Getting Ready for Just in Case
Some of of you have probably seen and listened to the speech given by the character V in the wonderfully inspirational movie, V For Vendetta - which bears re-watching if you...
Kit
In military lingo, "kit" refers to "a set of articles or equipment needed for a specific purpose." Such as not being helpless if your vehicle stops working - or moving -...
Vets Co-Opted
Our dog needs flea meds - so I went to the vet yesterday to get them. The vet would not sell me the flea meds he used to sell me unless...
Coop Errata
I have learned a few more things over the past month or so about what I did right - and what I didn't do, at all - when I built my...
Avoiding a Soylent Future
Hamburger and pork chops are becoming what lobster used to be - expensive specialty foods most of us can only afford to eat once in awhile.
Forget steaks.
Or at least, forget paying...
The Emergency Bike
I've written before about the soundness of owning - of getting if you don't already own - a motorcycle in order to remain mobile in the months and possibly years ahead....
Birds Not in Hand…
I decided to raise chickens - and ducks - so as to not have to worry about empty shelves at the store. Food on hand - in the back yard.
And, renewable....
Duck Smiting
Some people call it "harvesting." Others - more directly - "butchering." We call it smiting. As in, smite the ducks. As in what the pharaoh did to his various enemies. We...
What to “Invest” in . . .
If you invest in something, the expectation is you'll get a return - as in of money. Cars (and trucks) typically cost you money; i.e., they depreciate. For that reason, to...
Another Variant of Devaluation
Nature sometimes echoes government in that both can suddenly devalue what you thought you had.
Last Monday, I had a flock of 12 chickens - which gave us plenty of eggs each...