I had a bad day last week. The work I had lined up was going to cost me money, all warranty work. The water temps were in the 60’s, too cold to be working underwater, if you ask me. I just found out that my drysuit needs repaired, so I’d not be using it to […]
Category: state of mind
Building Community
Part of preparing for bad times is building community. When a hurricane is heading our way, once I’m all ready for it, I check on the family in the area, and then my neighbors. The family is located far enough away that they are on their own, at least until everything clears. My neighbors are […]
Our First Month of Homeschooling
(This is another guest post by my wife, eb. Let her know if you liked it, so she’ll keep writing for FloridaHillbilly!) In mid-December, we, as a family, decided to homeschool our 9 year old daughter. DB wrote about the thought process and how this came about in an earlier post. As a quick recap, […]
I’ve Lived Here Too Long
The weather is cold and wet here, I dread the thought of just getting out of bed, let alone actually leaving the house, or even doing something. Ok, so my idea of “cold” is anything below
Fishing Manners
Each morning, I go through the emails that have accumulated overnight, at least the ones where I’m a subscriber. Green Deane’s newsletter, Survival Punk, GunsAmerica Blog, The Survival Podcast, and others all post regularly, and I look forward to seeing what they have to say. This morning, I was reading another such newsletter from The […]
Guns and Ammo
I went to a gun show this weekend, one that happens several times a year and that I’d been to many times before. The crowd is usually decent, but not so crowded as to be elbow-to-elbow at every turn. Not so this show. Not only were there about 40% more people, but there was a […]
Revisiting My choice in animals for “Urbansteading”
This is a repost of one of my first articles. I’ve gotten a lot of questions as to why I’ve chosen these, so thought I’d repost it to get it out there again. Living 5o feet from another family makes certain choices VERY important. Your TV volume, height of your fence, amount of clothing […]
Homeschooling, Day One or ‘How We Got Here’
My first exposure to homeschooling was my senior year in high school. A new girl joined us at the beginning of the year, and when I got to know her, I found she was a local, and had been in the area her entire life. She, along with her siblings, had been home schooled. I […]
SALESMAN OF THE YEAR – An Opinion on Gun Control
I was working on a post when I stumbled upon an article that not only caught my attention, I couldn’t stop reading it. The author was well versed in what he spoke about, and what he wasn’t an expert on, he didn’t offer any input – he wasn’t going to “guess”. The article is steeped […]
Resolutions, Goals, and 2013
I’ve never believed in New Year’s resolutions. If something needed to be changed, just do it. No need to wait for a particular day. For example, I decided in November 2011 to change my