Category: My Thoughts

I would’ve totally forgotten that September was National Preparedness Month, except that my AI overlords like to remind me of such things, especially in my YouTube feed. My first reaction is usually something like, “didn’t we just do that?” But that’s probably because I’m getting old and the years are starting to fly by. It’s…

Every time I scroll through the news, mostly my YouTube feed, it’s the same thing talking about food prices climbing, oil prices about to spike, another warning about the economy hanging by a thread since we’ve recently passed 40 trillion in debt, and WW3 at some point. I keep asking myself the same question: Are…

Perhaps you’ve heard that the U.S. National Debt has surpassed another milestone on it’s way to oblivion – 40 trillion and growing. I believe I’ve been warning about this for roughly a decade now, back when it was half as much. But hey, what’s another 20 trillion between friends, am I right? The problem is…

We spent our first few years in Washington state being pretty frugal about everything. I summarized a bunch of those habits in 27 frugal ideas nearly a decade ago. But somewhere in there I crossed a line I didn’t notice at the time because there’s frugal, and then there’s a cabinet full of yogurt tubs…

I believe my daily prepping digest suggested this article on How Long Can You Actually Survive Without Food, Water, or Sleep, and I thought the conclusions were interesting and informative. Although I recommend reading the article now for the several interesting examples provided, and understanding that there are massive variables which factor into how long…

September 11, 2001 is burned into the memory of just about every American who was old enough to understand what was happening. For me, it hit differently than it might have for others. At 25, newly married, and freshly out on my own, it was the first time I truly understood that catastrophic things can…

I try to keep the “behind the scenes stuff” of managing my blog away from you because, let’s face it, you probably don’t care. Honestly, most of the time I DON’T CARE because it’s either tedious or frustrating … and now the recent update of WordPress (the platform that I, and millions like me, use…