The Reality of the Threats We Face

I just came across this scary little piece linked below this morning.  It is extremely good motivation for being prepared and self-reliant.  I imagine the scenario will affect people in different manners depending on the densityof their location and their proximity to “nerve centers” in the country but secondary and tertiary effects would spread rapidly to the remaining populace.  It is what the Military Times is calling 5GW, or fifth generation warfare, and it’s coming to a metropolis near you…

LEDs Versus CFLs

I think I am about to stand in the gap here and take up the fight against current popular sentiment and slay the beast that is the Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb. Waiting in the wings to fill the void is the new harbinger of illumination and safety, the Light Emitting Diode light bulb…

New Book Under What,Why & How

In the beginning we created a page to hold the books that have helped us along or driven us along on our quest. One category of books was the What, Why & How category. The WWH books are the ones that drive us along, they are big motivating factors for why we are doing what we are doing.

I just finished reading one that we have added to the list, it is extremely eye opening in light of current economic events and the political events that have responded to them. It is a clear and awakening cause and effect look at our current situation that will probably cause you to seeth with indignation.

It was written by Thomas E. Woods, a Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. I highly recommend everyone get a copy of this book and look it over, if for no other reasons than to gain exposure to the Austrian School of Economic Theory and the alternatives we have out there to get out of this mess.

Here’s a link:

Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse

Crop Update 2

The crops are coming in fast now and it is very exciting.  We wanted to take a minute to share the progress.