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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Readiness: An aside: who the hell is Dennis L Hitzeman and why is he lecturing me?
At some point, someone is going to ask who the hell I am and why I think I can lecture other people on readiness. Frankly, I’m nobody more important than anyone else. My readiness experience is average and some of my qualifications are tenuous at best. A lot of what I am repeating here, I have learned […] Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Preparedness
Tagged Being ready for whatever comes next, planning, readiness
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Farming: It’s everywhere
There’s a picture circulating around the internet right now showing the pink paste that is “mechanically separated chicken”, which picture seems to disgust people who see it even as they consume products made from it in huge quantities. What’s more, this picture represents the barest tip of the iceberg compared to what is being done to produce most […] Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Farming, Food
Tagged Choices, Farming, food product, mechanically separated chicken, processed food, quality, quantity
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Farming: Anti-obesity programs miss the point
There has been a lot of news recently about government led anti-obesity programs targeted especially at children and the poor. These programs go after things like fried foods and soda, and in my opinion, they all miss the mark because they fail to go after the main culprit of why Americans have become so fat. […] Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Food, Philosophy
Tagged corn, Farming, nutrition, obesity, revolutions, solutions, subsidies
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Readiness: Getting ready Part 4: What does readiness look like in the end?
For me, the end state of readiness is that my everyday life won’t change much if local, national, or international circumstances suddenly change. Of course, that kind of readiness is almost impossible to achieve, especially in the face of an event like a natural disaster, but I believe it is possible to come close, and […] Continue reading
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Tagged Being ready for whatever comes next, planning, readiness
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Farming: Food as a fungible commodity
All around the internet, you can find vigorous discussions about how, with the impending risk of international economic meltdown brought about by massive overspending, the smart bet is to invest in things like gold, which is a fungible commodity that will retain its value even if the rest of the economy self-destructs. While, in some […] Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Farming, Food, Philosophy
Tagged challenges, Choices, commodity, Experiments, Farming, food production, Independence, Opportunities, Self-sufficiency, self-sustainment
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