Preparedness Notes for Friday — January 12, 2024
On this day in 2010, a magnitude-7.0 earthquake devastated Haiti, especially Port-au-Prince, killing more than 200,000 people and leaving more than 1,000,000 homeless and touching off a massive international relief effort. — Today is the birthday of Edmund Burke. (Born 1729, died 9 July 1797.) — On January 12, 1888, the “Schoolchildren’s Blizzard” killed 235 […]
Truth-Based Preparedness – Part 2, by R.M.
(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.) Claimed Global Warming and Climate Threats You may recall hearing this, back in 2023: This is the hottest year in 12,500 years! So, it is hotter now than during the ice age! Who’d a thunk it? Will you base your prepping on a media story about a […]
Preparedness Notes for Thursday — January 11, 2024
January 11, 1915 was the birthday of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blair “Paddy” Mayne, DSO and Three Bars (died 14 December 1955) was a British Army officer from Newtownards, capped for Ireland and the British Lions at rugby union, lawyer, amateur boxer, and a founding member of the British Special Air Service (SAS). — Today is […]
Truth-Based Preparedness – Part 1, by R.M.
Here is my premise: People need to base their preps on correct information that is grounded in truth. The Truth is Out There, Somewhere! Everyone that I know who does any “preparing for the future” has a specific future problem or set of problems in mind. Their plans are determined by their perception of what the […]
Preparedness Notes for Wednesday — January 10, 2024
On January 10, 1901, the first major oil field in Texas was discovered, near Beaumont. — On January 10, 1946, radar signals bouncing off the Moon were detected for the first time. — When I made my annual 10 Cent Challenge appeal, on January 2nd, I had no idea that PayPal had just changed their […]
How to Process Chickens and Rabbits – Part 2, by Elli O.
(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.) Now for the wings. Separate the wing at the first joint by using your knife, in the same manner as the feet removal. Due to the small amount of meat from the first joint to the tip of the wing, this part can be discarded. Turn the […]
Preparedness Notes for Tuesday — January 9, 2024
On January 9, 1839, Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre of France proclaimed his invention of the daguerreotype, the first commercially successful form of photography. — January 9, 1943 was the birthday of gunsmith Paris Theodore, developer of the ASP modifications to the S&W M39 pistol. — On this day in 1776, writer Thomas Paine published his pamphlet “Common […]
How to Process Chickens and Rabbits – Part 1, by Elli O.
This article won’t change your life. It won’t win any prizes. But it will give you the ability to take a small, live animal and humanely dispatch it then process it for personal consumption. So rather than read this less-than-riveting article, I would suggest you print it and file it away for when the time […]
A Note From JWR: A Worthy Charity in Thailand
For several years, I have been supporting and recommending a Christian mission school and orphanage in northern Thailand. One of our extended family members has volunteered to work onsite there several times in the past three years, so I can vouchsafe that this is a worthy charity with genuine needs. (His most recent volunteer stay […]
Preparedness Notes for Monday — January 8, 2024
On January 8, 1815, U.S. General Andrew Jackson defeated Great Britain in the Battle of New Orleans, the final engagement in the War of 1812. On this day in 1997, the principality of Monaco began a yearlong celebration in honour of the 700th anniversary of the rule of the Grimaldi family, who seized power in […]
