tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post288674573707557365..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: god loves yuppiesJames M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-59909169739769743752014-11-25T15:58:17.696-08:002014-11-25T15:58:17.696-08:00In my limited experience, Internet mate searching ...In my limited experience, Internet mate searching hinges on the size of your wallet.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-91687811936826388722014-11-25T14:29:07.604-08:002014-11-25T14:29:07.604-08:00True, your pool of local mates is more limited whe...True, your pool of local mates is more limited when you get more rural. BUT the internet makes communicating with people with common interests (the only decent way to find a mate IMHO) easier than ever, and as a final bonding process moving is very useful - obviously you shouldn't marry someone under the pretense you will remain urban if you are looking for rural living, but you don't have to limit your self to the existing rural pool either. Lots of ladies are willing to consider 'homesteading' (little house on the prairie with internet style) - at least if they are the sorts of ladies who you should even be considering.JJGreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708302086326564665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-25764763502931848462014-11-25T06:50:07.544-08:002014-11-25T06:50:07.544-08:00Hey, I was free to move anywhere within my few cr...Hey, I was free to move anywhere within my few criteria ( affordable, near work ) and I had so few choices Elko looked good. I feel for ya.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-79923875851184466042014-11-25T06:48:38.650-08:002014-11-25T06:48:38.650-08:00Although, as per the courtship grilling, some are ...Although, as per the courtship grilling, some are more saintly than others, Rawles Animal Farm.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-34753974852627729612014-11-25T06:46:33.425-08:002014-11-25T06:46:33.425-08:00Witty comment on the cleansing- I had to look up t...Witty comment on the cleansing- I had to look up the name.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-17076581951843304422014-11-25T06:45:53.473-08:002014-11-25T06:45:53.473-08:00See my above comment on crappy survivalist books.See my above comment on crappy survivalist books.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-65612397688855006052014-11-25T06:42:38.545-08:002014-11-25T06:42:38.545-08:00The sad part is, until this latest one, the books ...The sad part is, until this latest one, the books were STILL better than most of the K-book survivalist pulp fiction available. I'd say, seriously, that romance novel readers are better catered to, have better taste, and get better pot boilers than we survivalists.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-24933288249205117912014-11-25T06:02:21.009-08:002014-11-25T06:02:21.009-08:00Thanks for the input gentleman.
Wyoming and Mont...Thanks for the input gentleman. <br /><br />Wyoming and Montana, and even the Dakota's, have always seemed like appealing places to me Grey. But as a single guy, the thought of moving to such areas seems daunting? (If you went there single, you would in all likelihood remain so). That's why I was thinking in terms of the Ozarks, but I certainly want to avoid excessive red tape.<br /><br />It seems like it's getting harder and harder to find that ideal locale? The mass migration out of the yuppie states, and into the desirable ones, has pretty much ruined it for the rest of us.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-49562196672290586682014-11-25T02:50:27.452-08:002014-11-25T02:50:27.452-08:00I agree that he isn't pc. But he takes the, n...I agree that he isn't pc. But he takes the, not uncommon, Christian view that we are all equal in Gods eyes, and that not all the good folks are Caucasian. This is the starting point for his problems with some of the militia crowd. My problem with it, and where he gets the pc wrap, is that he force feeds it, making all the Christian types, particularly the minorities, overly saintly. However, for me it isn't much of a problem because people act so bizarrely and unrealistically in the novels that I have read, that I don't see that it makes much difference.russell1200https://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-15260922272440493082014-11-24T20:56:52.031-08:002014-11-24T20:56:52.031-08:00Like a big jerk, I waited anxiously for this to co...Like a big jerk, I waited anxiously for this to come out and bought it on my kindle the first day it became available. Sadly, the Christian morality was spread so thick on this clunker that I almost took a #10 can of freeze dried AR-15 magazines and left it on Anton Lavey's grave in order to cleanse myself.<br /><br />I've said it before, and I'll say it again; Rawles has forgotten more about survivalism than many "preppers". But this novel is best left forgotten. His details about intelligence gathering in his latest book were almost as thorough as his description of radio waves in the first book (which is fantastic, btw)...so that was a semi-decent spot. But yeah, the Christian courting scenes were like staring into an exhaust pipe. I don't begrudge him his faith, and it is a free country, and it his book to write...but I prefer less faith in my survivalist porn. Just my opinion.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420527986443096556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-89254246854483231522014-11-24T16:15:34.518-08:002014-11-24T16:15:34.518-08:00Rawles' first book... very, very good.
Every ...Rawles' first book... very, very good.<br /><br />Every single thing since then has been a piece of offal. Truly awful offal at that.<br /><br />They jump all over the place, barely managing to seem like they belong between the same book covers. And most of them contain almost verbatim cut & paste from the previous book(s) - whole chapters sometimes. Essentially if you've read one of them, you've read them all.<br /><br />The dude wrote one decent book (or likely had somebody else write it) and has been ripping off the flock ever since.<br /><br />I stopped at Founders when I realized what he was doing, which didn't take very long.<br /><br />And the sickening preachy tone of his writing... makes me want to blow chunks. You were too kind to him in your article today.<br /><br />He's a really slick businessman who's found the perfect vehicle for making money and in my opinion he milks it to the max. More power to him for that I suppose. The sheep are always looking for a shepherd. And he's right there to play the part.<br /><br />Bah. Or rather.... baaaaa, baaaa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-70262915828165564562014-11-24T16:10:25.716-08:002014-11-24T16:10:25.716-08:001:27- I haven't run across anything in washoe ...1:27- I haven't run across anything in washoe county, but I've also never paid much attention due to lack of water there. You'd think there would be oodles of land there, but I don't know of any.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-57609766304504616522014-11-24T16:08:30.579-08:002014-11-24T16:08:30.579-08:00From what little I've read from E-Bay Wyoming ...From what little I've read from E-Bay Wyoming land ads, it seems those have a lot of restrictions also. And in Nevada, any built up area has a lot of them. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-77489042333601806612014-11-24T16:06:56.662-08:002014-11-24T16:06:56.662-08:00If they messed up "murder" and "kil...If they messed up "murder" and "kill", and all the examples you've cited, it sounds like everything is the exact opposite of church teaching. Alas, as I've said, it took me 20 years to go from atheist to agnostic, so I won't be around long enough to actually come around to believing in a deity. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-18672515382422321782014-11-24T15:08:37.092-08:002014-11-24T15:08:37.092-08:00Genesis 24 : 67
And Isaac brought her into his mo...Genesis 24 : 67 <br />And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.<br /><br />Old Testament dating rituals? I don't think so. Read the Bible if you want to know the truth. <br /><br />God doesn't force anybody to love Him. We have free will. He created us because He wants a family, someone to love. <br /><br />I've read the Bible and have come to the conclusion that Heaven is not the destiny of believers. Jesus Christ will return after the Tribulation (no pre-trib rapture) and set up His Heavenly Kingdom on the Earth.<br /><br />Matthew 6 : 10<br />Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. (notice the "in earth part?" earth doesn't mean planet "Earth" bad translation, it means "land". The land between the Euphrates and the Nile. The land that God promised to Abraham.)<br /><br />Who wants to be a ghost floating around on a cloud playing a harp? Ain't in the Bible.<br /><br />Go to Hell? Nope, no Hell. Gehenna, the Valley of Hinnom, wasn't translated correctly. The wicked will be punished and killed, then their bodies will be burned up in Gehenna or if you prefer the Lake of Fire. Punishment is for an age, not forever and ever. Funny, how long is forever compared to forever and ever, bad translation.<br /><br />I believe in conditional immortality. We do not have immortal souls. The word "soul" or "nephesh" in Hebrew means living flesh.<br /><br />Genesis 2 : 7<br />And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.<br /><br />Dust of the ground plus breath of life equals soul. We are souls, I'm not a ghost in a flesh-suit. Animals are souls ( living flesh).<br /><br />I could go on and on and on. I won't. This is the last time I'll mention religion in a comment. People that call themselves "Christians" need to read the Bible and do some research instead of just repeating what some preacher says on Sunday.<br /><br />Search : Gehenna, Soul, Spirit, Sheol, Hades, Hell. Look at the original Greek and Hebrew texts. The Catholic Church really messed up everything.<br /><br />Anyway, you're OK James. You love the truth, there's hope for you. I urge you to read the Bible, look and an interlinear greek version. It will change your life. I am praying for you. <br /><br />I'm not a JW or a SDA type. Just a believer that reads the Bible and does research.<br /><br />Oh, nice hair.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-24190995659042741232014-11-24T13:41:56.482-08:002014-11-24T13:41:56.482-08:00Montana, Nevada, supposedly Wyoming, are best for ...Montana, Nevada, supposedly Wyoming, are best for minimal building codes and affordable land. Note- all are variants of DRY and Cold for the affordable land. <br />But it truly is affordable, if you can find the land. @$12k for 40 acres of 'junk' land is considered a little steep.JJGreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708302086326564665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-34434650990868970842014-11-24T13:27:48.616-08:002014-11-24T13:27:48.616-08:00"A 1200 sq ft minimum stick built house? Kiss... "A 1200 sq ft minimum stick built house? Kiss my ass!"<br /><br />Oh yeah, that was another restriction. A 900 or 1000 sq ft (Can't recall which) minimum size house. <br /><br />Anywhere in Western Nevada that you can recommend, where land is still cheap, and not so restrictive? I'm in northern CA, so the western side of Nevada is easier to scout out on my days off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-44454372948192537092014-11-24T13:03:16.285-08:002014-11-24T13:03:16.285-08:00I try to admire my hair on the way to work, otherw...I try to admire my hair on the way to work, otherwise unproductive time besides exercise, but it is dark and I have no rearview mirror.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-49107589380603746372014-11-24T13:01:36.830-08:002014-11-24T13:01:36.830-08:00That was a brilliant post! I'd like your sist...That was a brilliant post! I'd like your sister for Christmas, but not if she is a fatty. Chunky is ok. NOT pear person. I can feed her an unlimited amount of wheat, so vegetarianism is preferred. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-42099374198530736202014-11-24T13:00:02.279-08:002014-11-24T13:00:02.279-08:00Huh? Good to know. I was under the impression that...Huh? Good to know. I was under the impression that you had a lot of building freedom in the Arkansas Ozarks? Definitely worth looking into before buying though, as I would not have guessed this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-25130877322118230562014-11-24T12:59:36.984-08:002014-11-24T12:59:36.984-08:00I think what really hacks me off is the quick retu...I think what really hacks me off is the quick return to normalcy. I HATE that in post apoc movies and now that is in his books.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-23246134007235804272014-11-24T12:58:28.124-08:002014-11-24T12:58:28.124-08:00I don't think he is PC, more unwilling to sacr...I don't think he is PC, more unwilling to sacrifice ad sales due to offending anyone. Nothing personal, that is how ALL the yuppie survivalist guru's did/do it.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-89215087171060013242014-11-24T12:56:52.251-08:002014-11-24T12:56:52.251-08:00Arkansas has almost no areas without onerous restr...Arkansas has almost no areas without onerous restrictions. Beware. I think Missouri is just as bad. A 1200 sq ft minimum stick built house? Kiss my ass!James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-48737568424250991122014-11-24T08:35:20.058-08:002014-11-24T08:35:20.058-08:00So you're telling us that you've been doin...So you're telling us that you've been doing it the hard way all these years. Between admiring your hair, you should have been praying really hard for Rawles or some other survivalmeister to die and leave you all his stuff. Crap, and I've been sitting here admiring your hair with you. Crap!<br /><br />Instead, you've just been admiring your hair and pedaling to work. Get some Christ in you, bro... get some Christ in you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-74381298130217374282014-11-24T08:12:06.307-08:002014-11-24T08:12:06.307-08:00Rawles's first book is the best of the bunch. ...Rawles's first book is the best of the bunch. It's actually so packed with useful information that it hurts its readability as a novel. That I can forgive. Anything else from him I'll only pick up from the mega discount bin. <br /><br />I've gotten a lot more out of The Pulse series by Scott B Williams. Of course, there's not a lot of small boat survival porn out there and that's something I love. Always enjoyed disappearing on small boat adventures. <br /><br />The big guns and Christian thing gets old really really fast for me now. Common beliefs are essential for keeping groups together, but sometimes the magical thinking can get in the way of practical survival.<br /><br />Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.com