Bruce’s Poor Man Survival Bulletin
A Digest of Urban Survival Resources
For Independent Minded People!
ISSN 2161-5543
In
This Issue:
1. How to be a successful political liar-they lie
because that’s what we want
2. Lifehacker University
3. Amish homesteaders, Full Circle Homes
4. Basement herb garden
5. DIY Pocket alcohol stove
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it
complicated.
- Confucius
- Confucius
What Is
Lifehacker U?
There's still a chill in the air, but it's
not too soon to pick out your classes for when the weather starts to warm again
and the trees start to grow leaves again. Bundle up if you go out, but if you
stay in with your computer, there are an incredible amount of free,
university-level courses that become available on the web every school year,
and anyone with a little time and a passion for self-growth can audit, read,
and "enroll" in these courses for their own personal benefit. Schools
like Yale University, MIT, Stanford, the University of California at Berkeley,
and many more are all offering free online classes that you can audit and
participate in from the comfort of your office chair, couch, or computing
chair-of-choice.
If you'll remember from our Fall 2012
semester, some of these classes are
available year-round, but many of them are only available during the a specific
term or semester, and because we're all about helping you improve your life at
Lifehacker, we put together a list of courses available this fall that will
inspire you, challenge you, open the door to something new, and give you the
tools to improve your life. Grab your pen and paper and make sure your battery
is charged—class is in session!
- Computer Science and Technology
- Finance and Economics
- Science and Medicine
- Mathematics
- Social Sciences, Classics, and Humanities
- Law
- Cross-Disciplinary Courses and Seminars
- Extra Credit: How to Find Your Own Online Courses
A used
TicTac container makes for an excellent storage container to keep matches dry
for your bugout kit or camping trip.
PM’s
Compendium of Useful Resources
Full Circle
Shelters…an ideal temporary housing solution for disaster relief or low income.
They are building
partnerships with aid agencies and others, employing local people and
more. Learn more at:
The Amishway Homesteaders site…useful!
The next EXPO
from our friends in AZ is…
Many from Glendale, Litchfield, Goodyear, Anthem, and all points in-between are on board to become self reliant, so we are doing our part to bring our next EXPO to the West Valley. But don't let that stop you East Valley folks from attending. Come over and show our West Valley neighbors how many of us are preparing.
MARCH 30TH --- GLENDALE CIVIC CENTER --- all the details are on the attached flyer, or visit our website for more details.
http://arizonasurvivalistshow.com/
Many from Glendale, Litchfield, Goodyear, Anthem, and all points in-between are on board to become self reliant, so we are doing our part to bring our next EXPO to the West Valley. But don't let that stop you East Valley folks from attending. Come over and show our West Valley neighbors how many of us are preparing.
MARCH 30TH --- GLENDALE CIVIC CENTER --- all the details are on the attached flyer, or visit our website for more details.
http://arizonasurvivalistshow.com/
DIY Pocket
Alcohol Stove
Make one from a used Altoids container. It burns well in all temperatures and fuel is
common and cheap (rubbing alcohol, fuel line anti-freeze, high proof liquor or
methyl hydrate. This wick-type pocket stove
is light, portable and easy to construct.
There isn't a
whole lot of variation that can be done to the design, and this is pretty much
a direct copy of the stove design found here: http://www.backpacking.net/makegear/altoids-stove/index.html
Find complete
plans for this and related items such as a survival kit at:
You can also find the popular LifePac
survival kit in a sardine can here:
LifePac Survival Kits-Now available through the Poor
Man Survival site…great gift idea!
Regulation Nation… it’s going to get worse…
As I’ve
extensively written about, this is the real THREAT to our national and economic
security and the asses which ruin our country do not care!
President Obama has earned for the country a new nickname,
‘the Regulation Nation’ - BOHEMIA, NY, Jan 11 – An avalanche of new regulations
in 2013, and beyond, will have a profound impact on each and every American,
warns Dan Weber, president of AMAC,...
Read More
Read More
Here's your Obamacare, America: Huge price increases on
health insurance across the board:
http://www.naturalnews.com/038627_Obamacare_health_insurance_rates_rising.html
http://www.naturalnews.com/038627_Obamacare_health_insurance_rates_rising.html
Sardines
make for a healthy snack for backpackers and emergency kits. A 3-ounce can drained of its oil, will
provide 100% of your daily need for Vitamins D and B-12 plus it provides
protein and other valuable minerals – lightweight & easy to carry.
The Nanny State Updates…
Bank of America seizes e-commerce funds of online gun parts
retailer, says they 'shouldn't sell' guns
(NaturalNews) It seems that gun bias is deepening in some sectors of American society, even enticing some firms to break the law - or, at the very least, abuse the law - in order to pursue their anti-Second Amendment agenda. That certainly seems...
(NaturalNews) It seems that gun bias is deepening in some sectors of American society, even enticing some firms to break the law - or, at the very least, abuse the law - in order to pursue their anti-Second Amendment agenda. That certainly seems...
Here's something else that has just surfaced: Ammo has
become so scarce across the country that now even
COPS can't find ammo anymore:
http://www.naturalnews.com/038632_ammo_shortage_police.html
http://www.naturalnews.com/038632_ammo_shortage_police.html
Police Corruption Out Of Control
The percentage of police officers accused of crimes in some
police departments is higher than the percentage of people in jail from the
overall population. Since police have a huge amount of power to invade personal
privacy, this high level of criminality is disturbing. See what you can do to
protect yourself from rogue law enforcement.
We have been following the continuing arrests and even
prosecutions of citizens who film police in public. (For prior columns, click here and here). Despite consistent rulings upholding the right of citizens to film police in public,
these abuses continue. The latest has a different twist. Andrew Henderson not
only had his camera taken from him by police in Little Canada, Minnesota but he
was charged with violating the the federal Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) by filming officers responding to a call.
Three most
important words to remember when being interrogated: I don’t
know!
The Parting
Thought-
How to
become a Successful Political Liar
Whether you have political aspirations or are
eyeing a law career, being a good liar has its advantages.
Politicians
lie because the public wants to be lied to
The reasons politicians lie is because the public doesn't want to hear the truth. People want to hear what they want to hear. When two candidates are running and one of them tells the truth and the other says what the public wants to hear, the one who says what the public wants to hear wins the election. Therefore, and there are exceptions to this, if you want to win an election, you better start lying, because the guy who's telling you the truth doesn't have a chance.
Lying,
along with a capacity for backbiting, obfuscation, and double-dealing, are, in
fact, actual job qualifications for politicians according to some deep
political thinkers. If lying with sincerity is a required political skill, both
major party candidates practice this when running for office.
It’s been observed the
best way to know if a politician is lying is to see if their lips are moving. Politicians are the most adept liars in
world, some say it’s in their DNA.
Symptoms of political
lies…
Remember former President
and playboy, Bill Clinton’s famous line in regard to Monica Lewinski, I did
not have sex with that woman! Politicians
are experts at the art of the cover-up.
There are many
aspects to being a good liar. You have to know what to say, when to say it, how
to say it and most of all, how to not get caught. Let us start back before the lie is even told. The first thing you need to
know is what you’re going to say and how you’re going to say it. You
don’t want to come up with something during the spur of the moment.
If you want to run for office…
Tell the truth, misleadingly. The hardest
lies to catch are those which aren't actually lies. You're telling the truth,
but in a way that leaves a false impression. Technically, it's only a
prevarication - about half a sin. A 1990 study of pathological liars in New York
City found that those who could avoid follow-up questions were significantly
more successful at their deceptions.
Know your target. Good liars have the same gift as good communicators: the ability to get inside the listener's head. Empathy not only clues you in to what your subject wants to hear, it will help you avoid stepping onto trip wires that will trigger their suspicions. "To make a credible lie, you need to take into account the perspective of your target," says Carolyn Saarni, co-editor of the book Lying and Deception in Everyday Life. "Know what they know. Be aware of their interests and activities so you can cover your tracks."
Know your target. Good liars have the same gift as good communicators: the ability to get inside the listener's head. Empathy not only clues you in to what your subject wants to hear, it will help you avoid stepping onto trip wires that will trigger their suspicions. "To make a credible lie, you need to take into account the perspective of your target," says Carolyn Saarni, co-editor of the book Lying and Deception in Everyday Life. "Know what they know. Be aware of their interests and activities so you can cover your tracks."
Keep your facts straight. "One
of the problems of successful lying is that it's hard work," says psychologist
Michael Lewis. "You have to be very consistent in doing it." That
means nailing down the details. Write down notes if you have to. "One of
the things that trips people up is that they give different information to
different people, who then start talking about it and comparing notes,"
says Dr. Gini Graham Scott.
Work on the facial expressions. Watch a comedy where there is a good liar. Try doing it without laughing. Say lies you might say in real life. It gets easier as time goes on.
Practice with
a friend. Make sure not to
tell them why they are here. Then start lying and see how good you are. Finally
tell them what's happening and talk about things that might make you better.
“Until the next
revolution”, the Poor Man
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