Thank you !

I stopped by a hunting goods store in the middle of no where Kansas yesterday.  They had everything except 9mm and 380 shells.  Several AR's too.

When I still had a tivo there was software that was needed to watch the shows from the tivo to my computer. 

Best Antivirus Program    The Mac OS X   

yah ... but .. uhhh .. tattoos are important !!!   

While homesteaders can also be preppers, and vice versa, each has its own meaning. Just my two cents 

Funny we wrote almost the exact same thing   

WOW ... yes they are "different" in a lot of ways.

A prepper is preparing for something were as a homesteader is attempting to become self sufficient.  Both however in some cases have similar goals.  

Personal example.  I live near the gulf coast with 2 acres of land.  Were as I am attempting to homestead to be more self sufficient I also must be a prepper in case of hurricanes or other natural disasters ( also financial disasters ).  A homesteader does not have to be a prepper and a prepper does not have to be a homesteader however many times the goals will overlap each other.  I might grow my own food to be self sufficient AND as a prepper be able to feed myself in case of a disaster in which the stores are no longer open.  

During hurricane Ike I lived in an apartment and had prepared for a hurricane ( as most who grew up on the coast know they must due ) when the stores no longer had power those of us who prepared did not have to wait for FEMA to come in with MRE's and stand in lines in parking lots to be able to have my next meal.  I had prepared for the hurricane, were as, as I personally saw, others waited for FEMA to take care of them and they went hungry for a few days.

Trivia question of the day.  Why are the billionaires like Buffet, Paulson, and Soros who support Obama selling their stocks ?

http://www.moneynews.com/Outbrain/billionaires-dump-economist-stock/2012/08/29/id/450265?PROMO_CODE=FE8A-1

yes  it was brrrr  cold wet

 

Well time to leave the warm south again and venture into parts unknown.  Well unknown for me so far because they still have not told me where I am going  .  Houston to New Orleans sunday, then tuesday, New Orleans to Houston, Houston to Newark Nj, Newark to Philadelphia Pa, then Philadelphia to Elmira NY, then get in a car and drive back to Pa.  Then Wednesday drive to ? ( this part I am still waiting to find out ) all I know is it will be cold and bring the ice cheats I got in Alaska.  Better than Barrow or Deadhorse Ak though, looking at the weather there it will be -20 next week ( I guess they had a warm front move in )

Found this late

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00440EVDE


Basic Soap Making: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started (How To Basics) [Kindle Edition]It is free today!!!!  You don't have to have a kindle to get the free books.  you can read them on your computer using Amazon Cloud Reader

I have been using Ubuntu for years now as has the Queen, but I bet it would open up a lot more features to me if I read this book.
Thanks Ggirl

Read a .... manual  

I think they sound like the chipmunks at 2x speed.  LOL  I sometimes listen in 1.5x speed.

are you saying Johnny Max does not sound like that ?

Thanks for all the info Renee,

First, what is VOIP?  Is that Vonage?

And if thats no good, has anyone had anything to do with any of the others, OOma, magic jack...so on.?

My cel phone service (Fido) ends a hundred miles before we get to the homestead. E has Virgin, which works, but is a little spotty. I am assured by the local tech expert (looks about twelve to me) that the coverage from the provincial phone company (Sasktel) is good and improving. So the idea of using 3G or 4G type service has to be considered. I guess it comes down to cost.

     I am already practicing controlling my eyebrows, for the day we go shopping for whatever system we decide on. I will say to the salesman "Now this is the best and most economical system and will always be, right?" And he will answer "Of course, thats why we only require a 5 year commitment!" The newspaper headline two weeks later will read "Markhappydude strangles slaesman with fibre optic cable!!!!" (film at 11).

VOIP is Voice over I.P. ( internet protocol )  ( yes like vonage, magic jack etc. )

One of the first things I had run when I moved 2 years ago was a land line.  I am a IT person, I get shipped all over the place, the one thing I will not have is VOIP as my primary phone ( and my cell is not a primary phone either ) If you make a lot of long distance calls then maybe look into it.  If you want something you know will work, day, night, rain, shine, hurricanes, tornadoes, long term power outage, have a land line.  Even if it is just the most basic service you can get.

I always listen at 2x speed.