No, we're not going to talk about the movie, Blast from the Past
, which really is a great romantic comedy in a survivalist scenario.I've got three topics today that are all related to the past...
Old News
I've mentioned that I was published in an old issue of American Survival Guide. Well, I recently came back across that issue, so here is the article...
My buddy, Richard, wrote the article, I contributed some to it and took the photos. If you look beside the second picture, you can see my credit. We split the $100 and probably spent it on ammo. This was published in the January 1997 issue. It was good to find this article again, I had been looking for it for quite a while.
Written In Time
Darn you, Jerry Ahern! I started reading Written In Time
, by Jerry and Sharon Ahern when I went to bed Thursday night. I had to force myself to put it down and go to sleep. Friday morning, I was almost late leaving for work because I tried to get in a couple more pages. I've lost several hours of productivity this weekend reading it. I'm not quite at the end, but I feel like I can give an effective review. It's a great book. The story is an original twist on the time traveler scenario, and it adds in some prepper plot lines. The characters are more "human" than in a lot of books. They are not experts at every weapon they pick up or at every task they attempt. They make mistakes. The dialog is not stilted, it flows pretty naturally. This is one of those books, that I'm sure I'll be sorry when it is over. Whether you're a fan of Jerry Ahern and The Survivalist (check out the fan page on Facebook that is actually run by Jerry), science fiction, or just looking for a good escapist read, Written In Time is for you.Out With The Old
We have way too much stuff. It takes up room, collects dust, and could be turned into money. We've spent much of the weekend gathering up things that an appraiser from an auction company is coming out to look at. Everything from some 18th century china and furniture to comic books. On a side note, while going through my pile of comic books, I found am August 1974 copy of Ghost Rider. What kind of parent lets their kid read Ghost Rider at barely 6 years old?!?
Hopefully the auction will bring in a couple thousand dollars that we can drop on our debt snowball. Yes, I'm another one who believes that debt elimination is directly related to preparedness. No matter how much money it brings in, it already has cleared up a ton of space. A shelf and a half and several bins have been emptied in the shop. That frees up a lot of room for prep supplies. A spare room is looking more like a guest room than a Goodwill store warehouse. We've still got a ways to go, but this auction will be a great start.
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