Getting a jump on phase 2
I’ve mentioned that I’m getting things together for some sort of emergency situation. Tornado, power outage… whatever. Phase 1 is collecting water. In the event that our water supply becomes unavailable or unusable, we need to have water. That’s going okay and is still in progress. Something presented itself yesterday though. Something that made me get a jumpstart on phase 2 – collecting food. I was at the grocery store yesterday and saw cans of soup being sold two-for-one....
Read MoreEmergency Preparedness – Stage One
For whatever reason, I got a hair up my butt to prepare for some sort of a disaster. I’m not preparing for any disaster in particular (flood, tornado, zombie attack) but I just don’t want to be caught short if something bad goes down. I guess I really started a few years ago. I bought a gasoline powered generator. It’s a fairly substantial unit. It has a five gallon gas tank on it and should be able to power my entire house in the event power goes out. I heard about a guy that bought one...
Read MoreIf I knew then what I know now…
I’ve been going through a lot of old college pictures and such lately. It’s got me to thinking… I wish I knew then what I know now. That’s not really a new sentiment. I think everyone goes through that kind of phase. What would I have done differently? What would I have made sure to do the same? How would I have made sure that I maximized my time? It got me thinking. There’s nothing I can do about the past. What’s done is done. If anything had changed, I might not...
Read MoreSomething new to work on
I have very little time for people who are incompetent. I struggle not to call them names or to belittle them. It’s hard for me not to point out the mistakes people make and make them feel bad. I do point out mistakes, but I always try to consider peoples feelings and to be constructive. This is not something that should change. God knows if people had treated me like that my life would be pretty different. The thing that’s should change is to place responsibility where it belongs. Until...
Read MoreThe Guy Club a.k.a. The Man Code
Over the weekend, I was supremely frustrated. I needed a buddy to vent to. The problem is that I wanted to vent about Flight Control (my wife) and the only person around was The Ace (the oldest child). The Ace is only 11 years old and would surely have blabbed. I didn’t need that. But it got me to thinking… when do we learn about Man Law? When do we learn about keeping guy secrets? At what age did it click? I’m sure I didn’t know about it when I was 11 years old. Was there a...
Read MoreCold water shaving
I recently read an article over at the Art of Manliness about shaving with cold water. They go through many reasons why men have shaved with cold water in the past. Ranging from time (in the olden days, you had to start a fire to have hot water) to power outages. I decided to give it a try. Wow… it was not pleasant. More than anything, my fingers and hands really got the coldest. I miss that hot towel and warm lather luxury. I’ll say this though, I got out of there with no nicks or cuts....
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