Not often that we repeat much around here, but Halloween is a very special event. My personal study of the event is thanks – in large part – to a small government agency that has some very smart people who look at extremely broad contexts when sizing up threats to this great nation. One of the people … Read More
ICoD1 simply means we kick-off our “In Case of Depression” series with this first article. Although we would love to buy into the “Nanny State will save us all” mentality, there are convincing reasons why this Depression will be different than any before. Schools have brainwashed most into believing that the US Great Depression (1929-1943) was “IT” … Read More
The other day, I happened to be looking at some data on what preppers were really looking for on the web that landed ’em here on UrbanSurvival. And I kid you not, these are some of the questions people are really asking: #1. How do I trim too many Hobbies? My oh my…do we have … Read More
A young man we know, who is in school away from home, was in a serious traffic accident a couple of weeks back. He was OK, and so were the two other passengers and the driver of the second vehicle. The problem? It was the young man’s fault. Like anything else in Life, though, there’s … Read More
Laziness is something we all drop into now and then. But, unlike many American pastimes, we don’t really focus enough on it. It can be perfected. Today, a few points that may improve your “Lazing Skills.” Laziness ISN’T Lazy In fact, laziness is very closely aligned with a much different concept: Efficiency. Let’s take a … Read More
Last Wednesday, we had some pretty good response to our article on how to banish Ebonics when desired. It also goes without saying that there may be situations where having strongly Ebonic speech is a good thing. Depends on time and circumstances. Today, I wanted to focus on two other key aspects of speech: One is … Read More
Let’s be practical here: Coming up on age 69 is not the time to take on too many more big projects. The big ones for the fall already include a rework of the kitchen with new counters and some new cabinets. And on the Shop/Office we have plans to put on a small 20×12 outside … Read More
Short course in business: 6 P’s. Proper Planning Prevents Piss-Poor Performance. If you are new to the idea of “prepping” rest assured the field is infinitely large and totally overloaded with mostly useless crap – especially on the web. I say this, having started UrbanSurvival in 1997. In the 20+ years I have been writing … Read More
Being a writer, as I half-ass am, there’s a terrible truth that comes out: You can only write as well as you can absorb input. This may be why “Everyone has one book in them,” but when you ask “How many people have four, five, or more books in them?” the field narrows considerably. I’ve … Read More