I received this comment to my “Demonic” article.

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I received this comment to my “Demonic” article. Fortunately it was not automatically approved and posted. It came to me for approval. Obviously I wasn’t going to approve it with his name and message as is.

Rather, I want to point out this is the kind of demonic evil that is out there. I am not saying the person is, I am saying some of his beliefs and some of his actions are. So as not to give him recognition by using his real name I will simply call him “Aaron Kosminski”.

Here is the comment he made…

“I, [Aaron Kosminski] renounced Christianity instead. to worship Satan. I find that more complete. I reject the Abrahamic self proclaimed and selfish. Satan is my Lord and God. Besides it is a lot more fulfilling and sexually arousing. I could go on about the inconsistent and contradictory scriptures. Instead I will leave it at that. But dear don’t be hard on yourself because that’s what jehova would enjoyment.”

At first I thought it was a “bot” at work, they’ve hit the site before. But I did a little investigating and found the his actual name is real. And here is what I found…

His words…“Just your average American gay male who identifies with Satan and has an insatiable appetite for new found knowledge and self gratification.”

I then found that he “was arrested in [town name withheld] on a charge of DWAI combined drugs/alcohol.”

He self-identifies as a “Gay Satanist”

Then I found this…on “Nov 11, 2024 made known to all that I worship and follow my Lord in private and subtle public statement that I have been a Satanist for the last 13 years. I’m an open minded faggot, who will do anything to satisfy his Master.”

I’ve told you for years that evil exists, that demonic actions and behavior is real…this is living proof of such. Be forewarned, be aware, be careful. People like Aaron Kosminski can be dangerous, especially if the norms of society breakdown. In critical stressful situations who knows what he could be capable of with that kind of darkness in his heart. He is already doing immense damage to himself, others, and society in general; imagine what he could do given the chance in incidents with no boundaries.

Hopefully something will occur in his life that he can have God touch his heart to the point of turning back to Him, the creator of all, our Heavenly Father who is full of love and grace who is willing to accept all who come to Him. If you feel so moved, a prayer on his behalf would be nice.

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Update (2/24/2025)

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Well, I figured it was time for an update on life here on the glamstead. Might explain the 20-day quiet spell just a bit. And FWIW…there is a ‘summary’ at the end that wraps it all up.

Fruit Trees –

Let’s see, where do I start? Let’s begin with the orchard…4 new fruit trees ship on Monday from Stark Brothers. Over the last 2 weeks I’ve been digging the 4’x3’ holes. But before I could do that I have to rip 12” of the top dirt, then spread a whole bunch of partially composted organic matter, and then disc it in…over a 125’ x 150’ area. And for the tree holes I had to ‘make’ the dirt…or rather potting soil. I had some non-screened compost that I got for free but I had to ½” screen it to get the rich dirt for the holes. And yes, I had to build the screen contraption first. And yes, the holes are done waiting for the trees. Oh, and I am flooding the holes every other day to get lots and lost of moisture in the ground…I’ll never get that good of chance again.

And while I was doing orchard work I dug some more tree drip edge irrigation ditches around the 3-year old trees. Not terribly hard work but lots of digging, fertilizing, and then back-filling with rough pine straw mulch. This will give the more mature fruit trees a huge boost in growth and fruit production this coming season.

Solar System –

Hey, let me talk solar for just a minute…Back on Feb 3rd I wrote about “Trouble in Solar Paradise” and whined about a problem with my batteries, one battery in particular. Well, good news and great news. The good news is the battery that I thought had started to go weak, didn’t; that battery is just fine. I decided to really watch the battery and I noticed something weird and unexpected. Then I reviewed my battery energy usage, charging, and discharging history charts. And compared that to monitoring the State of Charge (SoC) lights for 20 days. Something I had never seen before was coming to light, so I found a number of articles that described what I was seeing. Bottom line…nothing wrong with the battery; for a couple of different reasons it was just somethings charging first and mostest compared to the other batteries. The key was what the whole battery bank was doing…and it was doing just fine.

Here was the problem…that turns out great…I already had committed to sell the biggest battery to a friend and neighbor who has one just like it; he wanted to pair it up and was willing to pay a fair price. So I figured with the money he was going to pay be I would just get another 2 new of the MidNite batteries to replace it. I wanted to figure out the best integration method of the now 4 new MidNite batteries, I came across a number of really good articles regarding the new MidNite batteries and integration with Victron…VERY positive articles. And that got me thinking… Yeah, Ooooppppppsssssss!

Well, let’s cut this a bit short…I am now getting 8 new MidNite batteries. And by selling the 3 batteries I have and the trade I mentioned in the last article, it should be a zero sum purchase. YEA! 8 brand new batteries (25% boost in energy storage) AND the ability of all the batteries to talk with each other for smoother operation AND the ability of the battery bank to talk with my Victron system for more efficiency, safer operation, and way better monitoring. And that got me thinking… Yeah, Ooooppppppsssssss!

Well again, I was looking for the best way to configure the new battery bank and then the best way to connect the power to the rest of the system. And yes, I found some new equipment and better methodology to upgrade my system. Thankfully, once again I was able to do the old zero sum cost to the upgrade. I can sell my soon to be unused components which will cover the cost of the new equipment. Yea!!! Now I just have to wait for the new batteries to show up in about 3 weeks.

Here is the kicker…I probably have 60+ hours in all the research and dealing to get the new solar stuff figured out. Actually, probably more than that. But it takes time…and lot’s of real concentration. But it will be very worth it when it is all upgraded. Think…electric baseboard heating!

Serving –

Now let’s talk about serving others. It was weird a couple of weeks ago while talking with some really close friends of ours. They are well-off, far better than us financially. But, they have their struggles just like everyone else. And on top of that, because they are well-off some people take advantage of them and others openly express jealousy/envy. But I also see some of their generosity with others who are in need. Okay, back to the visit…out of the blue I was prompted to ask them is they like blackberries and raspberries. Husband likes raspberries, wife likes blackberries. Next question was if they had a berry patch. They did not. They hadn’t even had a strawberry patch until I gave them some plant starts last spring; and they love strawberries!

I told them to mark out about a18” x 12’ patch for each type of berry; I was going to start their berry patch for them. They resisted a bit, but I persisted. Honestly, I don’t think they thought I was serious. About a week and a half ago I went over to their house and started digging their patch. It took me 3 trips, maybe 12 hours total to get the trenches dug and dirt made. The patch is in nasty clay soil. Yeah, I had to make a real good potting soil mix coz the soil that came out of the trenches was pure clay crap. Friday I planted the starts; 3 really nice blackberry plants and 5 raspberry plants. Then added the irrigation and then mulched it all in. Another 6 hours.

The husband, my friend, was in disbelief. He wanted to pay me for doing it, I turned him down. He wanted to pay me for all the soil amendments and irrigation stuff, I turned him down. He didn’t quite understand. I explained that I was clearly prompted to do this and because they did so much for others, this was just something small for them…a general thank you from the universe. Serving others is a reward in itself.

Gate –

Remember I mentioned back in the first week in January the new gate for our glamstead? Yeah, problems…wind to be exact. I’ve installed farm gates before, I’m no novice. But that dang automatic gate opener was something entirely new to me…and it showed. For about 6 weeks we had a host of issues with the gate. It boiled down to the effects of our windy days had on the system. When I say windy I am talking sustained at 30 – 35mph and gusts to 50 – 55mph.

Bottom line I had to figure out the different settings such as ‘force’ and how to adjust the closed position by fine tuning the ‘jog’ setting. To make the boring story less painful…about 25 – 30 hours to get it right. So yesterday was hopefully the last day I have to do anything more than periodic maintenance to the system.

But, this is why I point it out…security. The primary purpose to the new gate and approach area was to improve our property’s security profile.

Alarm System –

What? Where did that topic come from? About 2 or 3 weeks ago I started thinking about our old security system. Why? Remember I spoke some time ago about adding driveway alarms to the glamstead as an early warning sign of folks approaching the house? You can’t see our house from the road…which means you can’t see the road from the house…and about 500’ of the 750’ driveway remains blind. Over the last 5 years we’ve had a few folks who we didn’t know drive up to the house without us knowing. That doesn’t happen anymore.

Almost 2 years ago we purchased an outdoor camera system that can be monitored from our computer or our phones. I won’t go into all the details but suffice to say I wasn’t happy with the system overall.

Now add this into the mix…when we bought our land 10 years ago there was no one else living full-time out here and very few weekenders. If I heard any vehicle while building the cabin it would be maybe once a week or so. Then 5 years later it would be every couple of days. Now, there are probably 15 people living out here or who are active weekenders. And more off-roaders (ATV/UTVs & bikes). A neighbor caught someone going down their driveway, then down a 2-track path between their place and ours. My neighbor stopped them just as they were going to pass through our back fence/gate onto our property. Not good!!

Shortening the story…it was time to resurrect the old SimpliSafe system, add some equipment to it, and get it back up and running. So there has been 20 hours or so figuring it all out.

Why the focus on this? A clear prompting that our security needed to be ramped up so it could be professionally monitored and cameras we could monitor ourselves via phone when we are away from the house, or via computer when we are home. One other factor…I wanted a monitored smoke alarm in the attached utility room where the solar system equipment is.

Yes…a very clear yes. I am concerned about our security here on the glamstead. Crime is climbing, violence going up, whether around the country or even here locally. I knew it was time to improve our safety and security.

Summary –

There are three reasons for the ‘summary’…1) to partially justify my lack of postings due to being super, super busy, 2) to point out some issues, primarily upswing in security needs for everyone, 3) to encourage folks to serve. And oddly, maybe not serve those who you would normally think of serving. Just follow the promptings you get on who to serve, when to serve them, and how to serve them. Forget worrying about why to serve them…just do it!

Look, I get it…Trump was elected and he is shaking up Washington like I never expected. He is doing a great job and I hope he stays after it. Just a thought…gas is up 1cent under Trump. Not a big deal but it hasn’t dropped like the last time he was elected. The most recent inflation figures shows inflation rising. No, not Trump’s fault at all…but it is up. Who knows what tariff increases will do. Okay, I am not going to go on about it…but the country is very, very economically unstable right now.

Yes, I know there are whole lot of people who idolize Trump and think he has brought a new era of peace and prosperity to the nation…and all it well. I don’t agree. Yes, Trump is going great work from what I can see. But all is not well.

Trump is shaking up the biggest moochers and freeloaders in the nation…federal workers and government contractors. And they are starting to protest against Trump. The protests are not numerous or large…but that could change in a heartbeat. If a union such as SEIU, Teamsters, Autoworkers, or teacher unions join in…and then add in groups such as AntiFa and BLM, the protest could get large, widespread, violent, and destructive.

Yes, the arrest and deportation of criminal illegal aliens is ramping up and is a beautiful sight to behold. And violent gangs are being especially targeted…yea! But violent crime is not decreasing, nor is property crime.

Why all the trivia? I am prompted to make our place safer and more secure; making it less prone to property crimes or us less prone to violent crimes.

How are you seeing crime and violence in the US? Are you feeling promptings in this area?

We actually stepped up our prepping since Trump was elected…we didn’t fall into some false sense of complacency and euphoria. Trump is not going to prevent the fall of the US Empire. Granted, he may slow it down…but that is prolonging, not preventing. The forces of evil in the world, in this country, are not vanquished or asleep. They are still there, quietly planning, taking steps behind the scenes, identifying weaknesses to exploit, bidding their time.

We are dedicated to preparing and being in the best position we can be in for when the time comes. And I am telling you…the time is coming.

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Q & A: The FBI vs President Trump

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Q: Is the FBI really against Trump? (name withheld)

A: That was a very broad question, too broad for me to answer in detail here. Now, if you are referring to the whole issue of Trump wanting to see if there were any improprieties or illegalities with the FBI regarding the Jan6th operation and investigation…yes, the FBI is battling Trump (the FBI’s words, not mine). Not only that, it could get worse, far worse.

As of now, as far as I can tell, there are two separate groups of FBI personnel who are suing President Trump to stop the investigation of the FBI. Those suing Trump want to remain unknown and their actions kept secret regarding their activities associated with Jan6th. For reasons as yet unknown, the FBI doesn’t want their actions or names to be made known, and they don’t want to be held accountable.

So my question would naturally be…”Why don’t they want the information to become known?”

Various public responses from the groups have been pretty much the same:

  1. Safety of those involved.
  2. National security.

#1 has some merit, but very little; #2 has no merit whatsoever. The whole “national security” thing has been abused by the federal government for 70 years. When you hear anyone in the federal government use “national security” as an excuse to keep something from the public…you can bet about 98% of the time they are covering up a crime they committed.

So it all boils down to a couple thousand FBI folks don’t want to fill out a survey form regarding their activities relating to the FBI’s Jan6th operation/investigation. So how does that in any way, shape, or form impact national security? Exactly!!!! It doesn’t.

Here is some context…

You know there is a question that law enforcement uses when a person refuses to answer questions…

“If you have nothing to hide, why don’t you answer the question?”

And when someone objects to being investigated/interrogated, law enforcement will ask…

“If you haven’t done anything wrong, why not cooperate?”

It all boils down to this…in my opinion…

“If the FBI personnel have nothing to hide, why don’t they just answer the questions?”

“If the FBI personnel haven’t done anything wrong, why not cooperate?”

You can stop reading at this point if you like. But, I thought I would throw some more context, history, and wild outrageous theories out there for you…

If you are still reading…let’s recap a couple of things:

  • 1993 PBS did a documentary, “For nearly 50 years, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover amassed secret files on America’s most prominent figures, files he used to smear and control presidents and politicians.” FYI, Hoover was the original FBI Director.

  • In 2009 Don Fulsom documented that FBI director J. Edgar Hoover was controlled, via blackmail, by the Mafia. The problem…Hoover’s gambling and homosexuality documented with pictures in the possession of the Mafia.

  • In 1993, Anthony Summers documented with multiple witnesses that in 1958 Hoover was a cross-dresser and had sex with several young blonde “boys”. The witnesses described in detail the different dresses that Hoover wore as well as identifying others who were present including a former counsel to a Senator (widely acknowledged as being gay).

  • In 2022, it was documented that multiple FBI agents themselves knew about Hoover’s deep ties to the Mafia. The agents revealed stories of Hoover traveling multiple times to Manhattan to meet one of the Mafia’s top figures, Frank Costello. The two would meet in Central Park.

  • And hundreds more documents and evidence that Hoover was as dirty a cop as you could possibly imagine.

Why is any of that relevant? The founding director of the FBI was…well, let’s just say compromised. And documented evidence shows that the FBI Director blackmailed politicians, including Presidents, for decades. For me I think a question comes to mind:

If the FBI started to answer questions now, how much more would come to light about what the FBI has really been involved with?

A natural comment would be…Well, that was only FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, not today’s FBI personnel.

Okay, but what about the last FBI Director, Christopher Wray, not just refusing to answer questions from the FBI Congressional Oversight Committee, but also lying to them under oath? Is there a pattern here?

And shall we not forget the FBI’s well documented campaign and coup against Trump starting back in 2016.

Putting that into perspective…and adding in their long history…it becomes pretty clear what went on and what is going on.

So how could it get “far worse”? Don’t know…probably nothing to see here…move along.

Let’s look at a little history…until 1962 FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover denied the existence of an organization, the Mafia. In 1961 John F. Kennedy was sworn in as President of the United States. In 1961 President Kennedy appointed Robert F. Kennedy as US Attorney General. In 1962 Robert F. Kennedy, US Attorney General, ordered FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover to investigate not just organized crime, but specifically the Mafia.

Oddly, in November 1963 President Kennedy was assassinated. In 1968 Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated as he was running for President.

The man who was blamed for the assassination of President Kennedy was Lee Harvey Oswald. Documentary evidence proves when Oswald was arrested in New Orleans on multiple charges in August 1963 he requested to speak to a specific FBI agent. After that meeting Oswald’s charges were all dropped except for a single misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace and he was fined $10. Later, evidence also proved that Oswald was a CIA asset as well.

Strangely enough…RFK was assassinated in 1968 during his campaign for President…allegedly by Sirhan. And another oddity was the “second gun-man” theory regarding the assassination. The gun used by Sirhan was an eight-shot .22LR caliber Iver Johnson Cadet 55-A revolver. Eight people were hit in the shooting, including Kennedy being hit 3 times, with another round passing through his jacket. Another 5 people were wounded.

However, forensic investigators found evidence of 13 rounds having been fired. Further, the trajectory of the entry wound of the round that entered Kennedy’s brain didn’t match the position of the alleged assassin. And there were multiple witnesses, including Kennedy staff, that reported that there was a woman and man that were involved in the shooting. Oddly, Sirhan was only able to fire 2 shots before he was tackled to the ground and covered by the bodies of several men. Although, Sirhan did keep firing his revolver while under the pile of bodies.

But even stranger, kinda, one of Kennedy’s advisors who was also shot that night stated that there was a second gunman. And RFK, Jr after meeting with the alleged killer Sirhan stated someone else shot his father.

Now let’s throw this in there as well…RFK, Jr. pointed out that Sirhan’s lawyer at his original trial, Grant Cooper, was Johnny Rosselli’s personal lawyer. “Roselli,” RFK, Jr said, “was the [Mafia] mobster who ran the assassination program for the CIA against Castro. Cooper pressured Sirhan to plead guilty so that there was no trial.”

Just hang in there with me a minute…this gets so incredible and really interesting.

  • RFK, Jr says Thane Eugene Cesar killed his father.

  • At the time of the killing Thane Eugene Cesar worked for Lockheed Aircraft, a CIA contractor. Cesar worked in an area of Lockheed controlled only by the CIA.

  • But Cesar also was “moonlighting” for a security company Ace Security Services. Ace was providing security for Kennedy. Cesar was added to the security detail at the last minute.

  • And Cesar had also worked for Hughes Aerospace. Howard Hughes owned Hughes Aerospace. Howard Hughes also had deep ties to the CIA.

  • Cesar had been seen in Las Vegas with a known Florida-based mob hitman shortly before RFK was killed.

  • Hughes Aerospace was headquartered in Las Vegas and Howard Hughes lived in Las Vegas.

  • Cesar changed his story to police about the shooting multiple times.

Notice the tie on the ground to the left of RFK? It belongs to Thane Eugene Cesar. “Allegedly” Kennedy ripped it off of Cesar while defending himself? Ironically, it was later revealed that Cesar hated both the Kennedy brothers and thought them a threat to the United States. So why was he hired at the last minute as a security guard for Kennedy?

One last bit on info before I wrap this up…the coroner stated the shots that entered RFK’s body came from the back of Kennedy, slightly to the right side, at point blank range (meaning no more than 1″ – 3″ away). However, all witnesses stated that Sirhan had always been in front of Kennedy during the incident probably at a distance of 3 – 4 feet, but in no case closer that 1-1/2 feet. Guess where Cesar was standing the whole time from before and during shooting…yup, you guessed it…right behind Kennedy, literally holding Kennedy’s right arm…within inches.

Okay, I can’t resist this one…remember the woman and man running away from RFK’s killing? Yeah, multiple reports/witnesses indicate that the woman was a CIA “handler” and the man was a CIA “operative”.

So, if I were a skeptical man, thinking outside the box just for the fun of it:

  • Both Kennedy brothers objected to the CIA.
  • Both Kennedy brothers assassinated.
  • Both assassinations show a second-gunman.
  • Both assassinations show Mafia involvement.
  • Both assassinations show multiple CIA connections.

And best of all…both assassinations were investigated by the FBI. And here we go…ready for this…as a result of the FBI investigations the FBI cleared the FBI and the CIA from any involvement in either assassination. Not just that…the FBI labeled anything other than the FBI’s official stories as nothing more than “conspiracy theories.” Ah, there you go…we can all rest easy now…nothing to see, move along. I feel better now, what about you?

So back to the original question…”Is the FBI really against Trump?”

Let’s hope not…I for one surely don’t think so.

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SitRep – 02/04/2025

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The shit is really starting to hit the fan! I hate to tell you…it is now getting real, very real. And it won’t go well.

Here is the problem…violence from illegal aliens is out of control and getting worse. But that has been going on for awhile; not to trivialize it, but it is the truth. The Trump appointee confirmation hearings are ugly at the very best, and it shows who is who…and that is exposing some very dark sides of our politicians. But what is the worse part of all of this is what is happening in the newest coup against Trump that started last year.

Let me touch on the illegal alien violence problem first. And the easiest way to do that is with hard facts. I took just parts of two days and boiled it down to just a small fraction of what is happening…and using it as examples:

January 31 –

  • Woman randomly stabbed by an illegal alien while walking down Los Angeles street in the middle of the day.
  • A 32-year-old man, under the influence, who was previously deported, did not have a valid driver’s license, did not try to slow down at a stop sign and crashed into another vehicle resulting in the death of a 30-year-old US citizen. He was driving a company vehicle and the company knew he was in the US illegally but still employed him.

February 1 –

  • A Boca Raton couple ambushed in driveway by 3 men, all illegal aliens, $250,000 of jewelry and cash taken at gun point. The trio had spotted them as a local casino earlier in the evening and followed them home to ambush them.
  • In Chicago, over the course of half an hour, two men brutally attacked a man, robbed him and left him tied up in his basement, where he remained until his sister found him dead. The killers were identified as Morales-21 and Ubilla-Delgado-29, both illegals. Delgado was wearing a DHS GPS monitoring device on his ankle at the time of the brutal murder. Morales was previously arrested Jan 12th (less than 3 weeks earlier) and accused of attempted sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl. However, he was only charged with simple assault and released. Yeah, and not turned over to ICE.

Hearing that Trump is arresting as many as 1500 people per day and deporting them by the plane load makes my heart sing! Now, if we could just get it up to 15,000 or more per day. That would start making a dent in the horrific illegal alien problem in the US.

Now, on to the Trump and the coup against him…

The confirmation battles could be seen as part of the coup but I am not willing to go that far…yet. What I am speaking of is far, far worse. Remember the last coup against President Trump? It was led by the FBI with support from the DOJ and CIA. Technically, the FBI’s operation against Trump started during the campaign in 2016 when the FBI embedded spies in Trump’s campaign staff. It turned into an official “coup” after Trump took office as President of the United States in 2017. Whistleblowers and official documents, along with Congressional hearings, have confirmed that.

Before more info on the FBI, let’s not forget that after Trump was elected last year, the Pentagon held secret meetings on how to thwart changes they expected to come from Trump. That was the first exposed aspect of the current coup that was forming. Okay, moving on…

Congressional hearings over the last 4 years have exposed widespread corruption that has existed at the FBI for a long time now. Christopher Wray, previous FBI Director, repeatedly lied under oath at Congressional hearings…a now proven fact. As expected, he resigned the day before Trump was sworn in…hoping to avoid prosecution and prison time?

During Patel’s conformation hearing Sen. Josh Hawley showed the documents proving that the FBI targeted parents at school board meetings who objected to the “woke” crap at their children’s schools, the FBI was referring to them as potential domestic terrorists. Along with that it was proven that the FBI targeted elderly senior citizens for their pro-life views and sending heavily armed FBI SWAT teams to violently arrest them.

And most disturbing…Hawley also showed the actual FBI memo that targeted churches for the FBI to embed spies into congregations and acquire confidential informants from clergy of their church members who held pro-life views. All three of these issues were vehemently denied by Wray and DOJ AG Garland…under oath in hearings. Ironically, Garland also resigned just prior to Trump being sworn in. Odd?

So why are these issues important? Because the FBI is once again heading the coup against a sitting US President. How do we know this?

Let me touch on one more issue…Jan6th. Multiple whistleblowers have revealed that the FBI was not only operating out of policy, but illegally, in regards to operations against anyone present at the Capitol on January 6th regardless of their involvement…or lack thereof…including the FBI’s investigatory process post-event. And once again, when asked during Congressional oversight hearings, if the FBI had assets (agents and informers) present in the crowd, Wray and Garland either denied it or wouldn’t answer. Well, it turns out that once again…the FBI was covering up their crap.

Now…to the heart of the matter…after taking office President Trump finds out about some of the worst offenders in the FBI involvement with the Jan6th dark operations…and fires those FBI personnel. Seems fair enough…the right thing to do by the person with the power to do so.

Well, that move brought to light the real issue…a senior FBI leader openly admitted that they were “battling” Trump. Why? Well, Trump fired dirty agents and leaders in the FBI, and the Trump Administration also wanted names of all the FBI personnel involved in the Jan6th investigations, prosecutions, and persecutions. Why? Obviously to investigate any potential instances of FBI wrongdoing that was brought to light by whistleblowers. Natural thing to do…seek justice under the law. Makes perfect sense…why not ensure integrity in the FBI.

But not everyone sees it that way…as in the wrongdoers themselves don’t see it that way. The FBI doesn’t want their dirty, filthy, and potentially illegal activities brought to light. And even worse…the FBI doesn’t want any FBI personnel held accountable for their actions. Typical of the FBI since its inception.

Here we go to the evidence…On February 2nd an FBI email was leaked that exposed the FBI’s role in the current coup against President Trump. The assistant director in charge of the FBI’s New York field office, told staff in an email that they’re in the midst of a “battle” against the Trump and his administration. His exact words…“Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle.”

So there you have it…A former military officer, now a senior official in the FBI claiming they are battling President Trump and the White House. And there are still people that wonder why the FBI is viewed in the darkest and vilest of terms. Maybe they earned it? But please don’t overlook the FBI’s official’s tie to him being a former military officer…that is an important link. Remember the earlier mention of the Pentagon meetings by the military to oppose Trump? Odd?

President Trump has his hands full…not only fighting tooth and nail against the Democrat Party, but he has to fight America’s secret police agencies and the military as well. Pray for President Trump…there are dark and evil forces arraying against him.

Does it get worse? Of course!

Congressional rep Maxine Waters has called for people to “fight in the streets” and to become “confrontational” against President Trump. And the leader of the Dems in the House, Hakeem Jeffries, encouraged Democrats to fight the president in the streets.

Gee, didn’t the left try to assassinate Trump TWICE last year????

At some point do you see this all coming to a boiling point?

Think about it…the economy was already doing terrible under Biden…worst in decades, a lot of decades, and inflation was killing the middle class. Now we are looking at trade wars which will potentially bring some additional short term pain. A clear warning sign was Warren Buffet, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, was selling large chunks of Berkshire’s stock portfolio throughout 2024 moving into cash. That is only done when economic trouble is on the horizon. Coincidental?

I applaud President Trump’s efforts to drain the swamp, reform Washington, shrink the federal government, get rid of worthless federal employees, etc. And most of all…stem the invasion of illegals and send them packing. But do you really think the forces opposing him will simply allow him to do as he pleases? Do you think they might be planning a major move against him…maybe more than one? Let’s face it…1/2 of Congress is calling for confrontation, if not fighting, in the streets against our President…and the FBI says they are in a battle against Trump. What does that tell you?

For me and my house:

  1. Pray for peace, civility, and strength of character and morality.
  2. Be peaceable, and understand our God-given rights and how to exercise them.
  3. Prepare ourselves mentally, spiritually, and physically for what is to come.
  4. Serve others.
  5. Stay focused on what is important, ignore the static and noise.

Consider what might be coming and how it would affect yourself and your family. Then ponder and pray about what you can do.

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Trouble in Solar Paradise

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Twenty-two months ago I added a new 230ah 48v Trophy battery to our solar system. That coincided with a major upgrade to the entire solar system we have here at the glamstead. The system seriously changed our lifestyle in several ways; 1) air conditioning all night if needed, 2) bathroom electric baseboard heat 24/7 in the winter, 3) and double the AC power along with 240v capability. The system purred along flawlessly…until about 5 months ago.

Sometime in September (last year) I just happened to be in the utility room and I noticed that all batteries were charging, but the two Elite batteries (205ah 48v) were not displaying the same number of lights on the State of Charge (SOC) indicator. One was at 83% and the other was at 67% SOC but both were charging. I thought it was nothing more than a balancing issue so I basically ignored it. Ooooppppssssss…

A week later I was again in the utility room to get a tool on a cloudy day and I noticed that the lights were once again doing the same thing but not charging…it was 100% overcast. Now it got my attention. Fast forward 5 months…problem with one of our Elite batteries. From my best guess it is now at about 70 – 75% total capacity of the other Elite battery. Meaning it is now a 145 – 150ah battery. Not good, but not life endangering either. Obviously the battery has one or more weak “cells” in my way of thinking, the other cells are still doing their job.

Let me do a quick recap…I have 3 batteries in my solar system; a single 2-year old Trophy battery that is 230ah, and 2 Elite batteries that are 205ah each, totaling 640ah or 37.7kwh. Decent sized battery bank for an off-grid home. The two Elite batteries were bought at different times, 1 in early 2021, the other in late 2021. The Trophy battery was added in December 2022. All batteries match charging parameters (+/-.1volts).

I initially thought the batteries would eventually balance, match similar SOC, and maintain that for the most part. I was wrong. Each battery acts independent in charging and discharging…which actually turned out to be a blessing. The Elites generally discharge slightly faster than the Trophy and generally lag when charging. But no problems overall with maintaining a nice amount of power in the bank. Well, until I noticed the one Elite having an issue.

A visit to the shop where I bought them was warranted…for a warranty claim. (yes, pun intended) Ah, problem…the commie company in China that made the batteries was no longer around and not available to stand behind the warranty. That’s what I get for “bargain shopping” critical components. Yes, I did know what I was getting into at the time…money was an issue.

So here is where I’m at…battery bank is now at about 590ah vs 640ah. Let’s call it an 8% loss of power storage…maybe 10%. And on top of that…a weak battery with no idea for sure how long it will last. The good thing is that each battery is acting independently and doesn’t “draw-down” power from the other batteries to maintain the weak one. I guess it is a combination of the batteries’ BMS controllers and the design of the LifePo4 chemistry. But, I am still left with a somewhat bogus battery.

The owner of the shop where I bought it is also a very good friend of mine and felt terrible about the problem…but I was not the only person in the same boat…but he couldn’t stand 100% behind the warranty without the manufacturer supporting him. Unfortunate, but understandable. Given that he is a trustworthy person we came to a deal…he would do a “cost only” sale…and would do a trade for the amount due for something I had that he wanted and I could easily live without. Done! But here is where it gets interesting…

200Ah batteries are not cheap as of yet, although 100ah batteries have come down dramatically…now $800 – $1,000 all over the place. I will be the proud recipient of two of the new MidNite MNPowerflo5 Lithium Iron Phosphate server rack battery (100ah, 51.2v, 5.1kwh). The charge parameters are close enough to my existing batteries that there will be no issues. But WAIT you say! These are 100ah batteries not 200ah batteries…they won’t work!!! Ah, they will.

You see I will place the 2 new batteries together and parallel connect them together, then connect them to my Victron PowerIn bussbar unit. My system will then see the 2 new batteries as a single 200ah battery. And, each batteries BMS will control the batteries as needed during charge/discharge operations.

Here’s what the new battery bank will look like…

So a logical question would be…So these two new batteries replace the one existing weak battery? Nope!

The “weak” battery is still fully functional/operational at this point…just not maintaining its full capacity. So I will keep the weak battery in the bank and simply add the two new ones. Yup, that takes me from about approximately 590ah (30kwh) to 770ah (39kwh). Not bad, eh? And yes, I will keep a close eye on the weak battery and remove it from the bank if I notice it harming overall system operations.

Moral of the story…sometimes a problem turns into a blessing.

Also…I want to add into this conversation a point that I cannot stress enough. If you are going to have solar, especially if off-grid, it is essential to have some knowledge about how solar works…including the equipment specs and the general theories of each process step. Why? Can you imagine if a retail guy had installed the system, and I had the same problem, what would/could have been the outcome?

I can tell you this…based on people I know who were in trouble situations (i.e. not enough panels, not enough batteries, etc.) most solar companies would try and sell you a whole new system, or at least part of one) and make it sound like the only viable option. Why? Because an unknowledgeable solar system owner would have no idea that the real problem was only a single weak battery…an $1,800 fix vs laying out 10’s of thousands of dollars for stuff not needed.

Yeah, I can’t help myself…I will post about the install/upgrade and include pictures. And FYI…I got my hands on 6 more compatible solar panels so you know what that means…a new array for the system in the near future!!!

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Asymmetrical Politics, Noise, Static, & Trump

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It’s been an interesting couple of weeks…to say the least. Trump is full-on going after all of it! Yeah, you’ve heard of asymmetrical warfare? Well, Trump is engaging in all-out asymmetrical politics. He is going after the political establishment, the federal government, from all angles, in varying degrees, in dozens of ways each day. And the opposition is in chaos and reeling back on its heals. Yea Trump!

I am thrilled to see the feds finally getting off their collective asses and arresting criminal illegal aliens…and better yet, deporting them by the plane-load! It warmed my heart to see Trump read the riot act to Chile…and see Chile change their tune and accept their criminal citizens back home. And this program of buying out federal workers…simply genius in action. Think about how better off the entire country is with far fewer freeloaders…now if Trump gets the federal workforce down by 90%…that would be the best thing to happen to the US in the last 200 years!

But there is a downside to all of this…the noise and static. I think Trump is zeroing in on having issued nearly 40 Executive Orders, then add in his proclamations, his firings, his…well everything, every action starting on January 20th and you have an amazing amount of activity taking place at the national level. The Dems, and some Republicans, are simply overwhelmed by all of it. Lawsuits are being filed, court orders are being issued, retaliatory threats are being made, and some smokey backroom meetings are being held, as well as nefarious deals being made by the opposition.

What does this have to do with you and me? Well, if we try to keep up with it we will be on the computer, in front of the TV, listening to the radio, or scanning app feeds on our cell phones 24/7. And that ain’t good…not good at all. It is entirely too distracting!

First off, how does any of it affect you and I as individuals? Virtually not at all. Second, what could we do about any of it even if we wanted to? Nothing, if you are the average person. The key to it that I am talking about is the “distraction” aspect. While spending all that time trying to keep up with the actions and reactions, the comments, threats, and court injunctions…well, what are we missing in our daily lives that truly matters and that we have control over?

What have I been doing the last 10 days since Trump-the-Amazing was sworn in? Finished up the improved security on my gate to the glamstead, installing driveway alarms, increasing the area for a potential garden, pruning our fruit tress, and enlarging our orchard. And those are just some of the reasons I’ve not posted anything at all since his inauguration. Yup, none of the national level activities was particularly noteworthy, I can’t see anything that personally affects us or people I know, and it is all stuff that Trump said he would do…nothing new really.

Sure, I’ve been scanning the headlines, watching the news while eating, and monitoring deeper information sources…but nothing has really shown up that is truly important. That doesn’t mean that a lot isn’t happening…to the contrary, much is happening most of which is good, if not terrific. Trying to keep up with all the details and commentary is a complete waste of time…little more than noise and static. And as I stated earlier…both are distracting…distracting us from what is really important.

I want to encourage you to turn off the noise and ignore the static taking place right now. It’s all politics, some good some bad, nothing new when you get right down to it. I called it “Asymmetrical Politics” earlier…it is political warfare…it is dangerous, it is brutal, and we don’t know who will win when the dust settles. And unless you are someone I am not aware of…you have ZERO influence on it…and it probably has no direct significant affect on you personally. So why worry about it? Why get involved in it?

Let this all play out…and it will play out. Neither political side will stand by and just let things roll…but that is just politics and their antics. And when it gets too far out of line with the real power in the US…then you will see the dangerous party start. Until the real power starts moving there is nothing to it that’s really all that worthwhile.

What I want to caution you about is the distraction. Stay focused on what is important to you, your family, your community, and your congregation. Keep working on that which you know makes a difference…especially when it comes to prepping. If you are in doubt on what to do…read the series “What can I do?”

Turn off the noise…ignore the static…neither of it is helping any of us one little bit.

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The Dance : All the loser Dems/Liberals…

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I couldn’t help myself…

 

 

 

US Supreme Court: Another step closer…

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Let’s cover a couple of facts* first:

  • TikToc is a social media app used by close to 170,000,000 people in the US, 1billion users worldwide.
  • TikToc earns about $20billion yearly from the US.
  • TiKToc influencers/creators earn between $15,000 – $25,000 per year (median).
  • There are about 50,000 US based TicTok influencers.
  • US TikToc influencers generate at least $750,000,000 – $1.25billion annually for the US economy…and personal income for US citizens.

Here are the two most disturbing facts about TikToc; 1) TikToc gathers huge (and I mean massive) amounts of user data, 2) when you get down to the nitty-gritty, the Communist Party in China owns TikToc.

If you want to boil it all down more, a couple of things begin to clarify:

  1. TikToc is wildly popular and generates a huge amount of money for the little guy here in the United States.
  2. TikToc sends all that user data of US citizens to a massive data farm in China that provides valuable information to the intelligence service of the #1 enemy of the United States.

So what is the problem? Well, the real problem is the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruling to uphold the TikToc ban in the US. Wait a minute…it’s a danger to the security of the US right? Up to debate, but probably…almost certainly true. Why/how? It opens users’ phones to hacking by China in addition to all that user data going to our biggest enemy. So SCOTUS was right to ban it, right? No!

The anti-TikToc law was written based on the security threat aspect it posed to the United States. SCOTUS also upheld the law for the same reason. TikToc was arguing that the ban violated 1st Amendment ‘free speech’ rights. So, banning TikToc was still the right thing to do, right? No!

SCOTUS ruled that a foreign company doesn’t have free speech rights in the United States. And that might be true, I am no legal scholar to that point. But, the ruling wasn’t about the company’s free speech…it was actually about the users’ and influencers’ free speech rights. And those free speech rights were absolutely and definitely violated…without any question!

But our enemy benefits from all the US users’ data…a national security issue…SCOTUS was right!!! Ah, no.

There are two completely separate issues here:

  1. US citizen users’ right to free speech, a Constitutionally protected right.
  2. China using TikToc for spying purposes, an illegal activity in the United States.

So what is the answer? I am not 100% sure, but consider this:

  • Prove in court that the TikToc data is going back to China’s intelligence service. Then prosecute all the related folks (including the 38,000 TikToc employees) for spying.
  • Educate US users on how to protect their data from being collected.
  • Pass a law that apps can’t gather any user data.

You see, the 1st Amendment right to free speech isn’t to protect the speech you like and approve of…it is to protect all speech. When you start to invoke “national security” or “security risk” to a Constitutional guaranteed right…then it becomes very, very easy to hinder or eliminate that right. And that leads directly to a police/security state…then authoritarianism. And then my friend…all rights, freedoms, and liberties are dead.

Last thought…why is there no huge initiative or program to educate app (i.e. cell phones) users on how to protect their data and/or make it illegal to gather that user data? Well, that is simple…the US government spy agencies do the very same thing that China is being accused of. The NSA, DHS, FBI, DNI, CIA…all of them capture the very same data that China does. And those very same US agencies use it against US citizens every single day, all day long. So if we are going to ban apps due to data being collected by spy agencies…well, there would be no more apps in the US.

So the real problem here…the US Supreme Court moved the US another step closer towards authoritarianism and the loss of yet more rights, freedoms, and liberties. And who exactly is talking about that? Certainly not US secret police agencies.

 

 

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Q&A: California Wildfires

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Q: (name withheld)

Given your quals why have you not commented on the California fires? Seems like you should have. I know for a fact that you never lost a home when you were on a national incident management team for over 5 years.

 

A: Well, so many folks are talking about it, there isn’t much more to say. Yeah, people need to sift and sort through the BS and the ignorance of what is being said. And of course balance what is being said against facts…without the emotions. Let me share a couple things with you…

First the “pros”:

  • The air resources are doing an amazing job! I love that they can work at night, something the Feds refuse to do. These guys can really do a lot of things that the folks on the ground can’t…and it shows.
  • Most of the boots on the ground are trying hard under terrible weather, fuel, and leadership conditions.
  • California prison inmate wildland firefighter crews are some of the best in the country. They are incredible folks, very dedicated, and extremely effective/productive. I place them on par with any Type 2 crew and as good as many Hot Shot crews. They are doing a great job!

The “cons”:

  • The California leadership is directly to blame for the this mess. Well, maybe 75% of the blame.
    • They destroyed water catchments to save dumbass 2” fish.
    • They destroyed dams so native tribes could fish for dinner.
    • They didn’t refill water reservoirs, proven by actual pictures of dry reservoirs.
    • They didn’t pre-order and stage firefighting resources prior to the event.
    • Their wildland firefighting training sucks! They waste(d) huge amounts of water, equipment, and manpower fighting fire that has no bearing (outcome) at all.
    • Before the fires began, but when they knew the weather was coming and knew they didn’t have sufficient water resources, they could have ordered literally hundreds of water trucks to roll with fire trucks providing much needed water supply.
    • Leaders cut the fire department budget significantly. Oh, and the fire department leadership just let it slide without a fight.
  • Homeowners share about 25% of the blame.
    • People built and bought homes in areas known for devastating wildfires.
    • They also neglected to take well-known measure to protect their properties.
    • They also repeatedly voted in city, county, and state politicians that were more interested in pampering illegal aliens than doing their job to protect and safeguard citizens.

The insurance companies were the only smart ones out of all of this mess. They saw what the problems were, how catastrophic it could be…and they tried to up policy rates that could protect the homeowners. But the radical leftist state government said no to rate increases. So the insurance companies canceled policies or pulled out of the state entirely. Very, very smart!!!! Why would they want to conduct business when they knew they would lose money? Lose BILLIONS of dollars!

On the other hand the state, country, and city leadership absolutely suck!!! The sheer amount of incompetence is staggering, almost unbelievable. ALL of that leadership ignored their basic job…to protect their citizens. Then again, maybe it isn’t incompetence at all. Maybe something far more sinister?

And let’s not leave out the feds. Look at the amount of federal land involved. The US Forest Service it unreal in their complete and total failure to manage forests. And that is a fact that has been known for decades. The USFS simply think they know what is best and ignore both nature and science when it comes to their forest management…and the results are catastrophic fires for nearly 100 years.

Then there is CalFire and LAFD…pathetic. It is well-known in the wildland firefighting community that CalFire is both arrogant and incompetent. I know this firsthand. This topic could be a 10,000 word article itself. Their work ethic sucks and their leadership is some of the worst in the country…probably the worst. LAFD turned down an offer by FDNY to help with fire management. Big deal? Yup! Post-9/11 FDNY spent 10’s of millions of dollars on incident training…some of them I helped train. NYFD turned out to be some of the best incident management leaders I’ve seen in fire departments and they know incident management! So LAFD turns down the offer…arrogance at its worst.

Consider this…the catastrophic fires happening now is just the first stage. Next will come the lack of ability of most homeowners to pay their mortgage payments since they have no home to live in and have to find other living arrangements. About 10,000 homes have been destroyed so far…they will all have to find somewhere else to live…and that will cost them huge amounts of rent money. So most won’t be able to pay their mortgages…they will lose their homes to the banks.

Those who do try to pay for both rent and their mortgages will get hit with their property tax bill. And in that county about 65% of the assessed value for tax purposes is based on the land NOT the structure. So many of the homeowners will lose their property to the county.

Those who can survive all of that will then attempt to rebuild will find builders/contractors charging HUGE amounts of money to build due to supply and demand. And it will cost even more based on California building codes that will now affect new construction. How many folks, or rather which folks, will be able to afford that?

And let’s not forget all the infrastructure that will need to be rebuilt…roads, water lines, sewers, bridges, power lines, streets, etc. Who pays for all of that?

And the state’s fire insurance fund (California Wildfire Fund) is woefully underfunded and won’t come close to covering the loses of the current fires. The current estimate of loses in now about $300,000,000,000 ($300 billion), the fund won’t cover a fraction of that. So where does the money come from to cover the loses?

Oh, let’s not forget that their governor cut $100,000,000 from the state’s fire prevention budget. And LA cut about $20,000,000 from the fire department budget. Why do you think this is? And where did all that money go?

Folks, the fires currently burning is just the first stage/phase of the disaster, the unfathomable catastrophe, that is taking place in California…and it is all self-inflicted.

When investigating a crime you ask a number of questions:

  • Why did it happen now?
  • Who benefits from it?
  • Where did/does the money go?

Interesting questions…that no one in leadership will ask or respond to. And certainly none of the radical left-wing media in California will touch those basic questions.

What will be interesting is the outcome of the official After Action Review. Watch how they will word it. The blame, at least the emphasis, will be on weather, fuels, terrain, and lack of funding. No one, not a single person, will ever be held accountable or even the slightest amount of blame placed at anyone’s feet. Well, unless of course someone is the designated ‘fall guy’.

I don’t think most folks understand just how serious this situation really is…and how financially devastating this will be, not just for California…but the entire country.

Personal Note –

The person asking the question knows me personally. I withheld their name. For clarification…I served for over 5 years on an national wildfire incident management team. I worked in the Operations Section as a Division Supervisor and Structure Protection Specialist. And they are correct…I never lost a house while we were in charge of a fire. FWIW…I was also deployed to Australia over 15 years ago for 2 months to help with their historic fire season. In 1998 I was on the fire in Florida that threatened an entire county and destroyed a good part of it. So yeah, a bit of experience to draw my opinions on.

 

 

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What can I do? (Personal Note & Summary)

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Thank you so much for getting to this point…let’s wrap it up.

Personal Note : Why Am I a Prepper –
  • I am a prepper because I want to be charitable. The scriptures tell us to be charitable, preppers (true preppers) are just that. In times of emergencies and disasters preppers can be the first ones to feed their own family, their extended family, neighbors, fellow congregation members, etc. And that can take place immediately, not the days and weeks it takes for government relief efforts to kick in.
  • I am a prepper because it makes me feel secure. Whatever life throws at me I know I can at least feed, clothe, put/keep a roof over my family’s head, and provide them with clean/safe drinking water.
  • I am prepper because I love to learn new things, especially useful skills. I can operate a Ham radio, I can build a solar system, and I can reload my own ammunition, grow my own food to name just a few skills.
  • I am a prepper because I get to use all my cool gear and equipment when I go camping, hiking, or helping a neighbor. It is a whole lot of fun that I can share with family and friends.
  • I am a prepper because I don’t trust the government to do a good job of taking care of me, my family, or anyone else. I mean, seriously, tell me something, anything, that the government does well. I don’t want to be depending on some government bureaucrat to be in control of my family’s safety, comfort, or future.
  • I am a prepper because I don’t want to depend on the media or the government for my information. I want to be able to know what is going on myself, directly. I don’t need their bias and “slant” on what I learn. I can think critically because I am a prepper.
  • I am a prepper because I want to be a contributor not a taker. I want to be an asset to my family, my friends, my congregation, my neighbors, and my community. I don’t want them to go hungry waiting on MREs to be pushed off the back of some National Guard truck. I want to be able to grab my tractor and grade a road or use my chainsaw to clear a tree from that road or a neighbor’s house.

Mostly though, I can’t tell you the single most powerful and underlying reason I am a prepper. It’s not because I don’t want to tell you, but it is simply because I can’t explain it to you. I actually can’t relate it to you because it “tastes like salt.” Yeah, try telling someone what salt tastes like. Unless you know what being prepared feels like, I can’t get that feeling across to you. I wish I could, I really wish I could.

But I can tell you this, I can feed my family, I can provide fresh clean water for them, I can house them, I can communicate with them, I can keep them warm, I can grow food for them, and I have the means to protect them if needed.

Can you imagine if more families could do that? How about if the vast majority of families in America could do that…free of any government intervention/interference? Free of government dependence. What would that mean for our communities and for our whole country to be independent of the government? Pretty sweet in my opinion if we could be more self-reliant.

In the first article of this series I listed a whole bunch of things you can do as a prepper to make a difference. Let me add tot hat list:

  • Cut a neighbor’s grass for them.
  • Change a tire for an elderly couple or mom with kids on the side of the road.
  • Take a meal to a needy family.
  • Take a not-so-close friend shooting for a morning.
  • Join a Neighborhood Watch group.
  • Form a Neighborhood Watch group.
  • Take some garden vegetables to your neighbor.
  • Weed a neighbor’s garden for them.
  • Ask someone to go to church with you.
  • Go to church every Sunday yourself…and listen to the Spirit while you are there.
  • Live your religion.
  • Invite a family that you know to come over for a lunch.
  • Attend a class or seminar on the Constitution.
  • Start a Constitution study group.

You want to make a difference? You want to know what you can do? Along with becoming prepared and self-reliant…serve. Serve others with small, medium, and large acts of kindness…provide tender mercies for them and their families. I have no idea what those acts can be…but you can figure it out. Eventually being properly “prepared” physically, mentally, and spiritually means being able to serve/help others.

Summary –

Prepare or not. Prepare in a haphazard wandering manner or in an organized and systematic manner. Prepare for the right things or stumble around in the dark. It is all up to you. I can’t make you learn. Hell, I can’t even motivate you to learn, let alone prepare. The motivation must be yours and the “action” part is entirely up to you. All I can do is present information, my knowledge, and my experience to you. What you do with it…or not…is completely your decision to make.

Yeah that sounds a little bit like tough love…so be it. I’ve been at this a very long time and seen all sorts of people come and go in the prepper world. Some well intentioned, some only motivated by profit, a couple actually informants for the government. But the absolute worst of the lot…people representing themselves as ‘experts’ and giving out info that is worthless…or information that could get you injured or killed.

I still remember maybe 10 or 15 years ago a dimwit stating that the absolute best survival clothing was cotton jogging pants and sweatshirts, with tennis shoes. She swore that would meet every single requirement of emergency preparedness in all weather conditions. DIMWIT!!!!

I believe it was also the same ‘expert’ that said a bugout bag needed to only provide you with 72-hours of supplies. Okay, so I ask…what do you do after 72-hours? Another ‘expert’ preached only needing 1 years supply of beans, oats, wheat, and rice for food storage. Well, that person has no clue about nutrition, calorie usage/needs, or food fatigue…or even reality if truth be told.

Enough of that…you get my point…use qualified experts for your information and to learn skills. Others can easily turn you and your family into casualties.

If you have any desire to prepare, to become more self-reliant, and wish to do so with a high potential for success, then consider the information I have shared with you. See if it applies and if so, how it applies.

Here is a great tidbit of help…check lists. Yup, some time back I developed a series of check lists that coincide with each of the “7” to very accurately let you know where you are in being prepared. I would highly recommend you download each check list and use it.

Let me close with this…you can get prepared…you can become more self-reliant. Yup, you surely can…I promise you that. It will take time, effort, learning, and money to do so…but it is a realistic expectation to get there. Here is my last bit of wisdom in this prepper journey…it’s more a lifestyle not a hobby.

I’ve been prepping for decades…and TEOTWAWKI has not happened, nor has a wildfire swept through my community threatening my home, nor has an earthquake hit our region. I’ve never had to draw my weapon to defend myself or others…once it came close. I can tell you this…I’ve used my medical kit(s) and training a fair amount. And our water storage was used multiple times when the main water supply was interrupted. But the big grid-down event hasn’t happened to us…and maybe never will.

Have all our efforts been in vain? Nope! Because there is a great sense of security that comes with knowing you can handle an incident in a pretty self-reliant way. And yeah, even stretch out that reliance in a way to help others.

And while the ‘big event’ hasn’t happened…it doesn’t mean it won’t. And if it does…maybe tomorrow…we have a decent chance at handling it. But there is great solace in knowing we’ve done our best. I guess you could call it security…or peace of mind.

Why did I use the comparison of ‘lifestyle’ vs ‘hobby’? If you only do it as a hobby you can quite easily get burned out. Yeah, you have everything you need to survive for 2 years after the whole end-of-the-world event…and that event never happens. And all that stuff takes up a lot of room in the garage and basement…and your spouse complains about it. It makes it real easy to include all that prepper stuff in your next garage sale.

If your prepping is your lifestyle you don’t burn out because you know it could easily be a lifesaver great or small. And you love the sense of security that it gives you for your family.

Let me close with this simple message…you can do this and there are lots of folks out there just like you who also want to do this. Now, start prepping and hook up with some of those folks and support each other. One step at a time, one foot in front of another…you eat an elephant one bite at a time…be patient.

I hope in this series of articles I have answered the original question “What can I do?” I can imagine that most readers already knew most of this information. What I am hoping for is that some little piece of information struck you as important in some way…to inspire you to be a better prepper. Being a prepper is never a waste…everything you have, everything you’ve learned is useful. At some point it may even be lifesaving.

If you still don’t know exactly what to do…I would ask you to pray about it. Simply ask what it is you should do…it doesn’t have to be a complicated prayer. Just ask with real intent to hear the answer…and you will.

Thank you for spending all this time with me and reading so much of my materiel. I truly appreciate your efforts. We are starting a New Year…let’s use it wisely together.

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