Great stuff. Love it. Can't seem to find much time to focus on my own writing these days. How are you prepping? Just curious. I know how to pickle vegetables. haha.
I have a huge vegetable garden going in this year, comparatively speaking (maybe 500 square feet?). Thinking about chickens. Have lots of stored dry food. Have a solar generator (though not sure what use it is if the cell towers don't work either? I suppose it's good to be able to charge things.) Don't keep much $ in the bank.
A lot of my friends seem on edge but the past couple of weeks I've not had much time to focus on news or even Substack articles. Too busy with practical stuff. Doing something seems to help calm the brain. :)
"In three months, in fact, the US has sent more money to Ukraine than it spent on its 20 year failed war in Afghanistan. It’s about to send another $40 billion which would be more than the entire Russian military’s annual budget."
Powerful example of political priorities and wonderfully engaging piece. As a New Yorker the concerns you have for shortages are a very real question about what will happen when we get to crisis phase. While the future is unknown there is some comfort in finding similar thinking, it leaves room for hope that those who can identify the problems will lead the way to solutions, thank you. :~)
I guess we had to leave Afghanistan in order to find new wars to spend money on, to maintain the military-industrial complex. I fear for the millions of Americans who have no clue, and no reserves--of resources or community. But PamelaDrew is right--a community of like-thinkers is some solace, and maybe a source of intestinal fortitude?!?
Great stuff. Love it. Can't seem to find much time to focus on my own writing these days. How are you prepping? Just curious. I know how to pickle vegetables. haha.
I have a huge vegetable garden going in this year, comparatively speaking (maybe 500 square feet?). Thinking about chickens. Have lots of stored dry food. Have a solar generator (though not sure what use it is if the cell towers don't work either? I suppose it's good to be able to charge things.) Don't keep much $ in the bank.
A lot of my friends seem on edge but the past couple of weeks I've not had much time to focus on news or even Substack articles. Too busy with practical stuff. Doing something seems to help calm the brain. :)
"In three months, in fact, the US has sent more money to Ukraine than it spent on its 20 year failed war in Afghanistan. It’s about to send another $40 billion which would be more than the entire Russian military’s annual budget."
Powerful example of political priorities and wonderfully engaging piece. As a New Yorker the concerns you have for shortages are a very real question about what will happen when we get to crisis phase. While the future is unknown there is some comfort in finding similar thinking, it leaves room for hope that those who can identify the problems will lead the way to solutions, thank you. :~)
Keep Writing! I can't say this was uplifting, but I enjoyed the humor and style. Thank you for another great essay.
The p value of Joseph’s. I needed that LOL!
I guess we had to leave Afghanistan in order to find new wars to spend money on, to maintain the military-industrial complex. I fear for the millions of Americans who have no clue, and no reserves--of resources or community. But PamelaDrew is right--a community of like-thinkers is some solace, and maybe a source of intestinal fortitude?!?
More please!! 😃
Love the ‘relentless real’. Stealing that.