Hugo Chavez Spearheads Raids as Food Prices Skyrocket

June 21, 2010 - "Hugo Chavez Spearheads Raids as Food Prices Skyrocket" Howard Yanes. It could happen here as well. Mountains of rotting food found at a government warehouse, soaring prices and soldiers raiding wholesalers accused of hoarding: Food supply is the latest battle in President Hugo Chavez's socialist revolution. Venezuelan army soldiers swept through the working class, pro-Chavez neighborhood of Catia in Caracas last week, seizing 120 tons of rice along with coffee and powdered milk that officials said was to be sold above regulated prices. Click here

Who in the world is Clinton Ober

June 20, 2010 - "Who in the world is Clinton Ober?" By Joseph Parish. Clinton Ober was born on the 14^th of July in 1944. He spent his learning years growing up and becoming familiar with nature while living in the state of Montana. His initial training in nature consisted of learning many of the ways of the Native Americans who resided nearby. His surrounding community consisted mostly of ranchers and farmers from whom he discovered his deep respect for the land he walked upon. Click here

The Bag Mat Project

June 19, 2010 - "The Bag Mat Project" The Lutheran Church uses plastic grocery bags to create a portable sleeping mat which they distribute to the homeless. This help the environment and the homeless at the same time but wait one second. Perhaps it can also be useful information for the survivalists. Click here

Hiding your Retreat

June 18, 2010 - "Hiding your Retreat" By Joseph Parish. So you’ve accomplished a lot of work this year on your emergency retreat, have you? You’ve adequately stored up on enough food to allow your wife, children and yourself to survive for a few months without any sort of interference. You’ve taken every step that you can in defense of your retreats survivability. You think you have crossed all your T’s and dotted all the I’s’ as you finally take a break. But did you really? Click here

The Issue of Safety and Homemade Baby Food

June 17, 2010 - "The Issue of Safety and Homemade Baby Food" By Joseph Parish. Our web site receives considerable E-mail concerning whether or not homemade baby food is safe to use and parents should rightfully be concerned about this issue. With all the e-coli poisoning going around these days one can not be too careful. Often these letters merely request additional information such as how are the foods processed, what are the advantages and disadvantages of making your own, etc. Click here

Are We on the Verge of Total Destruction

June 16, 2010 - "Are We on the Verge of Total Destruction?" By Joseph Parish. Being a survivalist I always play around with creating a vast number of different scenarios from which we could encounter and have to survive from. I do this in an effort to prepare myself and my family for any potential emergency that could come our way. Now please take a few moments to ponder the idea that I am about to present to you here. Suppose that while BP Oil Company was drilling in the Gulf for oil they accidentally opened up an underwater volcano. Here we have all this lava coming through a 24 inch pipe. Click here

Chicken Noodle Soup just like Lipton

June 15, 2010 - "Chicken Noodle Soup just like Lipton" By Joseph Parish. Have you ever reflected upon your childhood days when your mother would stuff loads of chicken soup into you when you were feeling ill? It was simply because the remedy has worked for ages and it had been passed down from mother to daughter. Researchers have discovered that chicken noodle soup has some very excellent anti-inflammatory properties which contribute to it usefulness in dealing with sore throats and colds. Click here

Tasty Instant Split Pea Soup

June 14, 2010 - "Tasty Instant Split Pea Soup" By Joseph Parish. Split Pea Soup is classically made from dried peas. It has a vast Array of variations resulting from its popularity within different nationalities but the general idea remains the same. It is traditionally a part of the cookery for many foreign cultures and has been adopted in America as well. Click here

Adding Beans to Your Menu Selection

June 13, 2010 - "Adding Beans to Your Menu Selection" By Joseph Parish. Often when discussing food storage I hear individuals complain that they do not care for beans. Although these people would like to benefit from the storage option available to them, they simply dislike the usual consistency associated with beans. Children usually dislike beans and for that specific reason. Well, all is not lost as there are alternatives that will not only allow you to store these products but also to actually allow your family to enjoy eating them. Click here

Growing Mushrooms indoors

June 11, 2010 - "Growing Mushrooms indoors" By Joseph Parish. Have you been looking for an alternative way to grow some sort of food indoors during other then your normal gardening season? Do you reside in an area where your usual temperatures drop extremely low? Are you looking for an alternative method to raise the equivalent amount of food that you would have in a small garden patch? If this is a problem for you then perhaps this article would be of some benefit to you. Click here

Using your Stored Food in Actual Recipes

June 10, 2010 - "Using your stored food in actual recipes" By Joseph Parish. Your stored up food supply is useless to you if you can not come up with imaginative ways in which to prepare it. With this thought clearly in mind I would like to present several useful and tasty methods of employing your food storage supplies to make an actual meal. The first one I will provide you with is Southwestern Chicken Delight. Click here

Permit to Carry

June 9, 2010 - "Permit to Carry" By Joseph Parish. Did you make a few criminal mistakes years ago in your younger years? Are those skeletons coming out of the closet now to haunt you? If these problems are facing you when you attempt to get a handgun permit then perhaps legal actions may help your situation. Click here

A Child's Bug Out Kit of Entertainment

June 7, 2010 - "A Child's Bug Out Kit of Entertainment" By Joseph Parish. I have previously mentioned in my writings that when a bug out situation arises it is imperative to provide the younger members of our family with something to occupy their time. In this case it is what I call “A Child's Bug Out Kit of Entertainment”. Click here

Daily Preparations for Emergencies

June 6, 2010 - "Daily Preparations for Emergencies" By Joseph Parish. The time to start preparing and to establish a sufficient supply of preparedness items is way before an event actually happens. Before these problem times arrive and you are required to bug out you need to carefully look at what items you and your family use and are needed on a daily basis. Next in order to get an accurate count on the quantity of items necessary you should then multiply this figure by the number of days you expect to be in a bug out condition. Click here

The 2010 Census has begun

June 3, 2010 - "The 2010 Census has begun" By Joseph Parish. It has become a reality the other day when one of the census workers approached me while I was in my yard and wanted to ask me questions. My wife says that I gave the people a rather difficult time in that I refused to provide them with any information what so ever. Granted, Click here

Where the end of friendship begins

June 2, 2010 - "Where the end of friendship begins" By Joseph Parish. During times of crisis friendships often become strained and stressed out. It doesn’t matter how close of ties that may have previously existed it becomes a time of uncertainty and suspicion. Click here

Ammunition inventory

June 1, 2010 - "Ammunition inventory" By Joseph Parish. Have you ever considered inventorying your supply of ammunition? You may wish to give that idea a slight bit of consideration. If you are like me you purchase ammo on a regular basis and over a period of time can easily forget what you have for emergencies supplies. Click here

In honor of the soldiers who have given their lives

In honor of the soldiers who have given their lives for our country.

Should you invest in a Scanner?

May 31, 2010 - "Should you invest in a Scanner?" By Joseph Parish. I have several friends who seem to be addicted to eavesdropping upon the goings on of the various police and fire activities carried out over the small handheld scanners. Unlike the earlier versions of these scanners from years back they are all self-contained and no specific crystal selection is necessary. I personally have one of these small units and they are great to use. All you need to do is basically select a specific band and you are set to go. Click here

Do Your Hurricane Preps Now

May 30, 2010 - "Do Your Hurricane Preps Now" By Joseph Parish. There are detailed items that are indispensable in any hurricane kit and there are the optional bits and pieces that are nice to have. Let’s first talk about the necessities that should be included in such a kit. Click here

Mistakes in Food Storage

May 30, 2010 - "Mistakes in Food Storage" By Joseph Parish. During a recent move I quickly discovered that my food storage solutions were a somewhat dismal failure and required a bit of modification. Previously, I would stock up on foods that were inexpensive and provided the proper nourishment during emergency conditions. Little consideration was extended to whether my family or I usually ate the product or not. Click here.

Oldest Medal of honor recipient dies

Retired Navy Lt. John Finn, the oldest Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died Thursday at his southern California ranch. He was 100. It seems appropriate that if Lt. Finn's time was up that it happen on the eve of Memorial Day. Thanks John and God Bless. You may be gone but you will always be remembered.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100527/ap_on_re_us/us_obit_war_hero

Girl Outs Mother's Citizenship Status During First Lady's School Visit

A second-grader may have unwittingly blown the whistle on her mother's citizenship status during Michelle Obama's visit to a Silver Spring, Md., school -- and right in front of Mexico's first lady.

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Girl-Outs-Mothers-Citizenship-Status-During-First-Ladys-School-Visit-94268584.html

We're taking our country back one step at a time

This is how it goes in 2010 at the ballot box: old orders are upended, political lions become roadkill, chosen successors get left behind and the outsider, riding a wave of discontent, becomes the new front-runner.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20100519/us_time/08599199018500

Home School Blog

Be sure to check out our homeschool blog at http://firststateacademy.blogspot.com/

If you homeschool you are sure to find some interesting material here.

U.S. rights group sues to protect right to swear

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which filed the lawsuits earlier, argues that the right to use profanity is protected by the U.S. Constitution. Fear not Americans for your right to use those four letter words are being protected. LOL

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64D3D820100514?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=22&sp=true

Open letter to Obama

Dear President Obama,

I'm planning to move my family and extended family into Mexico for my health, and I would like to ask you to assist me. We're planning to simply walk across the border from the U.S. Into Mexico, and we'll need your help to make a few arrangements. We plan to skip all the legal stuff like visas, passports, immigration quotas and laws. I'm sure they handle those things the same way you do here. So, would you mind telling your buddy, President Calderon, that I'm on my way over? Please let him know that I will be expecting the following:

1. Free medical care for my entire family.

2. English-speaking government bureaucrats for all services I might need, whether I use them or not.

3. Please print all Mexican government forms in English.

4. I want my grandchildren to be taught Spanish by English-speaking (bi-lingual) teachers.

5. Tell their schools they need to include classes on American culture and history.

6. I want my grandchildren to see the American flag on one of the flag poles at their school.

7. Please plan to feed my grandchildren at school for both breakfast and lunch.

8. I will need a local Mexican driver's license so I can get easy access to government services.

9. I do plan to get a car and drive in Mexico, but, I don't plan to purchase car insurance, and I probably won't make any special effort to learn local traffic laws.

10. In case one of the Mexican police officers does not get the memo from their president to leave me alone, please be sure that every patrol car has at least one English-speaking officer.

11. I plan to fly the U.S. Flag from my house top, put U S. Flag decals on my car, and have a gigantic celebration on July 4th. I do not want any complaints or negative comments from the locals.

12. I would also like to have a nice job without paying any taxes, or have any labor or tax laws enforced on any business I may start.

13. Please have the president tell all the Mexican people to be extremely nice and never say critical things about me or my family, or about the strain we might place on their economy.

14. I want to receive free food stamps.

15. Naturally, I'll expect free rent subsidies.

16. I'll need Income tax credits so that although I don't pay Mexican Taxes, I'll receive money from the government.

17. Please arrange it so that the Mexican Gov't pays $4,500 to help me buy a new car.

18. Oh yes, I almost forgot, please enroll me free into the Mexican Social Security program so that I'll get a monthly income in retirement.

I know this is an easy request because you already do all these things for all his people who walk over to the U.S. from Mexico. I am sure that President Calderon won't mind returning the favor if you ask him nicely.

Thank you so much for your kind help. You're the man!!!

Curing and Stretching Hides and Skins

Curing Skins. Stretchers. The Hoop Stretcher. Tanning Skins. To Tan Mink And Muskrat Skins. How To Tan The Skins Of Beaver, Otter, Raccoon, And Marten. Observations On The History Of Furs And The Fur Trade. Market Value Of Fur Skins. American Fur Skins—Their Uses At Home And Abroad.

http://www.ssrsi.org/Onsite/hides01.htm

Curing and Using Hides and Skins

Many a man has suffered untold privations, and many more have lost their lives, while surrounded with food and all the necessities of life, merely through ignorance of the woods and wild life, or through inability to wrest a livelihood from nature.

http://www.ssrsi.org/Onsite/hides1917.htm

Mexico's Calderon to protest Arizona law to Obama

Mexican President Felipe Calderon will protest to U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington next week about Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants. I say if you don't like it then take all your illegals home with you.....

http://www.optionetics.com/marketdata/news.asp?storyID=1273798002nN13235425

Pinal County Sheriff's deputy shot after traffic stop

A Pinal County Sheriff's deputy was shot in the stomach Friday by an undocumented immigrant off Interstate 8, according sheriff's officials. Read more:

http://www.azcentral.com/12news/news/articles/2010/04/30/20100430pinal-county-officer-shooting.html#ixzz0mdhNnIoR


Pinal County Sheriff's deputy shot after traffic stop

Octopus and Green Bean Soup

April 30, 2010 - "Octopus and Green Bean Soup" By Joseph Parish. As a survivalist I am always on the lookout for new and interesting recipes, in fact I spend a considerable number of hours experimenting in the kitchen. Usually I try to create recipes that can be used in a bug out or emergency survival situation. My recent conception consists of Octopus and Green Beans. Click here

Keep Talking by Pink Floyd

April 20, 2010 - Its been awhile since we featured any sort of musical video so without further ado I would like to present Pink Floyd s "Keep Talking". If you would like to see the lyrics to this fine song click here

Survival Training owner appears on television

April 20, 2010 - "Survival Training owner appears on television" A friend and myself recently appeared on television. The station was RT News a Russian sponsored television station which broadcasts worldwide and is carried by several major networks here in America. Click here

Last US sardine cans being packed in Maine

April 14, 2010 - "Last US sardine cans being packed in Maine" - More and more Americans are losing their jobs to foreign interests. When will this stop.

Last US sardine cans being packed in Maine - Yahoo! News

April is Tornado Preparedness Month

April 11, 2010 - "April is Tornado Preparedness month" - The United States has more tornadoes than any other area on the globe. Tornados, the most violent natural hazard, are rotating, funnel shaped clouds formed from thunderstorms. Strong winds are the most destructive aspect, with gusts reaching as high as 300 mph. April is Tornado Preparedness Month

How to Prepare Wild Rabbit

April 8, 2010 - "How to Prepare Wild Rabbit" by Mark Gilchrist. Wild rabbits can decimate an unfenced garden and level every barely-edible piece of green. By killing and eating these rabbits, you not only protect the native vegetation; you get the nutrients from the plants they ate. Here are some tips on killing, preparing, and eating these animals. Click here

God upon creating man

April 5, 2010 - "God upon creating man" By Joseph Parish. There is an old tale which relates to how God determined the ages of creatures as he created several animals and even man himself to inhabit the earth. He began with the hard working but stubborn mule and then working up to man. Click here

Staying warm when Bugging out

April 4, 2010 - "Staying warm when Bugging out" By Joseph Parish. While I may use an RV for bugging out and since they generally come with a means of keeping warm much of what I am about to say would no longer apply to me. Unfortunately not everyone has a Motor home for a bug out vehicle so other methods must be employed. Click here

A Space Age Toy - Silly Putty And How To Make It

We all remember as youths sitting comfortably upon the dining room floor and playing with a mysterious substance known as silly putty. Perhaps we had a newspaper handy and pressed a glob of it on one of the images. After lifting the putty we noticed the same picture appeared on it.

A Space Age Toy - Silly Putty And How To Make It Bukisa.com

A Safe And Green Way To Control Common Ants

The diligent ant has existed on our planet for millions of years and is found just about anywhere on the earth. At the last estimate there were approximately 20000 diverse species of the creatures.

A Safe And Green Way To Control Common Ants Bukisa.com

A Place For The Boy Scouts In Survival Training

Since the occurrence of 9-11 it has become very evident that we as Americans must be equipped for any emergency. Even if we did not take into consideration situations fashioned by foreign adversaries and deliberated upon only the increased calamities associated with the weather it still adds up to the fact that we must be prepared.

A Place For The Boy Scouts In Survival Training Bukisa.com

A Most Astounding Rhubarb Jelly

Rhubarb is one of those interesting plants which you do not generally chance upon a lot of information on. You will certainly encounter difficulty locating it in your local supermarket. I would like to take you on a gardening journey from growing your own rhubarb to harvesting it and finally to creating some tasty Rhubarb – Lime jelly.

A Most Astounding Rhubarb Jelly Bukisa.com

Tips For Knife Sharpening In A Survival Situation

A survival situation can occur at any time in any location, and unless an individual possesses extraordinary skills in the outdoors, a good quality knife is an absolute necessity

Tips For Knife Sharpening In A Survival Situation Bukisa.com

A Good Portable Wire Antenna

When dealing with emergency communications there is one simple item that you really must have and that is a good communications antenna. Many survivalists have asked if there is such a thing as a simple antenna made specifically for shortwave listening.

http://www.bukisa.com/articles/267835_a-good-portable-wire-antenna

Dental Resolutions for Survivalists

March 26, 2010 - "Dental Resolutions for Survivalists" By Joseph Parish. When our survival situation deteriorates to the point where the infrastructure is no longer capable of supporting the medical profession as we know it, then alternative plans should be established to provide these vital services. There are several viable means by which we could successfully alleviate any problems of this nature. Click here

Obama joke

March 26, 2010 - I remember going to one of Obama's town hall meetings and heckling him from the back of the room as he was delivering a long speech. Finally Obama could stand it no longer so he pointed to me and said, "will that gentleman please stand up and tell the audience what he has ever done for the good of his country." "Well Mr. President," I said in a firm voice. "I voted against you in the last election."

RV BOV Alarm System

March 25, 2010 - "RV BOV Alarm System" By Joseph Parish. It was bound to happen sooner or later. You have been diligently working pretty hard for many months in order to get an efficient BOV setup to use in the event of an emergency. You planned every detail and even incorporated them into your RV. It is likely that you have invested both a vast sum of money as well as many hours of your valuable time in your venture. All of a sudden you take your RV out for a Bug Out exercise and you are gone from it for the day and lo and behold when you arrive back at the RV you find it has been broken into or even worse its now been stolen. Click here

Health Care Bill Corruption List

March 24, 2010 - "Health Care Bill Corruption List" Here are some of the last minutes deals worked out by the Obama people to pass the Health care Bill. A list of the villains is included at the end of the article. Be sure to let them know how you feel about their decisions. Click here

Flashback: Obama Promises Public 5 Days To View Bills Before He Signs Them

March 24, 2010 - "Flashback: Obama Promises Public 5 Days To View Bills Before He Signs Them" View this video of another of Obama's broken promises to the American people. On the campaign trail President Obama said the "public will have five days to look at every bill that lands on my desk" before he signs it into law. Click here

Survivalist Bugging Out basics

March 24, 2010 - "Survivalist Bugging Out basics" By Joseph Parish. As a well prepared Survivalist we all have some sort of bug out plan in place to evacuate an area by vehicle if necessary. When initiating such a plan ones first question rightfully so has to be what I will need to carry with me and the second one should be where I am heading to. When you think about it when you are leaving one rural location for another is a far different approach then if one must escape an urban area. The size of ones family is equally important as well for determining ones course of actions. Click here

Mistakes of a Bug Out

March 23, 2010 - "Mistakes of a Bug Out" By Joseph Parish. There is nothing better then to practice bugging out before the activity is needed for actual emergencies. Since I use a motor home for bugging out I try to plan accordingly. Click here

Valuable storage in an RV bug out vehicle

March 22, 2010 - "Valuable storage in an RV bug out vehicle" By Joseph Parish. Since I use an RV as my primary bug out vehicle the safety of my valuables is of major concern to me. I am always looking for more secure methods of keeping money and jewelry safe from theft and intruders. These are one of the little things in life that the manufacturer seems to have forgotten all about. Click here

H.R.4872

March 22, 2010 - "H.R.4872" by Joseph Parish. For those who have plenty of time on their hands here is the complete (all 2310 pages) health care bill as presented to our lawmakers for approval. Also enclosed is a list of the "Good Guys" who tried to prevent this bill from passing. My hat goes off for them. Click here

Maggots for wound healing

\March 21, 2010 - "Maggots for wound healing" By Joseph Parish. There is a little known method used by American Special Forces to clean wounds that may be of great benefit to Survivalists in the event of an emergency. This is by intentionally introducing live maggots into the soft, damaged tissue wound. This process provides an effective cleaning of the tissue within the wound, successful disinfection and generally promotion faster healing. Click here

Mexico’s Growing Pains

March 16, 2010 - "Mexico’s Growing Pains" By Joseph Parish. Everyone has heard the joke that says, “Our economy is so bad that truckloads of Americans are being caught sneaking into Mexico.” Well laugh if you must but the fact of the matter is there are already very sizeable numbers of both Americans as well as Canadians dwelling in Mexico. These numbers are all most certain to increase drastically in the future. Click here

Understanding Earthquakes

March 2, 2010 - "Understanding Earthquakes" By Joseph Parish. As survivalists and preppers we all know that there are dangers available at every location or state in America. It is our responsibility to minimize these hazards as much as we possibly can. As such it would behoove us to know how to read an earthquake. Often we complain about asinine and petty government requirements particularly where building structures are concerned. But wait one minute! Are these established codes really as off beat as we might suspect? Click here

Becoming Self Sufficient

March 1, 2010 - "Becoming Self Sufficient" By Joseph Parish. The term self reliance refers to the practice of one being able to be totally dependent only upon themselves while possessing the necessary skills and ability to take care of themselves in any type of situation. Often new people inquire as to how they can be self sufficient and not have to rely upon the big corporations of America for their survival. To this question, I merely suggest that the ultimate self reliant status that they achieve will depend primarily upon just how much they are willing to give up. That’s right folks, in every sweet deal of life there are certain trade off that must be made. Click here

Full Text Of Newsmax Column Suggesting Military Coup Against Obama

February 28, 2010 - "Full Text Of Newsmax Column Suggesting Military Coup Against Obama" Here is the full text of John L. Perry's column on Newsmax which suggests that a military coup to "resolve the Obama problem" is becoming more possible and is not "unrealistic." Perry also writes that a coup, while not "ideal," may be preferable to "Obama's radical ideal" -- and would "restore and defend the Constitution." Newsmax has since removed the column from its website. Click here