In Honor of The State of The Union

I've included a website for more free air! Preferably placed in your car/truck tires rather than into a bodily orifice like the speech last night.

I really hate having to pay for air, especially since I remember when it used to be free! I've provided a link for you to find free air pumps based on your zip code. Use those coins to buy some more preps...

freeairpump.com

Keep Right On Prepping - K

Into The Rut We Go

I had our monthly meeting with the Radiography Group last Sunday, and Ioshua got onto me for not posting in such a long time. Truth be told, I've sat down a few times, but just didn't feel the need to post about Christmas and the daily routine. My wife also pointed out that any regular readership that I have will probably lose interest if I don't post on a regular basis. So....

I used some of my Christmas money to purchase a Faberware Yosemite Stovetop Percolator.

As a twenty plus year veteran of the restaurant industry. I will highly recommend this item. The stainless steel is very thick, and the spindle sits tightly within the percolator. It works like a champ, but remember to turn it down a little after it begins to perk. So, if the power goes out for any period of time, Sweetheart and I will have hot coffee to warm ourselves. Anyone that has followed us knows we love our coffee. The only negative that I can talk about is that the coffee needs to be put into a thermal carafe after brewing. We already have one with our other coffee maker, so no addition purchases necessary.

I'm taking 11 hours this semester. Current Issues In Healthcare, which is a BS class to tell the truth, is an easy A. 8 discussion questions, and a 4 page final  is the entire class course. I've already posted 5 discussion questions within the first two weeks, and plan on having this course put to bed before January 31st, except for the paper and the three responses per discussion. I can write those at a snail's pace over the course of three months, and concentrate on MRI procedures. The third class is the MRI practicum, and I'm able to double dip with my job. Getting paid to do clinicals is the way to go!!! I will have to go a hospital to complete some of the more obscure exams though.

Keep Right On Prepping - K

Christmas Eve

Well, looks like we've made it to another birthday for Jesus (not the Mexican one), and the world hasn't slipped into a total mess. Granted, half the world is at war, barely surviving, oppressed and enslaved, and/or starving.


Let's be thankful for the handful of people that we can call friends, you know, the ones that will help you move into a house. Let's be thankful that we are in the United States. Let's be thankful for Christ's birthday, and His selflessness on the cross. Let's be thankful for our children, and their tender hearts, their joy, their laughs, and their love. Let's be thankful for our internet bloggers, and friends. Let's be thankful for food on our table, and friends to share it with. Let's be thankful for the things we have, and the things we don't have.

Merry Christmas and we hope your day is one to remember,
-K, Sweetheart, Row, Red Ant with Pincers, and The Doctor

And Keep Prepping!!!

My Thoughts To A Tee

 In case you missed it, this was on survivalblog a few days ago, and it expresses my sentiment for prepping. When we acquire the land, we'll move into the sustainer category of preparedness.

 

The Case For Being A Prepper, by Quilliam Franklin

"My Responsibility: In the end, I feel that it is my responsibility to take care of my family. I hope and pray for continued peace and prosperity. My hope is that I never need the skills and supplies that go along with being a Prepper, but it would be naïve of me to ignore and do nothing to prepare for some of the uncertainties that I have listed in this article (and ones I did not list). Let me share some of my worst fears with you that really drove me all the way into being a Prepper. The first is that all or part of my family is killed (or worse) during a disaster scenario. The second thing that scares me is what I might be willing to do for my family. 

Here is a hypothetical situation I thought of at the very beginning of my Prepper journey. Imagine I am the normal suburban guy who loves his family but is not very prepared for a disaster. Then, some sort of disaster strikes. Imagine my family and I start to go hungry. I am generally a good, Christian guy, and I tried to find food for my family in a fair way, but since food is scarce for everyone I do not have enough to get by for me and my family. Would I be willing to look my wife and kids in the eye and tell them that they have to starve because I did not prepare when I had the chance? Would I be willing to turn to robbery, or to murder, to stop my family from dying of starvation? What if this also meant ruining my own chance of salvation? Honestly, in this hypothetical situation, I am not sure what I would do. My gut tells me that I would do almost anything before I let my family die.
This scenario made me realize that if a good, Christian person would be willing to do extreme things to help his/her family, what would others with less moral convictions be willing to do? I decided that I should prepare now, while I have the chance, so that this hypothetical situation would never have the possibility of being acted out."

Keep Right On Prepping -K

Food For Thought...

Which leads to this meme....

Happy Holidays - K. I gotta put gas in the car...

In The Home Stretch

I've finished my Interventional Radiology I course with an....

Iosua and I are studying the flashcards that I made from the quizzes. We both need about 90 something points to get a B. After dinner, we studied in the dining room and expressed the same sentiment, we're okay with a C in Geriatric Imaging because it'll still weigh out to a 3.0 GPA.

Santa was able to find the Nerf LongStrike gun for Red Ant. He'll be so excited. He has talked about this gun for over a year, and Ant is absolutely sure that Santa is gonna bring it for him. He's right.

Keep Right On Prepping - K

Infamy

December 7th, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy --

 

Granddad,

For serving America during it's time of need, without reservation, without remorse, without fear, You were "The Greatest Generation".

This Year's Christmas Tree

This year's Christmas tree is up, and Yoda is this year's tree topper. Sweetheart got outvoted this year, and it reluctantly went on top. Our house is getting geared towards the holidays, and it got me to thinking. What gifts can you give this year to the non-prepper, that unbeknownst to them is actually a prepping item? I'm thinking ammo, books on hobbies that they enjoy (woodworking, gardening, etc...), backpacking items, or offering to video tape their house contents in case of a fire/burglary/tornado with the flashdrive staying at your house.

What are your ideas for your non-prepper family members?

Keep Right On Prepping - K