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Back to Basics | Homesteading in Today’s World
When most people hear things like cloth diapering, homemade soaps, and home remedies replacing conventional medicine, they think back to stories maybe their parents or grandparents told… A simpler time, when you couldn’t just hop in your gas-guzzling sports car and drive 30 feet to the nearest shop for pretty much anything, when men brought home the bacon and women stayed home and cooked said bacon, and when folks made decisions for their families based upon experience and knowledge rather than trusting what they said on TV. I’ve been tinkering in the “natural realm” for several months now, and while most consider many of these things ‘alternative’, it’s actually quite…
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Modern Day Holocaust – The Tragedy of the ProChoice Movement
Imagine with me here, it’s 1895, middle of the summer, you’re walking down the street, and you hear a small child crying out. You look around, and quickly spot a house ablaze, with a young boy, who couldn’t be more than 5 or 6, tears running down his cheeks, in the upstairs bedroom window. “Please help me, I don’t want to die!” he manages to choke out between crying and fighting for air. There is a ladder leaning up against the nextdoor shed, more than tall enough to reach the second story window, and rescue the boy. Now imagine if you could know that this boy was Adolf Hitler, and…
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Coupons | To Have and to Hold
I’ve never been one to stick with hobbies/activities for very long. I don’t know if it’s lost interest, lost motivation, or sheer lazyness… but in my 26 years, I’ve tested quite a few waters, and none of them were suitable to hold my interest! I’ve been through karate, flute playing, piano playing, cub scout leader, college, several fast food jobs (big suprise there..), and probably more – none of which I stuck with. I believe I may have found my passion, although it’s become increasingly difficult – in my town anyway – to keep this going. Coupons… Now, I’ve heard of the ‘Extreme Couponing’ show from TLC before, and pretty…