tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990Mon, 22 Sep 2025 06:35:12 +0000preparednessnews itemspandemicspoliticsSHTFeconomynuclear warIranpontificatingwarningsObamafirearmsintelligencelaw enforcementsurvivalismCharles KrauthammerEric BergerFox NewsIsraelNorth Koreabug out bagsfinancesfood supplyhealthmedicinenatural disastersrightstea partiesChinacollapseevery day carryhow-tohumormilitaryweatherAtlas ShruggedAyn RandEMPFBIFort HoodHoustonMexicoRussiaTwitterblack swanbooksconcealed carrymanmade disasterspredictionssecond amendmentsocial mediastock marketterrorismAmerican ThinkerAndy LevyAustraliaC.S. LewisErin SolaroFranceFranchise KidGeorge MatheisGerald CelenteGermanyGlenn BeckHaitiHannityIslamJames LewisJapanKarl DenningerKellene BishopNational GeographicPakistanSeattle Post-IntelligencerSurvivalist BoardsUnited Kingdomasteroidsbailoutbank failurescurrencycyber-security and cyber-warfaredata miningearthquakesfictionfitnessfood storageforeign languagesfree speechgardeningham radiohomeschoolingknivesoilopsecoutdoorsreal estaterunningsurveillancetriathlonvideoswater supplyweight lossFear is for the unprepared.http://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-8771717767301173056Tue, 25 Dec 2012 00:41:00 +00002012-12-24T18:43:27.420-06:00fitnessrunningsurvivalismtriathlonweight lossWhen this blog went inactive in early 2010, I weighed about 205 pounds.  Mind you, I'm just a tad over 5 feet.  I had a sedentary, stressful job. Today, I weigh 30-35 pounds less and have added a reasonable amount of muscle mass.  I have changed careers and halved the amount of stress in my life.  I have run over a thousand miles since that time, including four half marathonshttp://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2012/12/fitness-for-masses.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-3772760897774076153Tue, 25 Dec 2012 00:29:00 +00002012-12-24T18:42:45.958-06:00firearms Gun Restrictions Have Always Bred Defiance, Black Markets Just Facts:  Statistics on Gun Controlhttp://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2012/12/arm-yourself-with-information.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-4709353823426183377Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:35:00 +00002011-12-27T21:35:45.282-06:00FBIfirearmsCNN reports gun sales at record levels, according to FBI Gun sales are at record levels.  This may or may not be a good thing: I was at the gun range last night.  The demographics of people at the range reminded me that when SHTF, not just good guys will have guns.  There were a lot of thugs there and a lot of people who frankly did not look as though they had enough sense to behttp://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2011/12/no-im-not-dead-and-other-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-1836695672302489285Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:02:00 +00002010-01-14T13:39:34.902-06:00Chinacyber-security and cyber-warfarepoliticsMaking news today is the conclusion by iDefense researchers that the Chinese government was behind December's "highly-organized" attack on Google. The iDefense report also surmises that, due to similarities between the December attack on Google and an attack last July against a large number of U.S. companies, the Chinese government was likely behind both attacks, not just the one on Google. "If http://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2010/01/china-connecting-dots-is-not-so-hard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-4923016210092669214Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:29:00 +00002010-01-13T13:50:34.127-06:00earthquakesHaitinatural disasterspreparednessSHTFPort-au-Prince is the scene of an honest-t0-God SHTF situation right now. Here are the reports I am reading:Haitian PM Jean-Max Bellerive believes 100,000 may be dead. Senator Youri Latortue believes the figure may be closer to 500,000. Both admit they don't know for sure.Doctors Without Borders reports that all hospitals in Port-au-Prince are gone. Not damaged. Not without power. Gone.The http://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2010/01/real-life-shtf-haiti-earthquake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-363190697612413789Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:48:00 +00002010-01-12T11:25:54.673-06:00firearmsfood storageforeign languagesham radiohealthoutdoorspreparednessI'm ambivalent about New Year's resolutions. January 1st seems like an arbitrary date to make a change, and if you know you need to improve something, why wait to start? Also, it's a jump-on-the-bandwagon sort of thing, and I'm not much of a "joiner." Nevertheless, I usually end up making at least a few resolutions.My list this year was delayed due to an incredibly hectic holiday season and http://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-survival-new-years-resolutions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-4525441327726463742Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:29:00 +00002009-11-18T14:33:27.666-06:00social mediaTwitterIn keeping with the advice proffered in my last post, I've launched a Twitter account here. This is a more efficient way for me to post links and updates to short preparedness-related posts or articles that I haven't written. I'll still maintain this blog for content and articles that I generate myself. Look forward to seeing y'all over there!http://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2009/11/sense-and-self-sufficiency-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-8510518916344026742Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:33:00 +00002009-11-17T12:55:10.503-06:00Andy LevyFort HoodFox Newssocial mediaTwitterOn the afternoon of the Fort Hood shootings, my cell phone rang. The screen identified my father as the caller. I immediately had a bad feeling about the call. It was in the middle of the afternoon, and my father doesn't usually call me when I'm working unless he has a very good reason.As soon as I answered, he said, "I just heard from your mother, and she's okay, but you need to know that http://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2009/11/twitter-and-other-social-media-useful.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-4032189000118146385Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:22:00 +00002009-11-17T12:30:49.389-06:00Charles KrauthammerFort HoodterrorismThanks to all who wrote in or commented sending prayers our way. Mom is fine, although it definitely was too close for comfort in terms of the people she knows and works with and the proximity of her work location to the scene of the attack.And the best commentary on the shootings by far - as usual - comes from Charles Krauthammer, who was a practicing psychiatrist (like the Fort Hood shooter) http://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2009/11/thanks-for-well-wishes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-3046767129549983816Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:36:00 +00002009-11-05T14:37:43.325-06:00www.nbcnews.comPlease pray for our men and women in uniform, and for my mother, who works on the base and is presently in lockdown with other civilian personnel.Thanks.http://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2009/11/shooting-at-fort-hood-possibly-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-6627814887417446564Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:02:00 +00002009-10-22T17:05:07.919-05:00FBIIslamlaw enforcementterrorismWould be nice to know what prompted this:Massive FBI Raid on Islamic Slaughterhouse Mystifies Tiny Illinois Townhttp://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2009/10/authorities-mum-as-to-purpose-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-62916805184268572Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:38:00 +00002009-10-07T13:42:35.673-05:00asteroidsblack swanEric Bergernatural disastersEric Berger discusses a recent "war-game" scenario and why the government is completely unprepared to deal with such a disaster here.http://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2009/10/shtf-scenario-asteroid-impact.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-5307552303776180440Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:59:00 +00002009-10-07T11:03:39.540-05:00economyreal estatestock marketThose who pay attention have seen this coming for awhile, and now it's actually starting to crop up in the news: The commercial real estate market is staring down the same sort of financial fallout from bad lending practices that the residential market dealt with last year. And unfortunately, it appears that the lenders did not learn from their mistakes:Commercial Real Estate: The Coming http://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2009/10/more-bad-economic-news-gird-thy-loins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-5894382995976963423Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:15:00 +00002009-10-06T09:19:35.955-05:00ChinacurrencyeconomyFranceJapanoilRussiaFrom FoxNews: Gulf States Deny Secret Plan to Dump DollarThe world's oil producers will continue using the U.S. dollar as the currency for buying and selling crude, high-ranking oil and finance officials in the Gulf said on Tuesday, denying a report in a British newspaper.Earlier, The Independent reported that Gulf Arab states, as well as China, Russia, Japan and France, are in secret talks to http://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2009/10/arab-states-ditching-dollar-for-oil.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-8831413503614290882Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:19:00 +00002009-10-02T10:24:29.195-05:00I know I've been quiet lately. I'm still around, it's just that I have switched from a phase where I was hell-bent on prepping as quickly as possible, to a phase where most of the things that can be immediately done, have been done. Now, I'm just watching and waiting and tweaking things here and there.Behind the scenes, I'm still working on eliminating debt and improving my finances, networkinghttp://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2009/10/what-am-i-up-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-1686352613899305362Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:14:00 +00002009-10-02T10:17:31.150-05:00Charles KrauthammerIrannuclear warObamapoliticsIt's so good that I've posted the entirety of his editorial below:Obama's French Lessonby Charles Krauthammer"President Obama, I support the Americans' outstretched hand. But what did the international community gain from these offers of dialogue? Nothing."-- French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Sept. 24When France chides you for appeasement, you know you're scraping bottom. Just how low we've sunk http://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2009/10/krauthammer-punctures-obamas-posturing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-857621584866011498Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:15:00 +00002009-09-25T16:20:25.570-05:00healthmedicinepandemicsSome health authorities are pushing ahead with plans to ration ventilators in the event of a severe pandemic:"ProPublica, a nonprofit online news organization, published a story this week that says 'state and federal officials are pushing ahead with plans that -- during a severe flu outbreak -- would deny use of scarce ventilators by some patients to assure they would be available for patients http://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2009/09/shtf-scenario-ventilator-rationing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-7092775880378578467Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:34:00 +00002009-09-17T17:38:34.194-05:00IranIsraelnuclear warAP NewsBreak: Nuke agency says Iran can make bomb This should come as a surprise to absolutely no one who has been paying any attention for the last few years.And on a related note:Israel may attack Iran by DecemberLink to news article courtesy of the Joel Rosenberg weblog.http://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2009/09/guess-what-iran-has-bomb.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-7769916980688203619Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:44:00 +00002009-09-11T09:50:56.524-05:00economystock marketFrom CNNMoney.com: Insiders sell like there's no tomorrowNEW YORK (Fortune) -- Can hundreds of stock-selling insiders be wrong? The stock market has mounted an historic rally since it hit a low in March. The S&P 500 is up 55%, as U.S. job losses have slowed and credit markets have stabilized. But against that improving backdrop, one indicator has turned distinctly bearish: Corporate officers http://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2009/09/bad-sign-insiders-selling-stocks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-5613221072698634605Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:26:00 +00002009-09-09T00:34:44.496-05:00Kellene Bishopnuclear warwarningsKellene Bishop at Preparedness Pro posted a warning today about the impending 9/11 anniversary and the possibility of suitcase nukes being detonated over large urban centers.If this scenario could apply to you, as it does to me, then this information from GlobalSecurity.org will be helpful in assessing the ramifications of such an attack. I will note that it assumes a 10-kiloton payload; the http://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2009/09/shtf-scenario-suitcase-nukes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-262416745564308833Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:11:00 +00002009-08-31T15:23:13.180-05:00economyEric BergerMexiconews itemswater supplyweatherTexas Oil Jobs in Free Fall SciGuy: Erika likely to form, but where are the other storms?Mexico facing 'critical' water shortages; worst drought in 70 yearshttp://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2009/08/of-interest-three-news-items.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-1435153100641418177Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:46:00 +00002009-08-26T10:48:58.667-05:00pandemicsFrom FoxNews:"Sebelius appeared on NBC's "Today" show one day after a special presidential advisory panel presented a grim report to the Obama White House, saying among other things that a "plausible scenario" for the United States later this year is wide-scale infections, possibly 30,000 to 90,000 deaths, mostly among young children and young adults, and perhaps as many as 300,000 sick enough tohttp://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2009/08/swine-flu-governments-plausible.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-312849558240174494Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:35:00 +00002009-08-26T10:36:14.755-05:00Eric BergerweatherSciGuy has the story.http://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2009/08/tropical-storm-danny-forms-may-affect.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-486081145113317707Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:26:00 +00002009-08-24T13:29:53.539-05:00Fox NewsGlenn BeckpoliticsFrom the AP/Houston Chronicle:"A total of 33 Fox advertisers, including Walmart, CVS Caremark, Clorox and Sprint, directed that their commercials not air on Beck's show, according to the companies and ColorofChange.org, a group that promotes political action among blacks and launched a campaign to get advertisers to abandon him. That's more than a dozen more than were identified a week ago....[http://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2009/08/advertisers-ditch-glenn-beck-show-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216457709030246990.post-6012132579402100359Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:11:00 +00002009-08-21T10:19:24.117-05:00economyKarl DenningerpandemicspredictionsWHO Predicts Fall Explosion in Swine Flu CasesKarl Denninger: Depression Assured? Maybe (Swine Flu)This article highlights the point that swine flu's biggest impact may not be in terms of lives lost but rather decline in GDP.http://senseandself-sufficiency.blogspot.com/2009/08/swine-flu-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0