Urban Survival

This month we read the book called Urban Survival Guide by David Morris.  This book was difficult emotionally to read because it makes you really think about what could happen in our society, in a very short time.  It makes you face the fact that we live in a very delicate situation that could become dangerous quickly.  For most people, thinking about urban survival is too much.  But I refuse to put my head in the sand.  I will try my best to be prepared for what every situation may come; and stay level-headed as we step into the unknown.

The following is a list of resources that we have found useful to prepare:

LDS Preparedness Manual - Christopher M. Parrett
Making the Best of Basics, Family Preparedness Handbook - James Talmage Stevens
Preparedness Principles - Barbara Salsbury
10 Essential Herbs - Lalitha Thomas
10 Essential Foods - Lalitha Thomas

We The People

"It turns out that Constitutional limits and language are only guaranteed to last as long as the people are vigilantly involved.  No matter what the Constitution says, it won't endure if the people don't closely read it and demand that it be followed.  In this sense they are the fourth branch of government:  The Overseers.

When the people, for whatever reasons, stop requiring officials and experts to adhere to the Constitution, those in power alter the Constitution, redefine its precepts, and sometimes mutually agree upon a revisionist and opportunistic definition of its language.  The people are left out of the process, and their freedoms decrease."

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July's Title Swap

One Second After - William R. Forstchen
Beyond Capitalism and Socialism - Edited by Tobias J. Lanz
Boys Adrift - Leonard Sax
The Fisherman and His Soul - Oscar Wilde
The Peacegiver - James Ferrel
A Patriot's Handbook - Selected by Caroline Kennedy (CD's)
The Great Illustrated Classics
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child - Dr. Marc Wiessbluth
Woolbur  - Leaslie Helakoski
The Declaration of Independence - Illustrated by Sam Fink
The Gettysburg Address - Illustrated by Sam Fink

Schoolhouses are Made Wrong

"Schoolhouses are made wrong.  If they must be, they would be built in a woods pasture beside a stream, where you could wade, swim, and be comfortable in summer, and slide and skate in winter.  The windows should be cut to the floor, and stand wide open, so the birds and butterflies could pass through.  You ought to learn your geography by climbing a hill, walking through a valley, wading creeks, making islands in them, and promontories, capes, and peninsulas along the bank.  You should do your arithmetic sitting under trees adding hickory-nuts, subtracting walnuts, multiplying butternuts, and dividing hazelnuts.  You could use apples for fractions, and tin cups for liquid measure.  You could spell everything in sight and this would teach you the words that are really used in the world. "

A Man's Character House

"Son, There is no question but what the thing you have done today deserves severe punishment.  You might have killed yourself or the horse, but much worse than that, you have injured your own character.  A man's character is like his house.  If he tears boards off his house and burns them to keep himself warm and comfortable, his house soon becomes a ruin.  If he tells lies to be able to do the things he shouldn't do but wants to, his character will soon becomes a ruin.  A man with a ruined character is a shame on the face of the earth."

Shakespeare Says it Best

"be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon'em"

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

Title Swap for April

Revealed Education - Jack Monnett
The Out-of-Sync-Child -  Perigee
Amazing Grace - DVD
Temple Grandon - DVD

What to do with the "Little Bird" who told you.....

" 'Oh! a little bird told us,' said Miss Browning.  Molly knew that little bird from her childhood, and always hated it, and longed to wring its neck.  Why could not people speak out and say that they did not mean to give up the name of their informant?"

March's Title Swap

Urban Survival Guide - David Morris
Happy for No Reason - Marci Shimoff
Absent in the Spring - Agatha Christe writing as Mary Westmacott
Behind Every Good Man - John By-the-Way

February's Title Swap

Girls on the Edge - Dr. Sax
Uncommon Genius - Denise Shekerjian
The Profound Effects of Music on Life - Auido CD, Andrew Pudewa
The Adverntures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat - Theoni Pappas
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