Category: Interesting Stuff
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Friday is Random Act of Kindness Day… Care to Join Us?
A week or so ago my wife found a Pinterest pin where a woman wanted to celebrate her 38th birthday with performing one “random” act of kindness for each year of life and ended up spending an entire day doing so. FYI, here’s a link to her original article. My wife decided it would be…
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So I Was Looking for a Copy of Moby Dick Online…
A month or so ago I was looking for a copy of Moby Dick as I had never read it (I think it was mentioned in a movie I watched) and I thought to myself “hey, self, you should read that” and then I thought “hey… I should read other classics too!” I used to…
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I Don’t Need That, I Don’t Need That… I Don’t Need That Either…
The other day I ALMOST had to make a trip to Wally World to get a new pair of clippers to shave the boys heads because the old one didn’t seem to want to work at first. Fortunately, we got it functioning–barely–but probably need to replace it in the near future. Regardless, in the interim…
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The Illusion of Knowledge Could Get You Killed!
A few weeks ago I watched an episode of Brain Games–a television show on the National Geographic Channel–that challenges how you think and attempts to show you how your brain really works. I can say that I thoroughly enjoy the series and look forward to new episodes each week. Anyway, this particular episode (I think it…
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Did Inflation Just Smack Me in the Face?
A few months back I posted this Review of RazorPit Men’s Razor Blade Sharpener because I just despise spending money on new Mach 3 blades. By and large I’m glad I purchased the RazorPit but it’s not as awesome as I hoped it would be; that said, I think it will work out to be a good…
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This Might Be My First Official Quote…
John at ProperSurvival.com reached out the other day looking for quotes (actually, words of advice) from various survival blogs and I happily obliged here: 20 Survival/Preparedness Tips From The Pros. Though I don’t consider myself a pro whatsoever, it does feel good being included among so many other highly respectable blog owners. Check it out…
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Share Your 401K Savings With Me Or My Family and I Will Die (The Analogy That Says It ALL)
Here are two scenarios for you to consider… Scenario 1 Imagine this scenario: you and a very good friend (or brother/sister if you like) are very near retirement age. You’ve both had good careers, worked hard, taken care of your respective families, maybe even bar-b-qued every Sunday for that last twenty years together. Then one day it hits you…
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The Top 50 Things to Disappear from Store Shelves during an Emergency (from Camping Survival Blog)
Tom at CampingSurvival.com mentioned they recently wrote an article about The Top 50 Things to Disappear from Store Shelves during an Emergency and I thought it was good to share and remind you of the things that most people become desperate for because they felt no need to store them before they really needed them. Check it…
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Happy Easter to You!
I thought I would quickly say “happy Easter” and hope you have a safe and fun day today. Though my kids no longer believe in the Easter Bunny, they’ll have plenty of chocolate-filled eggs to hunt and even got to color a few hard-boiled eggs too…