Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Wednesday: 28 November 2018


Welcome Preppers and Survivalists,

A Christmas Tree with Presents (ca 2006)
photograph by
Angr

Christ's Mass
In a few short weeks, Christians around the world will celebrate the birth of their savior. Some will celebrate in the face of hardship and oppression, while others will celebrate in comfort and plenty.

Either way, ...

It is a tradition to give a gift to remember the birth of our Savior and the gift of forgiveness of our sins.

Well, ...

Please, if you can, also give the gift of preparedness.

I apologize, ...

Link:

Wednesday: 28 November 2018, Part Two


Welcome Preppers and Survivalists,

Fish with Noodles and a Bowl of Fruit (ca 2006)
photograph by
加蛋不加價

Noodles
As you know, ...

Noodles can be as simple as adding some butter and broccoli for Pasta con Broccoli or as complicated as you like.

All you need is ...

Link:
Better Homes and Gardens - How to Make Homemade Noodles
https://www.bhg.com/recipes/how-to/cooking-basics/how-to-make-homemade-noodles/


Oldies
In a few short months, Getting Started in Emergency Preparedness will be ten years old,

In honor of this event, ...

I have collected, every Wednesday for the next year, a few blurbs from various places, such as ...


Safely Gathered In
Hannah and Abbie with Brittany, Aleasha, Sarah, and Tiffany provided wonderful advice and suggestions about gathering, storing and using food storage for you and your family. The six women also provided great, delicious recipes based on their food storage that their families eat at family meal times.

Link:
Safely Gathered In: Test Kitchen - Kathy's Granola
http://sgi-testkitchen.blogspot.com/2009/10/kathys-granola.html


Food Storage Made Easy
Jodi and Julie have a wonderful blog with lots of information, so they also have many tips, tricks, and recipes, for you and your family.

Link:
Food Storage Made Easy - Food Storage Recipes: 12 Bean Soup
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/11/24/food-storage-recipes-12-bean-soup/


Wednesday: 28 November 2018


Welcome Preppers and Survivalists,

SUV and Travel Trailer (ca 2010)
photograph by
brewbook

Currently
Here in these United States, some parts of the country are experiencing blizzard conditions, snow with 40 mph winds, or clear but very cold.

In other words, ...

You are going to need shelter to protect your family.


Improvised
Ha, Ha, Ha, ...

What did you expect?

Link:
YouTube: DetectingMetal - Low Budget Pickup Truck Cap Camper Build
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BSMvuAWWwI

YouTube: The Homeless Firefighter - Stealth Truck Camper Build: Update
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKxPnrG4IRA

YouTube: Bill Howard - Pickup Camper Shell Setup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4QsvwMXFx0

YouTube: The Nomedic - The Best Damn DIY Truck Camper Set Up You'll See
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbbJVd8Dw70

YouTube: Brian Daigneault - The perfect camping setup for the back of your truck!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xth67kye0eA

YouTube: Mile30 Adventures - How To Winter Car Camp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYiVlYTVyFk

YouTube: Habitat for Happiness - Canada Road Trip: Homemade Truck Camper + What We Packed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKLXqcgYp1E

YouTube: Eli Peterson - Home Made Camper Van Build
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-F-h8zMcJE


Trailers
A step up from a pickup camper is to purchase a travel trailer. Needless to say, ...


Buildings
Another method of providing shelter for you and your family after an event is to purchase or build an outbuilding. During so-called good times, you can use it for storage. For bad times, you and your family can use it for shelter.

However, ...

If you purchase a prefab building, you have to deal with the limitations built into the building from the manufacturer.

While, ...

If you build the building yourself, you and your family can develop teamwork, a sense of accomplishment, and add upgrades such as insulation, double pane windows, and a wood stove vent.

Link:
YouTube: Viking Preparedness - Tale of WOE! Do NOT buy a shed from Lowes/Home Depot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS-CvmYf9F4

Monday, November 26, 2018

Volume Four: Number Forty-Eight


Winter Landscape
Mortimer Smith
(1878)

Socialized Stuff
The Democrats and Some Republicans have this great idea to provide Medicare for All, tuition-free public colleges and trade schools, universal jobs guarantee, accessible housing, ... and a New Green Deal.

These are great ideas.

Before you leave, never to come back, let me explain.

Most preppers are older because older people have learned, through tough experience, that 'Bad Things Happen to Good People.'

So, ...

Having your doctor bills paid for by the Government will save you money for your preps. Plus, more then likely, the Government will pay for gym membership, so you can be healthier, for free.

Next, ...

You will have a job. A job paying $15 an hour with a retirement fund. If you can't find a job, the Government will probably provide free retraining.

Next, ...

You and your family will be able to afford a photovoltaic system for your home, energy efficient appliances, and other so-called green technology.

Lastly, ...

Your family will finally understand the collapse of these United States will be happening.


Doom and Gloom

$1.69

2nd

29%

7500

Automation 

Chicago

Earthquake

Global Cooling

Indigenous Tribes

Italy

Missiles

Natural Gas

Overpass 

PayPal

Rewards

Romaine Lettuce

Social Media

SSBNs 

Theranos

Venezuela

Venezuela, Again 

Volcano

Waterspout

WhatsApp 


Things You Might Want to Think About

6X
Another indication of who are the Haves

85,000
Just in case, ...

You and your family think a year supply of food is excessive.

Actresses
She's right. We, as a people, need to quit overeating.

CBRN
Yeap, ...

Chemical weapons are being used in at least one conflict.

You know what this means, right?

Collabirator

Confederate-era guns
Repeat after me, ...

FaceBook, Instagram, and other social media posting will haunt you, ... forever.

Electrical Grid
More likely than not, ...

You and your family aren't considered 'critical assets'

Fake News
Democrat members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will investigate the personal email use by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham-Clinton, according to a report.

Female Genital Mutilation
I agree.

With that said, ...

You and your family need to get this so-called medical procedure outlawed.

GMOs
Sounds like a great advancement in medicine.

But, ...

It also has the potential to be abused.

Illegal
I understand the Sheriff's point, but all the elected officials have o do is replace him.

Killer Drones
Folks, ... for the past, say, twenty years, we have clamored for the military to protect our Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen, Marines, and Guardians, from any threat, so we are going to get Terminator-type robots because they will save the lives of our Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen, Marines, and Guardians.

Mistake?
That's fucked up!

With that said, ...

Bullets don't care whether you're the good guy or not

Ms. Ocasio-Cortez
What's your point?

Because, ...

They're both dumber than a box of rocks

Pensions
Don't plan on collecting one.

QuickTrip
Can you say, ... Hard Target

The 'Rich'
There are many reasons for a house fire, faulty wiring, improperly placed burning candles, children playing with matches, and ... The list is almost endless.

But, ...

Four dead from gunshot wounds and a house fire.

Somebody was sending a message

Saudi Arabia
Told you so

Schools
Wow, ... Just Wow.

Social Credit
The article failed to mention that some other despots are considering implementing these programs in their countries.

So, ...

Expect to see talk about implementing a Social Credit system here in these United States.

The Table
If any of my elected representatives are reading this, ...

Y'all better vote for a Republican candidate and let the Democrats show their true colors to these United States.

Tesla
Can you say, ...

Government Supported Ponzi Scheme

Vaccination
The children are lucky; it wasn't an outbreak of Diphtheria, Polio, Whooping Cough, or one of the other, formerly, devastating childhood diseases.


Overheard

"So no. We’re not giving up our weapons."

"We're going to come to a point where we're going to start pushing messages out to our colleagues: 'Risk-assess it dynamically and, if you think you can't detain a person, just let them go.'

"After all, Christ Himself told his followers to arm themselves."

"The United States military is in the weakest state of material strength and readiness since the conclusion of the Cold War. The conventional ground forces of the Army have been transformed into a force bent on occupation and counterinsurgency. Its heavy armored formations are in a state of disrepair and material inferiority vis-a-vis its most capable theoretical adversaries. The cornerstone of American power projection and intimidation, the aircraft carrier strike groups, are a sad shadow of their former self. The carrier air wing, the entire reason that an aircraft carrier exists in the first place, has devolved into a tool of increasingly limited utility, with an ever diminishing reach."

"... he is still the same man ..."

"The United States is a country consumed by anxiety. This has been true for a very long time. But it's getting worse."

"I say to them, we have to do better as a company."

"The truth is, black crime rates went up in areas where Black Lives Matter was active, because the white cops were simply unwilling to do the job that was necessary to control the ghettos. Many simply moved to other jobs, while the supply of new recruits dried up, leaving these police departments woefully undermanned. On the other hand, the blacks who have made it through the gates are reminded of the reality of their situation. They know that in order to avoid this, they must accept this. That’s the source of their anger."


What Others Wrote

Ace of Spades HQ: The Morning Report, 11/23/18

Active Response Training: Weekend Knowledge Dump, November 23, 2018

Defense One: The D Brief, 21 November 2018

Shall Not Be Questioned: The Consequences of Swalwell’s Redneck Snuff Fantasy

Survival Blog: The Survivalist's Odds n' Sods, 311 

Yer Ol' Woodpile Report: Index 554

The Z Blog: Letters to Z Man


That's Just the Way it Was: Freeport, Maine (ca 1936)


Sign erected for the Hermit of Maine




Hermit of Maine standing outside of his shack



The Hermit of Maine playing his unique instrument, combination of two organs and a piano

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Wednesday: 21 November 2018, Part Three


Welcome Preppers and Survivalists,

Russian combat ration IRP-P
(Individual Food Rations) (ca 2010)
photograph by
Bestalex


Mylar Bags
A good article, but the author got some things wrong incorrect.

First, you and your family want metallized boPET foil, not the clear stuff or clear on one side of the bag and metallic on the other, like the picture.

Second, don't store flour, corn meal, or any other ground, cracked, or milled grains for your long-term food storage.

Third, our planet's atmosphere is 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, 1% other gases

Fourth, salt doesn't need an oxygen absorber.

Fifth, no matter what, your white sugar will get hard, in any container.

Lastly, ... Shop around for you supplies.

Link:
Primal Survivor - Complete Guide to Mylar Bags for Food Storage
https://www.primalsurvivor.net/mylar-bags-food-storage/

Wikipedia - BoPET
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoPET

Wednesday: 21 November 2018, Part Two


Welcome Preppers and Survivalists,

Split Pea Soup (ca 2010)
photograph by
jeffery w


Oldies
In a few short months, Getting Started in Emergency Preparedness will be ten years old,

In honor of this event, ...

I have collected, every Wednesday for the next year, a few blurbs from various places, such as ...


Safely Gathered In
Hannah and Abbie with Brittany, Aleasha, Sarah, and Tiffany provided wonderful advice and suggestions about gathering, storing and using food storage for you and your family. The six women also provided great, delicious recipes based on their food storage that their families eat at family meal times.

Link:
Safely Gathered In - Food Storage: Keep Discouragement at Bay
http://safelygatheredin.blogspot.com/2009/11/food-storage-keep-discouragement-at-bay.html


Food Storage Made Easy
Jodi and Julie have a wonderful blog with lots of information, so they also have many tips, tricks, and recipes, for you and your family.

Link:
Food Storage Made Easy - Food Storage Recipe: Pea Soup
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/11/28/food-storage-recipe-pea-soup/

Food Storage Made Easy - Food Storage Recipes: Buttermilk Biscuits
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/11/15/food-storage-recipes-buttermilk-biscuits/

Wednesday: 21 November 2018


Welcome Preppers and Survivalists,

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Heath Clifford,
with Marine Aircraft Group 29,
uses a mirror to signal a MV-22B Osprey aircraft
during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise
at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq (ca 2007)
Photographed by
CPL Michael L. Haas, USMC


Survival Kits
There are many reasons to carry a survival kit, on your person and in your vehicle,.

With that said, ...

There are many different items, to keep in a survival kit.

Link:
SHTF Blog.com - The Ultimate Compact Survival Kit
https://www.shtfblog.com/the-ultimate-compact-survival-kit/


Caches
Ha, ha, ha.

Don't use ammo cans for long-term underground storage

Link:
Survival Blog - Advice on Caching Containers
https://survivalblog.com/advice-on-caching-containers/

Monday, November 19, 2018

Volume Four: Number Forty-Seven



Untitled (Courtyard)
Martín Ramírez
 (1954)
Huxley vs. Orwell
For decades, there has been talk of who would win the prediction of our dystopian future, Aldous Huxley or George Orwell.

For George Orwell, the future was of the State controlling all, our economy, our politics, our emotions, our lives.

As one of the character from 1984 says, ..."If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stomping on the human face, forever".
If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever.
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/george_orwell_159438

For Aldous Huxley, the future was a place where anyone could have anything they desired, except freedom.

As one of the character from Brave New World says, ... “A really efficient totalitarian state would be one in which the all-powerful executive of political bosses and their army of managers control a population of slaves who do not have to be coerced, because they love their servitude.”

As you can see, we are still having the argument.

Note:
The two books were adapted for the silver screen.

Brave New World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn5yUgci5Zg

1984
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xg6hev


Doom and Gloom

1%

$13,500,000,000

Assisting

California

Climate Change

Derailment

Engineers

Floods

Global Cooling

GoFundMe 

HR 7115

Norovirus

Muslim

Oil Tankers

Parliamens

SEALS

Snow

Suicides

Tags 

Training

WISE J224607.55-052634.9

Yielding 


Things You Might Want to Think About

1% of 1%
Notice, ... There are no protests at the home of the newest members of the 1%, the Obamas

2 More Years
The Republicans controlled the House, the Senate, and the Presidency for two years. Our country didn't get a secure border, we didn't start deporting more illegal immigrants, we didn't get ...

So, ...

I predict, the Democrats will control the House, Senate, and the Presidency in two years

Acosta and the Media
Thanks dumb asses!!!

Now, you're going to have an approved procedure to prevent conservative reporters from asking questions, in the future.

Bonuses
That's what I always spend my bonuses on, guns, magazines, and ammunition.

Cash
Let me get this straight, ...

A 'Black' man walks into a bakery. He pulls out a wad of cash. He is refused service.

And, ...

It is legal

Comcast
Dude, ... OPSEC

Disarmament
Hey police officers, you know how you feel certain that the Democrats and some Republicans anti-freedom forces won't take your guns?

The FaceBook 
Wow, ... You can't trust the Democrats

Girl Scouts
Just in case you missed it, ...

"Sixty percent of women who will serve next Congress are Girl Scout alums."

Headline, Fake
Liberals Suppress Conservatives' Rights in Philadelphia

P.S.
Read the last paragragh

Killing
Saudi Arabia and Iran are in a war. Saudi Arabia is Sunni while Iran is Shiite (sometimes called Shea).

Like all wars, people and nations pick sides, if they can't keep themselves out of that war. Needless to say, ...

These United States picked sides, long ago, because we needed oil for our country.

Well, ...

It seems under former President Obama, we started assisting Iran, to possibly counter the power of Saudi Arabia. I think it's called 'Great Power Politics' (Great Powers) (Power Politics).

Now, when Nations and Religions compete against each other, it takes many forms, sometimes overt and sometimes covert. Using covert methods, Nations support citizens that have become disillusioned with their home country to spread propaganda. Propaganda that might be facts, like ...

Saudi Arabia is a autocratic, repressive, barbaric regime, hostile to homosexuals, women and non-believers.

Iran is too, but that's not my point.

My point, ...

Jamal Khashoggi is just another casualty in a long war between Saudi Arabia and Iran that we could care less about. (Lord of War)

Neighbors
All I have to say, ...

An Armed Society is a Polite Society

Olympics
For most cities, it's a one time shot in the arm with a few decades of recovering from the malinvestment.

Prank
Around my part of these United States, some folks would be probably dead, shot by a concealed firearm carrier.

Recommendation
Wow, ... The President of these United States just endorsed Ms. Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House.

I guess, ...

She isn't going to get a lot of votes

Socialism
Remember, ... It is about power, pure power to control the people.

Science
If you want knowledge, you invest in Science. If you want profit, you invest in Engineering

With that said, ...

For some Sciences, we have discovered the inexpensive, easy stuff, so we will get less bang for our buck, in the future, for the hard stuff.

Snow
Are you prepared for ...

Government ineptitude?

Taxes
I pay taxes. These taxes go to poor people for healthcare, food, housing and other essentials. My taxes also go to helping veterans. My taxes go towards providing money to Public Radio. My taxes also go towards parks and recreational areas. My taxes go towards health research. My taxes also go towards many other things.

So, ...

Why should I support your liberal charity that might not be there for me and my family while we have to support programs we disagree with?

And, ...

Please support organizations that I believe in, like the Second Amendment Foundation, Jews for the Preservation of Firearm Ownership, and ...

Welfare
It's funny.

Mr. Bernard Sanders is worried about the China-Marts receiving benefits from welfare.

Programs he wants to increase

Warning 
I promise you. People will hunt you down. If you're lucky, you and your partners will only face life in prison. If the hunters are seeking true justice, you will swing at the end of a rope, as a reminder to all potential tyrants.

P.S.
I think these scumbags are getting off easy. The Cambodian and Vietnamese people should have put a plastic shopping bag over their head, in an empty field, like some of their victims.


Overheard

"There’s also an inadvertently tragic ramification of today’s trendy Democratic Socialist ideas. If you actually added $40 trillion to the U.S. national debt, as Ocasio-Cortez has proposed, it would be younger people and future generations that have to bear the astronomical tax burden when the bills come due."

"And so we enter a new stage of collapse."

"Here are the stakes: next time the Dems control everything we’re getting gun control out the ass. A new and worse ban on “Assault Weapons” is almost a guarantee. And yes, this will give the GOP an excuse to take us for granted and not do anything for us."

"power is persuading people to cooperate, force is making them obey"

"We are gravely concerned by recent reports indicating that your company used contractors to retaliate against or spread intentionally inflammatory information about your critics,"

"it’s time to dig in and get ready for a fight."

"With the election of Trump, this bias has reached hysterical heights.  The press no longer feigns objectivity, but has openly declared war on the Trump administration, contorting the news to suit a narrative.  They feel justified unabashedly lying and misrepresenting facts because they believe Trump is a loathsome person whose policies are bad for America.  They blindly insist they know what’s best."

"So, is Amazon saying the devices do record conversations?"

"Today, the United States and its allies and partners are facing a China more capable and increasingly confident in its ability to use the military as a tool to intimidate countries throughout the Indo-Pacific and support the expansion of its global interests,"

"Like our taxes they want to spread the mental suffering equally to everyone else."

"Children who disclose having sex with multiple people over short periods of time, who are homeless or who show up with a non-relative that does not want to the leave the child alone should all be suspected of being trafficked."

"The Double Standards of acceptable behavior have once again reached a new low."

"Interesting question: Did Gersh try to oust the mother of Richard Spencer from the town they lived in? While harassment is illegal, and should be punished, was justice denied to the mother of Richard Spencer, while being applied to Anglin?"

"“Tyranny” was a healthy reminder that Silicon Valley’s rhetoric of openness and meritocracy doesn’t match the reality."


What Others Wrote

Ace of Spades HQ: The Morning Report, 11/16/18

 Ace of Spades - Gun Thread: It Just Blow Up

Active Response Training: Weekend Knowledge Dump, November 16, 2018

Defense One: The D Brief, 16 November 2018

Defense One - Radio: Episode 29

Shall Not Be Questioned: The Grand Realignment

Survival Blog: The Survivalist's Odds n' Sods, 304 

Yer Ol' Woodpile Report: Index 553

The Z Blog: We Need to Talk About Fascism


That's Just the Way it Was: Harrison, Mississippi (ca 1942)


Keel timbers for a new subchaser are inspected in an Eastern shipyard. By calling back some of its retired workers and by training green hands, the yard produced so efficiently that it now flies the coveted Navy "E"



This adzeman, adept at an ancient trade, hones a razor-edge on a tool that is indispensable in shaping ship timbers. His work is to fashion keels and other heavy members for subchasers under construction at an Eastern shipyard



An old shipwright gives his skill and experience to the building of subchasers in an Eastern shipyard. He has helped to turn out many oyster and fishing boats, and worked at shipbuilding in the last war. He has done much to help his present employer earn the coveted Navy "E"



An old shipwright and a son who came up in the same trade inspect a timber that will be used in the keel of a new subchaser. The father had retired some years ago, but came back to give his skill and experience to an Eastern shipyard. He is now foreman of the keel department and the son is foreman of the mill department



Now well over seventy, this old ship fitter came out of retirement to help build subchasers at a Southern shipyard. At the pipe-bending job he is doing, and at other jobs, he has helped the yard win the coveted Navy "E"



This machinist's helper in a Southern shipyard now building subchasers learned his new shop duties so rapidly that he is credited as one of the men who helped the yard to earn the Navy "E." Like others in this shop, he had no previous experience in his present work

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Wednesday: 14 November 2018, Part Three


Welcome Preppers and Survivalists,

2次連隊野訓練 (偵察訓練)
source
第32普通科連隊・大宮


I Told You So!!!
With that said, ...

Here is an article with a lot of great suggestions, ...

Colt, S&W, Bushmaster, DPMS, Rock River, or ...

5.56 mm

Chrome-lined barrel with a flash suppressor

A-3 model


However, ...

Right about here, I think, they should have mentioned ...

Get some ammunition!!!

Then, ...

Get, at least, 10 magazine and more would be better for each firearm!!!


However, ...

You wouldn't need to worry about magazines, if you had bought a SKS rifle ; - )

Link:
Active Response Training - Choosing and Equipping Your First AR-15 Rifle
http://www.activeresponsetraining.net/choosing-and-equipping-your-first-ar-15-rifle


Ammunition
Don't forget, you're going to need at least 250 rounds. 500 or 1,000 would be better

Link:
Ammoman.com - Home
https://www.ammoman.com/


Magazines
Yeah, ...

They are $10, now, but they might be $50 in January

Link:
Palmetto State Armory - D&H 5.56 30rd Aluminum Magazine
https://palmettostatearmory.com/d-h-5-56-30rd-aluminum-magazine-8416.html

Brownells - AR-15 30RD Magazine CS 223/5.56
https://www.brownells.com/magazines/rifle-magazines/magazines/ar-15-30rd-magazine-cs-223-5-56-prod21225.aspx

Wednesday: 14 November 2018, Part Two


Welcome Preppers and Survivalists,

Inexpensive Sun Drier (ca 1917)
source
National Geographic Magazine, Volume 31


Oldies
In a few short months, Getting Started in Emergency Preparedness will be ten years old,

In honor of this event, ...

I have collected, every Wednesday for the next year, a few blurbs from various places, such as ...


Safely Gathered In
Hannah and Abbie with Brittany, Aleasha, Sarah, and Tiffany provided wonderful advice and suggestions about gathering, storing and using food storage for you and your family. The six women also provided great, delicious recipes based on their food storage that their families eat at family meal times.

Link:
Safely Gathered In - Food Storage Friday: Magic Milk Shakes
http://safelygatheredin.blogspot.com/2009/11/food-storage-friday-magic-milk-shakes.html

Safely Gathered In - Basic Cooking Skills: Burgers
http://safelygatheredin.blogspot.com/2009/11/basic-cooking-skills-burgers.html


Food Storage Made Easy
Jodi and Julie have a wonderful blog with lots of information, so they also have many tips, tricks, and recipes, for you and your family.

Link:
Food Storage Made Easy - How to Make: Basic Black Beans
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2015/11/16/how-to-make-basic-black-beans/

Wednesday: 14 November 2018


Welcome Preppers and Survivalists,

Some Results of the Nuns Wildfire (ca 2018)
photograph by
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sacramento District


Thanks
First, I would like to thank everyone sharing my thoughts on social media. I appreciate the confidence, from you and your family, that the various blurbs and articles present a well rounded approach to surviving these uncertain times.

Next, I appreciate the thoughts and prayers as we go through the tough times together. The financial problems facing our countries, the natural disasters plaguing our homes, the future political uncertainty of our government, and all the other challenges we face as an individual, a family, a community, and a country.

Third, I have been writing at this blog for over ten years, so it's getting time to do a complete redo of the site. This means certain items will disappear, just like every year, while others will be modified to better suit the current state of my family.

Lastly, ... Hang around.

There's the possibility you and your family will talk about these time for decades.

If, ...

You and your family survive the tough times ahead.

P.S.
The picture is in color, not black and white.