tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post7018171788417135131..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: monkey balls 4 of 4James M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-56870520366299519632015-10-30T16:54:02.094-07:002015-10-30T16:54:02.094-07:00Kindle definitely has a place, but I found myself ...Kindle definitely has a place, but I found myself getting stupid with it. Quantity over quality with Kindle Unlimited. I'm wrestling with keeping it or not, as the temptation is to become mired in fiction rather than read my non-fiction paper. I can see my brain getting soggy. I won't stop using Kindle, just the Kindle Unlimited. I'm with you on the unhandy building department. Getting better, but butt simple is the best bet.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-10751438069296979962015-10-30T14:02:52.067-07:002015-10-30T14:02:52.067-07:00He has a few others James, but I think that they&#...He has a few others James, but I think that they're mostly fiction? I had always hoped for a follow up to Rancho Costa Nada. <br /><br />I'm going to read it again and am hoping to get some more ideas for some simple shelter at the Nevada homestead. Like Garlington, I'm not very handy at building things, so whatever I come up with must be very simple. Of course a trailer is the easiest option, but I know from first hand experience that trailers suck to live in, particularly in the winter time. Earth sheltered is the eventual plan, but probably won't happen right away.<br /><br />I have this book in hard copy, but I'm thinking of getting the Kindle version since it's only $5.00. I actually like Kindle more than I thought I would?<br /><br />Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07074851290743440661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-84594020111894203002015-10-30T12:23:33.020-07:002015-10-30T12:23:33.020-07:00Bravo. Forgot all about that part of the book, an...Bravo. Forgot all about that part of the book, and I've read it twice. Too bad the guy only had one book in him.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-29045123036958802622015-10-30T10:47:21.785-07:002015-10-30T10:47:21.785-07:00I thought that this rambling quote by the “Demente...I thought that this rambling quote by the “Demented Vet” from Phil Garlington's book “Rancho Costa Nada” was a fitting end to this series of articles James, and perhaps just the right amount of inspiration that some here might need. I know it's all the inspiration that I need!<br /><br /><br />"... They're all the same. Some stressed out dude working twelve-five in an auto supply outlet in West Covina. On Friday night he hitches his trailer to the pickup and hauls his speedboat two hundred miles through the desert. He drinks his brains out, screams around on the water all day, then hauls back in heavy traffic to his crowded tenement in the air sewer. And starts over. He's had to cram his fun into a day and the rest of his life belongs to the straw boss. Serf dudes. But you know, Phil, you can be an ass-kissing, butt-sucking peon even if you're making two hundred grand a year. <br /><br />"Who can tell me what to do? Who? The ranger? The deputy? I don't think so. They know better. See that Kalasnikov? They've seen it, too. I live by my own rules. But if you work for the Borg you live on your knees. You're in the world to please others. It doesn't matter how big a desk you got, you're a grunt in the ranks. And it doesn't matter how hoity-toity you think you might be, pretty soon you'll start crawling on your belly like a reptile. You're always discussing the bosses. What can we do to appease them? 'Did you notice the way he spoke to me in a stern voice?' A bunch of cotton pickers spending the happy hour talking about the whip hand of the overseer. Why? Because most people really are serfs. They've been bred and trained from the cradle, by their parents and teachers, to take orders. They need to be told what to do. <br />"Oh, we're all infected in this culture. We've all been neuralized by the Borg. Incessant propaganda from the Borg Channel from Day One, telling us what to do. That's what the plutocrats want, Phil: a compliant, docile work force that will piss away its disposable income to buck up the economy. The Borg says buy. You don't need it, buy it anyway. The Borg Channel says buy a house, buy a new car, get a good job, spawn some brats who'll bleed you dry for the rest of your life. The Borg says stay at your bench except for a two-week authorized fun vacation. Unless we happen to need you to take time off to whack some foreigners. The Borg Channel says taking orders and working for others is good for you. What do you want? Who gives a fuck? Resistance is futile. The Borg wants you to fall in, and to sniff at anybody who doesn't line up on the guide-on. You need a bigger TV. You must pay your taxes, if you want to be a good citizen. It's your duty to spend your whole life under the thumb of some fat bastard."— page 93 <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-30118810491656439432015-10-29T14:20:28.019-07:002015-10-29T14:20:28.019-07:00You can ignore all my advice on pre[s but this one...You can ignore all my advice on pre[s but this one: prep yesterday in case it falls apart tomorrow. I'd say Happy B-Day, but who the hell wants to be reminded your age after about 40.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-14103761751874341422015-10-29T14:18:25.346-07:002015-10-29T14:18:25.346-07:00To this day I remember my few good teachers. Hope...To this day I remember my few good teachers. Hope those heretics got to retirement.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-44407413093789414492015-10-29T12:53:40.222-07:002015-10-29T12:53:40.222-07:00I had a high school teacher try to pound into our ...I had a high school teacher try to pound into our heads that "you are not your job." Took too many years for that to really sink in, but it did. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-67963746514294964122015-10-29T07:53:20.204-07:002015-10-29T07:53:20.204-07:00Turned 61 yesterday. After 10 years of failed att...Turned 61 yesterday. After 10 years of failed attempts, gonna try to get serious about this preps thing. Prioritize! Next failure could be the knockout punch for me. Been there already (health issues, downsized, corporate liars, etc) Starting with the basics and realizing that this takes time. Appreciate your personal story about what it takes...have different ideas, but am ready. Go timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com