COVID-19 Plunges in U.S. But Sees Growth in Other Countries
The CDC relaxes its mask mandate for fully vaccinated individuals, but we expect everyone except the very sick or the very paranoid to remove theirs.
Are we seeing the Beginning of the End?
Sometimes I get a bad feeling, like the air before a thunderstorm. Something ugly is headed our way. Or is it here already?
Prepper Diary May 13: Is Firewood An Inflation Fighter?
Anything that you can buy now and keep for a couple years will help you resist the undertow of inflation as rising prices threaten to drag you under.
Another Way to Prepare for Inflation: Buy Now to Save later
How are you preparing for the coming wave of inflation? Today's post gives details on what one farmer is doing.
Gasoline Shortage in Eastern U.S. Another Example of Fragile Infrastructure
Last year it was COVID-19. In February it was cold weather. Today it's a ransomware attack. Why have large companies been blind to the fragility of their supply chain and the havoc problems can wreak in the marketplace
U.S. his Lowest COVID-19 Case Count in 11 Months
While the U.S. is setting records for its lowest rate of growth, India now accounts for about half of all new COVID-19 cases.
Why Preppers Should Stock Herbs and Spices
In our global world, we rely on distant countries to produce many of the things we rely on every day, from spices to shoes. That will go away in a collapse.
Long Term Storage Foods: Why Ingredients are Better than Mixes
We picked up some of old long-term storage food from our retreat this weekend, and it demonstrated why storing just-add-water mixes is a bad idea.
Don’t Wait for the You-Know-What to Hit the Fan, Barter Now
I've made some good trades with tools I no longer need to get tools I want. We don't have to wait for the STHTF to barter.
COVID-19 Cases Skyrocket in India as U.S. Numbers Drop
COVID-19 cases are overwhelming the healthcare system in India as smoke from funeral pyres smudge the sky. It's a different story here in the U.S.