Books and other old-fashioned paper publications, such as magazines and pamphlets, could be your most important survival tools. The reason these items are so important is that they contain the most vital survival tool of all—information. A good library of books and other resources could be the key to survival. The advantage to a paper library is obvious: Paper is not vulnerable to electromagnetic pulses (EMP) and power outages. Books are not going to shut down if the power grid collapses or an electromagnetic pulse disrupts the Internet and Wi-Fi. Sure, Kindles and iPads are
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Digital reading devices such as the Amazon Kindle, the iPad, and other tablets aren’t just convenient for average people. They’re also very convenient for Big Brother and anybody else that wants to see what you’re reading. Professors at Texas A&M University can now monitor their students’ reading of digital textbooks with software from a company called CourseSmart, The New York Times reported. Using CourseSmart, the professors can tell what textbooks the students are reading and how many pages they’ve looked at. That’s bad news for a lot of lazy college students and very bothersome for
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Your seed trays and hoes are tucked safely away in the shed and your garden lays fallow under six inches of snow. Although the most active season for gardening is over, you needn’t lay aside the gardening habit completely. Winter is a time for planning and contemplation. Write a few notes about your gardening efforts of the previous season. While they’re still fresh in your mind, jot down details, such as last and first frost, plant varieties, and successes and failures. Make notes of things you’d like to change and look through seed catalogs for
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The first six things I wrote about brought so many new thoughts to my mind that I just had to sit down and write six more. While they may seem like basic common sense, it is easy to overlook one or all of them. I just hope it might nudge someone in the right direction. A Plan Of Action Do you know what you would do if you awoke to find your house on fire? If you live near the coast, do you know your hurricane evacuation route? How about a plan of action for
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Every homeschool parent at some point in time has to address the big question – what curriculum do I want to use? Sometimes you find yourself asking that question over and over with each child and each subject to best suit the needs of each of your students. While it is true that extreme personalization
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Reviewed by: Sondra Wollbrinck www.mom7x.blogspot.com Louise Nelson took everything into consideration in 1974 when she wrote this wonderful book. Don’t let the subject matter overwhelm you. She’ll walk you through being prepared so you won’t be in a panic when a time of crisis does occur. She takes every aspect of preparedness into consideration—Emergency and
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Of the many influences that have shaped the United States of America into a distinctive Nation and people, none may be said to be more fundamental and enduring than the Bible. —Ronald Reagan Missing Pieces The men who wrote Scripture were prophets, not technological or cultural historians.  Their concern was the unfolding of God’s covenant
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