Lessons learned from the Canadian “Freedom Convoy”

  American Mind has published a very interesting survey, by a participant and leader, of the results of the “Freedom Convoy” in Canada.  It’s titled “For Whom the Horns Honk“.  A lot of the “lessons learned” can be applied to practical politics in the USA as well, so it’s worth reading carefully. The streets of… Continue reading Lessons learned from the Canadian “Freedom Convoy”

One of the best-equipped and most experienced “preppers” I’ve ever encountered

  We’ve spoken often about the need to make preparations for emergencies before they happen, and particularly in the current economy (which is enough of an emergency in itself, thank you very much!).  After I published another article about that recently, an online friend I’ve corresponded with over several years sent me a long and… Continue reading One of the best-equipped and most experienced “preppers” I’ve ever encountered

Interesting… an old-is-new-again COVID-19 prophylactic treatment?

  SciTechDaily reports: A pair of over-the-counter compounds has been found in preliminary tests to inhibit the virus that causes COVID-19, University of Florida Health researchers have found. The combination includes diphenhydramine [a.k.a. Benadryl], an antihistamine used for allergy symptoms. When paired with lactoferrin, a protein found in cow and human milk, the compounds were found… Continue reading Interesting… an old-is-new-again COVID-19 prophylactic treatment?

If you insure through USAA, you might want to check the status of your account…

  … because it appears some of their customers are having problems.  Beans, blogging at Chant du Depart, describes what he found. So, there I was, Saturday, planning on holiday meals and planning bills (like car tag renewals and such) and while reviewing my bank statement (on-line, I’m not a total Luddite) and lo and… Continue reading If you insure through USAA, you might want to check the status of your account…

How long can your emergency supplies be safely stored?

  E. M. Smith, blogging at “Musings from the Chiefio”, is using up his cache of emergency supplies prior to a big move. He brings us a long list of emergency supplies that he’d accumulated, and how well they performed after extended storage.  It’s a very useful “reality check”.  Here are a few examples. Gasoline The… Continue reading How long can your emergency supplies be safely stored?

Thoughts on wheelbarrows

  A post over at Come And Make It caught my attention the other day.  The author (an expatriate American) states baldly that “American style wheel barrows suck“. Sorry, but not everything we grew up with is the best.   As a kid I used our wheel barrow more times than I can count.  The back… Continue reading Thoughts on wheelbarrows

A lesson in leadership

  Larry Lambert brings us an object lesson in leadership from Napoleon Bonaparte.  I won’t steal his thunder by copying his blog post here:  click over to Virtual Mirage and read it for yourself.  It won’t take you long. I found it inspiring because Bonaparte had many maxims that make solid good sense.  One of… Continue reading A lesson in leadership

A good trade at the gun shop

  I’m no longer buying anything much in the way of guns.  I have just about everything I need, and with money being tight (not to mention other important needs for it), my gun budget was folded back into the household earlier this year.  Nevertheless, I remain open to a good deal if it’s something… Continue reading A good trade at the gun shop

A good week for emergency preps. How was yours?

  A lot of plans and threads came together for us this week.  I now have to unpack, prepare, test, and find a place to store a lot of things that I really hope we won’t need, but strongly suspect we will, thanks to the fecklessness of the Biden administration, the supply chain crunch, and… Continue reading A good week for emergency preps. How was yours?