Living in the barter economy

http://thesurvivalistblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/survival-in-barter-economy.html

thanks for the advice MD

Friday Mental Health Day

bfast- pb and j burritos, coffee fuit
lunch- chips and dip, fruit water
dinner-- roast beef, mashed taters, water

took a mental health day today as I needed to get some work around the house as well as keep an eye on the missus.

Picked up a used Netbook (latitude x300) real cheap with a screen that needs replacement, but the price was cheap. Weighs less than 2 pounds and had a media base with both a cdrw a dvd burner. I can pick up a new screen real cheap, but until then it works. fine.

So I guess I am not jealous of the rest of you who paid full price for the Atom based machine.

Thursday blahs

bfast-oatmeal, fruit and coffee
lunch- leftover chicken breast sandie, broc/cheddar leftover soup, ( cooked rice added in, fruit, water
dinner- homemade chile and french bread water

Spent the day in Babylon yesterday discussing the bennies of homeschooling with a forum I belong to. How ironic it was this morning when I turned on the news and they are discussing sex ed programs in the school system.. The schools in question are discussing whether the parents should have the right to choose which class the kids go to.. the abstinence class or the real world class.. How nice.. Yeah I think the abstinence class is going to be where the popular kids are heading too.. HAHA
In homeschool we dont have that luxury.
The kids have seen animals give birth so they knew from an early age that sex is not dirty and the miracle of childbirth is wonderful. But with sex comes greater responsibility and not enlarged entitlements.
As I said in the post the school my daughter would go to has an onsite daycare center, pharmacist for the BC pills and condom vending machines in the restroom along with nthe coffee cart and other amenities. Several of both my daughters friends in the neighborhood have already had a kid or two and are on the dole as were their parents before them.
What was that saying about "those who dont learn from history are destine to repeat it.."

why do they look at us differently

bfast- oatmeal-fruit coffee
lunch- wedding soup, bread, fruit, water
dinner- chicken breast sandwiches with melted cheese and jalapenos, water

I guess that I have gotten to the point where I just dont pay attention to how others perceive me and the way in which Trash lives. Or maybe its just that I just gave up caring.

I hunt and gather, forage and rescue, recycle and reuse, teach our children, maintain our 'stead and in the words of another, I am not impressed with shiny things. Everything the Trash has acquired serves a purpose and/ or fulfills a necessity.

I have been asked recently why I list my daily nourishment at the head of each post. According to something I read a while back it suggested "That what you eat determines a lot about you". It certainly gives you a glimpse into how I maintain my nourishment needs. As for the rest of the clan at the stead, they eat similar to me but not exactly the same. I prefer water out of the tap much of the time, rather than pop or juice. It is one of those quircky thing that has haunted me for many years but I prefer water..

some people will always be grasshoppers

bfast- oatmeal coffee fruit
lunch spoiled my self and went to Subway for th $5 deal
dinner-- soup and bread, water

We have always heard the story of the ant and the grasshopper.. the long run survivor vs the short run exister. More and more I am seeing grasshoppers begin to put the mask of an ant on. Only to turn around and revert to Grasshopper mentality, while giving the impression of an ant.. These people arent true ants and will prob never be.
Dont waste your time with them. They may come around but you can never trust nor believe in them.. GO ON.

As the bible says "dont waste your pearls on swine..

I went out last evening for a constitutional walk back to the RV and again thanked the one upstairs who instilled in the wife and I the necessity to acquire it.

Dont become a refugee

bfast- pb and j burritos
lunch- dumpie salad and water
dinner- smothered frozen burritos, peaches and water

short post with link.

He says all that needs to be said quite eloquently.

kneel before ZOD

Bfast- pizza and coffee
Lunch- MAc and Cheese, wings, water
Dinner- Roast chicken, mac and cheese chocloate graham crackers water

Remember ZOD the evil alien who came to earth with a sex kitten and an oversized dufus who challenged Superman in the 80s.
That is how I see the annointed one and his VP and Princess Pelosi.

So out of touch with us, the people, and yet they expect divine loyalty and subjogation. BS
Then we have these wunderkinds who say Bring back the Constitution.. They honor its eloquence and verbage as if it was the ONLY word to follow. To Trash that is the same as idoltry.. The Constitution is a dead piece of paper..
Its not your ticket to heaven.

Whether you be Christian or Jew doesnt matter if you live according to the real word, the BIBLE.
Dont answer to ZOD