Microfiction – Instant Wealth

His debut book, Instant Wealth, was six hundred and sixty-six pages long. It promised riches, and all Jim had to do was place his right hand on the last page, which he did. In an instant, he was rich. But life is short, and eternity was a different story.

A balance needs to be restored

In the past, if you left an area of civilization, you would have to travel through large expanses of wilderness to reach another civilized place. Today, the opposite is true; if you leave a wilderness area, you will have to travel through a vast expanse of civilization to reach another.

A balance between the two needs to be restored, or we will not survive.

Microfiction – The Night

The short night, the long day.
“It’s too hot, Pappy.”
The long night, the long day.
“I hate raking leaves, Pappy.”
The long night, the short day.
“It’s too cold, Pappy.”
The long night, the long day.
“My allergies are killing me, Pappy.”
The short night, the long day.
“It’s too humid, Pappy. Pappy, are you listening to me?”
“Hush, I’m thinking.”
“About what?”
“The night I should have kept my pants on.”

Living with nothing

Living with nothing; no power, no public water/sewer systems, no grocery stores, no fuel, no nothing. Are you ready to live like that?

I didn’t think so; most people are not. But for the ones who are, life will be a lot easier after a disaster. However, becoming self-reliant does not have to be so dire; you can replace those lost public conveniences with gardens, generators, solar, septic tanks, water wells, etcetera. But those things can fail too. And that’s why you hear people say, “Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.” But I say, hope is highly overrated, so put more thought on the first and go primitive camping with your family every chance you get. It’s the closest you will get to living without modern conveniences, provided you don’t bring them with you.

The Carrico sisters’ parents did this with them, and they credited their parents with their survival after getting lost in the woods.

The Carrico sisters’ 44-hour survival in the wilderness was no miracle; they were well trained by their parents and 4-H Club. And your kids should be too

The art of money getting

A goal of all preppers should be to get out of debt. And to get out of debt, you need to manage your finances and personal life accordingly. In his book The Art of Money Getting, P.T. Barnum asserts that there are no shortcuts to affluence; instead, he stresses the importance of virtue as a foundation for wealth.

This book of timeless counsel from a legendary impresario will prove a helpful companion to readers wishing to make the most of their talents and opportunities to prepare.

Listen to it for free.

A middle ages super-volcano

A middle ages super-volcano blocked out the sun. Learn how in this video called “Catastrophe.”

“Civilization exists by geological consent -subject to change without notice.” – Will Durant

Food and water

Take away your food and water, and it will be the only thing you think about, except for God, but only because you’re praying for food and water.

Microfiction – Who Made Us

“Mom, who made us?”
“God, I guess.”
“Who made God?”
“I don’t know.”
“My friend Billy said we came from two atoms smashing together. If that’s so, who made atoms?”
“I don’t know.”
“Drew said, aliens. Could he be right?”
“I don’t know.”
“Lisa said we came from nothing. Does that mean we don’t exist?”
“I don’t know, but it seems like your friends think they do — I can tell you this.”
“What?”
“You came from me, and I love you very much.”
“I love you too, Mom.”

Microfiction – Hero

“You don’t become a hero with the pinning of a badge,” said the Captain to the rookie.
“If not then, when?” he asked.
“You’re about to find out,” he replied as they arrived at a fully involved high rise fire. “People trapped on the third floor. Are you ready, kid?”

Cashless BS

All of these stores going cashless and blaming Covid19 are doing it to save money. The no coins thing is BS. Get the government to mint some more. I’d say that’s an essential job, wouldn’t you?

Going cashless is just one more way for the government to watch and control everything you do.

We are not lab rats.

If there were a significant disaster, we would need a way to trade with one another. Cash, gold, and silver are our options outside of the direct barter of goods.

Remember, you can not keep electronic cash at home. If the power goes out or the banks decide to close, you’re screwed.

Think about it.