure, and he had over 100 yards of high strength dental floss he could use for a line, but he was lacking material to fashion a hook. If he were back in town he could most likely find enough discarded material to fashion several hooks, but isolated here in the greenbelt, he didn’t see any of the usual signature of the human race.

He cursed himself soundly for not including a small package of hooks and sinkers in his get home bag. But who would have thought that it might be needed just to travel 5 miles home from work? He gave up in disgust and put everything back into the pack. Since he wasn’t going to be fishing, there was no reason to stay another day regardless of how comfortable a camp he might contrive in this hidden refuge.

He sat sipping on a cup of hot cider that he made with the now heated water, considering his next movements. He was about a half mile from the county refuse collection site, and beyond that another mile or so to C1. He got a bit excited as he thought about reaching his cache and replacing all the worn and damaged items with fresh equipment. The thought of warm clothing made the task of deciding to break camp all the easier.

He decided that he would pack up just before dusk and position himself near the edge of the greenbelt on the eastern side where it joined the next development. Once night had fallen, he would leave this refuge and cross the relatively open but short distance to the woods on the other side of the street.

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It was just about 7:00 PM and he had been traveling for an hour or better. He decided to make camp for the night as it was too hard to see while moving through the brushy areas that were interspersed within the woods on either side of the road. Up ahead he could see the county refuse collection site. It was located about 500 feet off the highway and screened by the trees. It was only open during the day on weekends, so there was no nighttime activity. He set up his shelter and settled down to wait until daylight. After eternity had faded away, daylight made its appearance with very little fanfare as the sky was heavily overcast, threatening to rain in the near future. He settled in to wait until 8:00 AM, when the site would open if it were going to that day. Opening time came and went with no unwanted activity.

The site was enclosed with a 8' chain link fence with barbed wire on top. It only had a very flimsy looking lock on the gate, and it was no great feat to pick it. Inside the fenced off area was the shack from which fees were collected and some various recycling bins. There was also a port-a-potty which he immediately checked for toilet paper. Since this station got so little use, the paper dispenser was full, about 2 rolls worth of paper. He removed all of it and stored it in some of his empty Ziploc bags. Next he went to examine the shack.

The shack was a 8'x10' construct with a pitched roof to shed any snow load. It had a standard entry door lock and so within moments he had it open also. Normally, he did not approve of this type of conduct, having been victimized by tweakers and other dishonest persons in the town where he had lived. But this was survival, his survival! And the powers that be all seemed arrayed against his making it. By picking the locks as opposed to breaking them, he hoped to make it seem to be an inside job.

Within the shack he found a case of bottled water, a bag of Gardetto's snack mix, a pack of Big Red chewing gum, a box of Gatorade Drink mix and a bag of Snickers small size candy bars. He drank one bottle of water and refilled his water container with another. Everything else but the bottles of water went into his pack. He drank a second bottle of water to be sure he was fully hydrated. He had read that it was easy to become dehydrated in the winter and by the time you started to feel thirsty, you were already well on the road to severe dehydration.

Nosing around a bit more, he found several cans of ready to eat soup and added them to his pack also. He knew that when it was discovered that these items were missing, there would first be some confusion over who did it and when it happened. In a drawer under the window, he found several types of batteries new in blister packs. He thought about taking all of them, but ended up taking the only 4 pack of AAA's. He did not need the extra weight of the rest for possible use in the future, remote as that was.

He had no doubts that eventually it would be determined that it was the work of a fugitive rather than a disgruntled employee of the county who perpetrated the liberation of the missing items. He felt a twinge of guilt taking them, but quickly buried it under the rationalization that no one was going to be seriously discomfited by the lack of these items, except maybe the toilet paper, and they could well be his means of survival. He wiped down the surfaces that he had touched, just to leave no trace should it be looked for.

Since it was midweek by his reckoning, he felt that he would have plenty of time to clear the area before his trespass was discovered. As he readied himself to leave, a pang of conscience hit him and he fished around in his pack until he found and withdrew the pouch that held his silver dollars. He hesitantly took out one and after wiping it down, laid it on the counter. He realized he was overpaying for what he had taken, but he couldn’t very well wait around and ask for change. Feeling better, he left the enclosed area the same way he entered, snapping the lock closed as he exited.

He entered the woods skirting the highway and began heading east, towards C1. 200 yards or so ahead of him was a space that was almost clear of cover, so he stopped just short of it to study his surroundings. He spent about 10 minutes surveying the road in both directions, looking for hidden surprises, but not seeing any. Finally convinced that there was no danger, he left the concealment that was his safety and crossed as quickly as he could manage. He then moved on through the brush until he came upon a trail leading down to the river bank. He needed to take a leak after drinking all that water at the refuse station and this spot was as good as any.

He leaned the shotgun against the nearest tree where it nestled into a crotch formed by twin tops and then took off his pack and leaned it against the same tree. He then took several steps to the left of the tree so as not to splash on his equipment as he was doing his business.

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Sergeant Russo sat in the comfort of his cruiser, sipping on his cup of coffee, hot and fresh from his stainless steel vacuum bottle. He had parked his patrol car on a side road that gave him a good view up and down the highway while being almost impossible to detect unless you were almost directly on top of it. The absence of a light bar on top helped to further blend into the brushy road as well as the brown color of the car.

He would be able to see better if he were in the established position out near where the road entered the highway, but he would be damned if he was going to sit out there in this miserable weather. He had been here since before dawn and was getting tired of this duty. He always seemed to get these shit jobs since he was investigated for corruption several years ago. Then there were the charges of excessive force and the matter of that punk whose head he had split open during a takedown. The little asshole was still in a coma, and he chuckled at the memory of the event. Overall, Sergeant Russo was a walking talking piece of shit with a gun, uniform and a badge.

Russo scanned the highway to the east, and seeing nothing of interest, turned his attention to the west. Just as he was taking a sip of coffee, he noticed what appeared to be a man crossing an area that was exposed to view for a short space. The man disappeared into the brush on the other side of the exposed area and was lost to view. Russo missed his mouth and poured the hot coffee down the front of his shirt. He burst into a tirade that would have turned anyone listening ear’s blue.

He brushed the coffee off the front of his shirt and piled out of the cruiser. He reached in and slid his baton into it’s holster and quietly closed the door. He was going to bounce this character as hard as he could to make him pay for his scalding! He ran across the road to the place where he saw the man disappear and began to follow the same path his quarry had taken. Once upon the path he slowed to a quieter pace so as to come upon his target unannounced.

There! Just a few yards away the asshole stood, apparently taking a leak. Russo readied himself for the take down, just as soon as the man had finished his business!

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"Stop right there!" came an angry sounding command! He spun around to face the voice and was just in time to see a uniformed man with a badge launch himself at him, intent on taking him down. They hit the ground with a force that drove the wind out of him, rendering him momentarily unable to counter the violence of his attacker!

The LEO grappled with him like he was a Greco Roman wrestler, using his free hand, the LEO punched him repeated in the side of the head. Semi-stunned, he feebly fought off the other hand that grasped wildly at his throat. He returned a punch that caught the officer off guard, hitting him square in the nose and bloodying it. Snarling viciously, the enraged officer redoubled his attack and head butted him, temporarily rendering him incapable of responding further.

The LEO took this opportunity to grasp him by the throat with one hand, and began punching him again with the other. Slowly choking, he flailed at his foe with his right hand while fighting off with his left the hand that was stealing his life ever so slowly. The LEO ceased punching with his free hand and began to use it also to choke him with. Weakened as he was by days of substandard nutrition, his ability to respond to the 230 pounds of his assailant was severely diminished.

Blackness gathered around the edges of his vision as he slowly began to loose consciousness from the lack of oxygen. His hands slowly fell away from his attacker’s arms one by one and dropped to his side as the blackness began to blot out his sight. As his right hand dropped to his side he felt a small fist sized rock under it with a roughness to one side.

He knew that he was going to die, almost welcoming the end of the struggle to survive. Then the face of his youngest son appeared in the place of the savage visage of his attacker. " Dad! Don't go, don't leave me!" it cried out! With dwindling energy and fading consciousness, he spoke. “ I won’t leave you!”, almost silently as his wind was cut off. He then used the last of his strength to grasp that stone and bring it sharply against the head of his would be killer.

The rock smacking upside his head was effective in stunning the LEO, feeble as the impact was. The attacker's grip loosened enough to allow sweet oxygen to flow once more into his victims lungs. He again swung the rock with more force and connected with the head of his attacker, knocking him nearly off his position of straddling his body. Severely stunned, the LEO made a weakened effort to get away from his victim. Again the rock struck as he regained strength lost from the lack of oxygen. It was a glancing blow, as the LEO was moving away from his reach, but the rough edge opened up his cheek with a gash to the bone, releasing a cascade of blood.

Now the LEO was down, groaning and retching as he tried to recover. He weakly crawled to the side of the LEO and struck once more, producing another gout of blood as the scalp peeled away, torn by the ragged edge of the rock and eliciting a sharp groan of pain from his downed foe. As strength flowed back into his body, a growing hatred of all those that pursued him welled up and was focused on his erstwhile tormentor. He lashed out again and again with his rock, not noticing when his enemy passed beyond all resistance and the skull gave way.

Slowly, through a red haze of rage, he saw that the conflict was over. He had survived, but barely. He crawled over to the nearby tree and wearily leaned up against it, severely drained by his ordeal. He looked over at the nearby product of his rage, what had once been a human being, and promptly threw up the little food he had in his belly. The rage faded away quickly now, replaced by remorse which flooded through him as the reality of what had happened sank in.

Then the truth hit him.

He was now a cop killer!

It didn’t matter that he was only defending himself against a murderous assault!

He would now be hunted mercilessly and most likely would never survive his arrest if he were identified and apprehended! Everyone “knew” that cops considered themselves above those that they were supposedly serving. Hah! You could hardly call it serving when you heard everyday of some LEO or another arbitrarily killing someone and being exonerated of all charges. People everywhere were becoming distrustful of the police, preferring to be victimized by the criminals rather than call Law Enforcement to deal with the problems. In some cases, the people dealt with the thugs in their own manner, and a body would be found that later would be identified as a "perp" with a police record.

All these thoughts raced through his mind as the adrenaline that had flooded his body slowly dissipated and the shaking began. After a time the shaking ceased and he begin to get cold. It was time to get moving and take stock of his current situation. He needed to hide the body as best he could to delay it’s discovery for as long as possible. He knew they might possibly bring in dogs to find the body and to pick up his trail.

He slowly rose to his feet and staggered over to the now cooling corpse. He checked the body for useable items and soon had a small pile to add to his collection. The most important was the .40 cal Glock 22 and 2 full magazines. He dragged the body down the riverbank and slipped it into the sluggish current. The river obligingly took the body and carried it slowly away from the bank into the faster current in the center. It soon disappeared from sight, further helping him delay it’s discovery for a while.

He gathered up the few items in the small pile, placed them in a Ziploc bag and stowed them in his pack after retrieving it from next to the tree. He also reclaimed his shotgun from where he had left it leaning against the tree. He needed to put some distance between him and this location before dark and it was looking like it would begin raining soon, fortunately for him as it would diminish his scent in the area and wash away the bloodstains. He threw the rock he had used for a weapon as far out into the river as he could, and then washed the dried blood from his hands and face. Looking about for any stray evidence of what had happened here, he saw none except the pool of blood seeping slowly in the earth. He kicked some loose sand over it and then moved off into the darkening underbrush along the river bank. C1 was close now, only half a mile away as the crow flies. Too bad he wasn’t a crow...

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It was not far now, just behind those trees ahead and in the small clearing. An adrenalin surge flooded his body and he grew excited at the prospect of re-supplying his food and consumables! New boots and fresh wool socks! He smiled in anticipation and quickened his pace a bit. As he stepped into the clearing he received a horrible shock!

The ground had been tore up and several tattered and empty buckets that had held his supplies were scattered about the clearing.

His cache had been discovered!

It appeared as though C1 had been destroyed!