Scattershooting, This and That
12/11/07 - 3rd Day - After Breakfast. I've told y'all before that I like this time of year this far south because we only get winter in "fronts". Usually that means we get cold weather for a day or two, then it warms back up nicely. This is weird though. It was 80 degrees 5 days ago, and then two days later the high was 34. Yesterday, the high was in the 40's, and then it warmed up overnight until it was in the 50's when we woke up this morning. The high today is supposed to be in the 60's, then tomorrow the high is supposed to be 39. During all of this we were supposed to get tons of rain, because the probability has been 70% for three days and the humidity has been about 100%. But so far we have only received less than a quarter of an inch, though the ground has stayed wet and muddy for the three days. We stay in the high percentages for rain until Wednesday or so. So, the high today is supposed to be 66. 39 tomorrow, and then 60 again on Thursday.
I am sorry for those who are going through the big ice storm, and I hope none of you suffer damage. There are somewhere near 600,000 people (so far) without power in the Midwest. It really ought to make you think about a life hooked to questionable and tentative grid power. We had a power outtage in our area some time ago, but we never knew it until a couple of days later when we were at the bank and the lady asked us if we had lost power. Nope. It is funny because so many people (friends, relatives, neighbors) make catty comments throughout the year - like we are living a deprived life of poverty and squalor. I really have to laugh. I hear these things all the time...
"I couldn't sit around and eat canned meat all the time" Duh... what do you think YOU are going to eat when a disaster happens and you run out of your three days supply of store bought garbage? It won't be wonderfully smoked and tender roast of pork, let me tell you. Try Spam, if you can get anything at all. Let me say that we DO NOT sit around and eat canned meat all the time. We have a virtual plethora of delicious and delectable choices that the urbanized, colonized slave does not have. We can butcher any number of live, healthy, organic animals and eat the meat grilled over a beautiful fire. I have pork chops that are 1" thick and are the best pork chops you could ever find. We often (several times a week) eat the most delicious smoked meats you have ever eaten... I mean gourmet quality meat for which the urbanite would pay $20 a plate. We eat fabulous, organic fresh eggs. We eat fresh vegetables, and home baked breads. We actually have a choice of fresh, healthy food that we can eat each day. Even among our canned meats (which are delicious, by the way), we have smoked turkey which will make your eyes roll back up in your head. We have bacon that can almost instantly be fried crisp and eaten with fresh eggs, and sausage patties that are wonderful. We have taco meat, we have organic hamburger meat that can be made into a casserole in just a few minutes, and that has less bad cholesterol than chicken breasts or fish. We have stew meat, venison, pork... I'm getting hungry just thinking about it. And we didn't have to stand in line in a god-forsaken store or some restaurant to get sub-quality food for more money than it is worth!
"I couldn't bear having to go to the bathroom in an outhouse!" There are 600,000 people who would LOVE an outhouse right now. I remember when we were on grid electricity, and we never thought that the pump on our well would go out when the electricity failed. So for awhile we were hauling water to the tank for flushing, until the water became too valuable to waste on flushing. Sure would have been great to have an outhouse. I hear horror stories all the time about septic tanks backing up and having to be pumped, etc. You poor saps.
"I just couldn't live like that", or, this one is priceless, "I was raised poor, and I just would never go back to that". Mind slaves, in bondage to their own lust and the dainties of the world, who cannot see that their whole being is in the palm of the "prince of this world". When hard times fall, they all scream for the representative (gov't) of their "god" (the prince of this world) to come and save them. REMEMBER KATRINA! is the rallying cry of the modern mind-slave. Government should plan ahead, so I don't have to. An unsustainable life, sustained by the devil, glorifying the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life.
Don't get me started.
Oh, and it is funny what is called "poor" and "rich" these days. If you're literally tens of thousands of dollars in debt (or more), with a tentative mortgage and cars you cannot afford to drive very often... then you are rich in this world today. But this is nothing new. Christ said that those who were truly rich (spiritually) would be considered poor in this world, and that the poor would be the ones to inherit the Kingdom. Luke 6:24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
God is good, and He has provided for us in an abundant way - above and beyond our wildest imaginations. We are enabled by Him to spend our days encouraging and teaching the brethren, and working with our hands that we "may have lack of nothing" (1 Thess. 4:11-12).
Well brethren, I must go. I will try to get the next part of the "Off-grid living for Agrarians" series up pretty soon. And I also have Part 4 of the "order" series to upload today.
God Bless you every one,
Michael
I am sorry for those who are going through the big ice storm, and I hope none of you suffer damage. There are somewhere near 600,000 people (so far) without power in the Midwest. It really ought to make you think about a life hooked to questionable and tentative grid power. We had a power outtage in our area some time ago, but we never knew it until a couple of days later when we were at the bank and the lady asked us if we had lost power. Nope. It is funny because so many people (friends, relatives, neighbors) make catty comments throughout the year - like we are living a deprived life of poverty and squalor. I really have to laugh. I hear these things all the time...
"I couldn't sit around and eat canned meat all the time" Duh... what do you think YOU are going to eat when a disaster happens and you run out of your three days supply of store bought garbage? It won't be wonderfully smoked and tender roast of pork, let me tell you. Try Spam, if you can get anything at all. Let me say that we DO NOT sit around and eat canned meat all the time. We have a virtual plethora of delicious and delectable choices that the urbanized, colonized slave does not have. We can butcher any number of live, healthy, organic animals and eat the meat grilled over a beautiful fire. I have pork chops that are 1" thick and are the best pork chops you could ever find. We often (several times a week) eat the most delicious smoked meats you have ever eaten... I mean gourmet quality meat for which the urbanite would pay $20 a plate. We eat fabulous, organic fresh eggs. We eat fresh vegetables, and home baked breads. We actually have a choice of fresh, healthy food that we can eat each day. Even among our canned meats (which are delicious, by the way), we have smoked turkey which will make your eyes roll back up in your head. We have bacon that can almost instantly be fried crisp and eaten with fresh eggs, and sausage patties that are wonderful. We have taco meat, we have organic hamburger meat that can be made into a casserole in just a few minutes, and that has less bad cholesterol than chicken breasts or fish. We have stew meat, venison, pork... I'm getting hungry just thinking about it. And we didn't have to stand in line in a god-forsaken store or some restaurant to get sub-quality food for more money than it is worth!
"I couldn't bear having to go to the bathroom in an outhouse!" There are 600,000 people who would LOVE an outhouse right now. I remember when we were on grid electricity, and we never thought that the pump on our well would go out when the electricity failed. So for awhile we were hauling water to the tank for flushing, until the water became too valuable to waste on flushing. Sure would have been great to have an outhouse. I hear horror stories all the time about septic tanks backing up and having to be pumped, etc. You poor saps.
"I just couldn't live like that", or, this one is priceless, "I was raised poor, and I just would never go back to that". Mind slaves, in bondage to their own lust and the dainties of the world, who cannot see that their whole being is in the palm of the "prince of this world". When hard times fall, they all scream for the representative (gov't) of their "god" (the prince of this world) to come and save them. REMEMBER KATRINA! is the rallying cry of the modern mind-slave. Government should plan ahead, so I don't have to. An unsustainable life, sustained by the devil, glorifying the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life.
Don't get me started.
Oh, and it is funny what is called "poor" and "rich" these days. If you're literally tens of thousands of dollars in debt (or more), with a tentative mortgage and cars you cannot afford to drive very often... then you are rich in this world today. But this is nothing new. Christ said that those who were truly rich (spiritually) would be considered poor in this world, and that the poor would be the ones to inherit the Kingdom. Luke 6:24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
God is good, and He has provided for us in an abundant way - above and beyond our wildest imaginations. We are enabled by Him to spend our days encouraging and teaching the brethren, and working with our hands that we "may have lack of nothing" (1 Thess. 4:11-12).
Well brethren, I must go. I will try to get the next part of the "Off-grid living for Agrarians" series up pretty soon. And I also have Part 4 of the "order" series to upload today.
God Bless you every one,
Michael
posted by Michael Bunker at 12/11/2007 07:23:00 AM
3 Comments:
Slaves, we're all slaves. The Bible says as much. I've given up trying to convince urbanites how poor and enslaved they really are. Must be how Jonah felt. My soul cries out to be set free however each step forward I take in the direction of freedom, there is someone just around the bend who seeks to drag me right back into slavery. From birth to death, the food I eat, the car I drive, my health, government seeks its involvement in all things relating to me. And the sheeple join hands and cast their vote in favor of such violations to freedom. I am poor and I wish bleeding heart liberals and Christian do-gooders would stop "helping" me because their so called help makes me even poorer not to mention hinders my escape. Alas, perhaps that is the plan all along. Too sad. ~Sonya
So they couldn't sit around and eat canned meat all day, but they CAN, most of em, eat the garbage, all day/every day that grocery stores and fast food joints label as food...naww, I KNOW y'all are eating better, and much healthier, than 90+ percent of the populace.
Great thoughts on the rest of your points too, thanks!
Bill
I read your blog often but have never said hi, so, "Hi." :-) I pretty much always agree with what you have to say. I was just telling the Lord this morning how much I hate to be on the grid and to show me which direction to take in my life to get off of it. It's going to take a while, though, because I'm still trying to dig out from under the consequences of past sins (mainly debt because I was following the ways of the world). Anyway, thank you for writing the blog and inspiring me to keep progressing towards going off the grid. BTW, I think it is a blessing that you have your own homegrown, home-canned meat to eat. :-)
Andi
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