I would imagine that you are glad you’ve moved or are in the process of moving off-grid. Saving money on your power bills and being able to keep Read More


I would imagine that you are glad you’ve moved or are in the process of moving off-grid. Saving money on your power bills and being able to keep Read More

Patriots like us have been saying for years that the U.S. electric power grid is vulnerable to a variety of attacks, but we weren’t always believed. Now, thanks Read More

Ever since the Cold War ended, the majority of talk from the five original nuclear weapon states – the U.S., Russia, China, Britain and France – has been Read More

In a shocking recent news story, CIA Director David Petraeus stepped down from his position after an FBI investigation revealed his extramarital affair with Paula Broadwell, his biographer. Read More

As parents, some of us tend to be overly protective of our children. But sometimes we don’t realize or forget that they’re capable of handling more than we Read More

There was a time when people would look for themselves on the Internet and then brag about how many hits they got. It was the early Internet Age Read More

Water is a critical element of any survival gear, so I pay special attention when there is news about treating and storing it. Years ago I used bottled Read More

I use email and the internet a lot, and I feel like I’m always looking over my shoulder. Just today I got three messages from good friends of Read More

I’m willing to bet everybody reading my missives would love to simplify their lives and get back to basics. Our lives have become overwhelmed with electronics, material goods, Read More

I really feel passionately about living off the grid. Building our solar power system was a labor of love, and while it wasn’t always easy, it was definitely Read More