Author: Allyson

  • Prepping – Security

    Prepping – Security

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    Security is a concept that Chris talks about a lot in his computer babble. I want to talk about a different kind of security, though. Prepping security is a multi-layered woven mess of gods-only-know-what. Still, it’s vitally important to untangle the knots and figure out what you’ll do should shit go south. The first aspect…

  • Happy New Year!

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    It has been an interesting year for me. Most of my 2024 was spent figuring out why my politics were so skewed. I’ve become more active in my prepping (again). I lost weight. I gained weight. I finished another cookbook and published it (The Clay Table), and finished writing and partially editing another (Rise Up,…

  • The Weekly Feast – Everything Bagel Casserole

    The Weekly Feast – Everything Bagel Casserole

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    I love my bagels. I love everything about them. You could use homemade bagels for this, but if you want to buy them, that makes it SO EASY. This is very much a throw-together meal that could be made the evening before then just heated up in the morning if you’re feeding a crowd. And…

  • Prepping – Turn off the Lights

    Prepping – Turn off the Lights

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    This is the prime time to test your preparations. Christmas is over, but people are not settled. It’s not “usual” scheduling because kids are off school, and you may be off work. So… Go turn off your power at the main breaker. Why? The answer is that preparation only works if you’re actually… prepared. You…

  • Positive Changes and Suggestions

    Positive Changes and Suggestions

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    First off, Merry Christmas! If you’re on the blog on actual Christmas morning, go open presents! Read this later. *grin* I’ll be doing the same, because I’m writing this in advance, so that I don’t have to look at the blog today. There. Right… last week the Continuing Resolution was supposed to pass. All 1500…

  • Happy Hannukah!

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    For those of the Jewish faith, I want to wish you a happy Hannukah. May your latkes be delicious, may your oil last all eight nights, and may the darkness of the year be driven away by the light of the candles. 🙂

  • The Weekly Feast – Jello Cookies

    The Weekly Feast – Jello Cookies

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    Okay, I made these because they seemed funny and amusing, and very retro. I am making more because they’re also easy and REALLY yummy. They also have a lot less sugar than some of the cookies I’ve seen out there, which is nice. This is based on an early 1970s Jello recipe. Ingredients: 4 cups…

  • Prepping – Gift Giving

    Prepping – Gift Giving

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    So last week I wrote about what cool gifts you can find on the internet and beyond, to give as gifts to your favorite prepper. This week I want to talk about making Christmas gifts. There’s a lot of crap out there, people. In the grand scheme of things, do we really need snap lights…

  • Trump in the News

    Trump in the News

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    ABC is being forced has agreed to pay $15 million toward Trump’s Presidential Library(1) after being found guilty of defamation of character. “ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos’ inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable…

  • The Weekly Feast – Perfect Pork Ribs

    The Weekly Feast – Perfect Pork Ribs

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    I love making different feasts. It pleases me to no end to come up with some new recipe based on something I saw in passing online. This recipe is based on something I saw on TikTok, and another recipe that I skimmed through on Facebook. Ingredients: pork ribs (2 per person, roughly) barbecue sauce (your…