December 2008

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December 31, 2008

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Heating with Wood

December 31, 2008

There you go scratching your head, trying to figure out how you are going to stay warm during the cold winter months after the Saudi’s import sanctions against the U.S., preferring to sell their oil to China. After all the Chinese produce over ten percent of the world’s consumer goods and they are ready, willing [...]

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Alternative Housing

December 30, 2008

It’s strange how people compare certain values with what they have and what other people have. A lot of people call this keeping up with the Jones I call it a quick way of to debt enslavement, followed by sleepless nights. Just the other day after I had worked my butt off digging post-holes, (yes [...]

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Personalizing your Mora Knife

December 29, 2008

Nothing beats the Mora Knife for a light weight low cost, effective cutting tool. I have used these knives for years and continue to wonder why anyone would spend a hundred plus dollars for a knife, when the Mora Knife can be put on your belt for less than twenty. Bragging rights I guess… The [...]

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This 'n That

December 29, 2008

Stocks Down Amid Mideast Violence New York Times -By JACK HEALY and MATTHEW SALTMARSH Stocks slipped lower on Monday as Israeli jets pounded targets in Gaza, sending oil prices higher and injecting new tremors into the global markets. Beverly Hills doctor accused of using fat liposuctioned from his …New York Daily News – BY CATEY [...]

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A savage nation

December 28, 2008

I am sure a lot of my readers listen to talk radio, at least to some extent. I did when I worked second shift, every evening at my lunch break the first thing I would do after setting down in my old Chevy Blazer to partake of my meager lunch , was turn the radio [...]

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U.S. Marines would be willing to fire upon American citizens

December 24, 2008

According to this study: “About one in four U.S. Marines would be willing to fire upon American citizens in a government gun confiscation program, according to the results of a survey undertaken nearly a year ago at a Marine Corps base in southern California. In addition, more that four out of five of the Marines [...]

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Obama does not want gun owners to stock up

December 24, 2008

Obama does not want gun owners to stock up. “As gun sales shoot up around the country, President-elect Barack Obama said Sunday that gun-owning Americans do not need to rush out and stock up before he is sworn in next month.“I believe in common-sense gun safety laws, and I believe in the second amendment,” Obama [...]

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Marines at DUI Roadblocks

December 24, 2008

“The Morongo office of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) in conjunction with the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department and the USMC military police will conduct a jointsobriety/driver license checkpoint on Friday, December 12, 2008, somewhere in the unincorporated/incorporated area of San Bernardino County. “ More on this subject here.

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Obama, the military and the threat of dictatorship

December 24, 2008

“Our Constitution is at risk,” wrote Schweich. He warned that the elevation of an unprecedented number of former senior officers into Obama’s cabinet could “complete the silent military coup d’etat that has been steadily gaining ground below the radar screen of most Americans and the media.” “He stressed that what began abroad is coming home. [...]

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Economic Collapse Leading to Martial Law

December 24, 2008

“A new report by the U.S. Army War College talks about the possibility of Pentagon resources and troops being used should the economic crisis lead to civil unrest, such as protests against businesses and government or runs on beleaguered banks. “Widespread civil violence inside the United States would force the defense establishment to reorient priorities [...]

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Taking Iraq's Toy Guns

December 24, 2008

BAGHDAD, IRAQ — On a recent house-to-house search for illegal weapons in Baghdad’s Sadr City neighborhood, soldiers confiscated a number of toy guns. That’s right: Whenever soldiers found a plastic pistol or a pint-sized shotgun, the toys were promptly smashed.

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Living Off-Grid in a Travel Trailer

December 23, 2008

By Backwoods BobIn the late 1990s we found twenty acres of good timber land for 15,000 dollars. We put 3K down and the escrow payments were only 150 a month. By immediately moving onto our land in a travel trailer we were able to reduce our monthly bills to only the land payment. This let [...]

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What Everybody Ought To Know About Cooking Pinto Beans

December 19, 2008

Cooking pinto beans begins with sorting. The reason for sorting is mainly to make sure the beans are free from rocks. Many people also like to pick out the beans that are darker or odd-shaped although those beans will not hurt you. Sorting To begin sorting, pour a few cups of beans on to a table. Sit [...]

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Pinto Beans What You Should Knows

December 19, 2008

by Cache, Cache Pinto Beans and Your Health   We all know that the pinto bean is a wonderful source of fiber and protein, but fewer people know that it is a great source of B vitamins which are vital for new tissue growth and repair. Vitamin B also helps us maintain an “upbeat attitude” and helps [...]

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Bugging Out

December 16, 2008

There has been a lot of talk over the years about bugging out, bags and kits. The subject of “bugging out” is bound to come up in any conversation about making survival preps. The implications of collapse will be many and life changing to say the least. Disasters like hurricanes, drought or flash floods could [...]

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Learning from The Past

December 15, 2008

Back To Basics Living : Learning from The Past During the 1920′s many people bought into the stock market, being lured in because the stocks kept going up in price, month after month, leading many to believe this would continue on forever.   People put all their trust and money into the stock market, often [...]

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Making the Move on a Budget

December 15, 2008

My wife and I would like to find a place in the country, but a lack of money stands in our way. We really want to do this at least within the next year or so, do you have any suggestions on moving “off the grid” with little cash and a strong desire to become [...]

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I See Dumb People

December 13, 2008

I try to stay to myself as much as possible, not liking most people, I tend to prefer the company of my dog to that of most people.   But I do need to go into town every now and then; I always end up shaking my head in disbelief at what I see and [...]

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Gunsmith Toolbox

December 11, 2008

It seemed like every time I stopped by the Wal-Mart to buy more ammunition for the cache, I found myself looking at this toolbox. Sure I could have continued to use that old tackle box like I had for years, it served the purpose well and didn’t really need replacing, but I felt like a [...]

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