Waiting is a form of work to be practiced as an art, a crucial behavior seen in all forms of intelligence, and a key ingredient of creation. Waiting is a powerful tool at your disposal at all times. It can be used to make a better choice, eliminate waste,…
Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland by P. W. Joyce, LL.D. Introduction Mr. John Mitchel justly remarks, in one of his historical works, that the greatest conquest England ever made was to gain the ear of the world. In the case of Ireland especially, she has for centuries possessed not…
. . . is helping another become one. A reader I haven’t met became a Rifleman on Sunday and credits my essay with finding out about Appleseed. Hearing the news truly made my week! Though working on a few candidates at home they’ve yet to attend an Appleseed. But, America’s…
Health insurance is to health what car insurance is to safety: Both pay for damage only after it’s occurred. Insurance doesn’t prevent anything and may even give a false sense of security leading to the very behavior that necessitates its use. Health comes from food, nutrition, lifestyle, wise choices, habits…
Family oriented expert rifle training? Yes, happening at a range near you thanks to the Appleseed Project. You don’t have to go to Switzerland, anymore, to find whole families at the rifle range! This is expert marksmanship being taught by enthusiastic riflemen who know what they’re doing. You won’t be…
Book Review by Terence Gillespie “The human body has not changed much since its inception, so your foods do not need to change either. Eat the delicious meals of your forebears.” That simple truth from Eve Gabriel is followed by equally clear guidelines for implementation:OK “Avoid any food that is…
The discovery of Dr. Titzer is that Babies can: Start learning to read as early as 3 months old. Learn to read easier and faster than 1st graders. Learn multiple languages effortlessly in a window that closes down rapidly after the age of four. Dr. Titzer’s contribution has been in…
An item with money qualities might be a good barter item. To be an Optimal Barter Item it must also directly fulfill multiple human needs in the circumstances of the barter. For each scenario under consideration ask yourself what items would directly fulfill multiple human needs and be widely accepted…
Anything can be used in barter. But, what good is a list of everything? Still, I found the attempt to be comprehensive revealing of how vast the possibilities of barter are. I made this Barter List as a sub-task in writing an article comparing Ammunition with other barter items. While searching…
I put Ammunition after Water, Duct Tape and Coconut oil and before Fuel, Tarps, Paracord and Whiskey. But, that’s just me. On a recent trip to Peru I noticed a fresh role of toilet paper on the dash of every taxi. A man’s got to have his priorities! Life Priorities…
The Daily Grind Working this plan to pay off your house doesn’t free you from the daily grind, in the short term. You’ll still need to: Keep making the payments on your mortgage. Keep making payments on other fixed debts and expenses. Scrape and save whatever you can. Store your…
In 1980 it took 814 ounces of silver to purchase a median-price home in the US.1 In today’s dollar 814 ounces would cost you $13,154.2 If this happens again you’ll be able to purchase a home, free and clear, for $13,154 of today’s dollar if stored in silver instead of…
“. . . if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be…