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Yes, I am still awake, barely. The food helped, I suppose. And I would guess drinking caffeine helped. But that was not enough. I thought a nice hot shower on this cool day would help, would put the thing over the top. Not so. I am struggling to keep my eyes open. I think I will make it to my appointment. I am not sure what else, if anything, will be done today. I am running on less than fumes. Maybe if I make it past a certain point, I will be able to kick up enough gumption to keep going until tonight. Wow am I tired.
The mylar bags and desiccants have arrived. The oxygen scrubbers are already here. Now for foods, buckets, and a little work. That is all going to take some time as money is still an oddity. Perhaps when I get back I might be able to get my mind going on my finances. A couple of clicks, some passwords, and I should know where I am with money. I think I have enough time to get a years supply for one person up by December. After that, I will add another years supply and call it done, I think. If money is good, I will obtain water storage containers and buckets. If I need to pare something, it will be the buckets first. I might not have enough for anything though too.
One thing I could do in town, if I can keep my head on, is to look for some of the foods on the short term list. Some things have been exceedingly scarce. My guess is people, locals, ones who did not stock up before now, are doing just that. Short term stocking comes first and there are only so many cans of pumpkin, squash, or even spinach, carrots, and such. I do need more beans for short term use as well. I have a decent amount of grains and rice. I only have the powdered whole milk, though because of the phyto-estrogens, I will probably go to plain powdered milk. Soy is bad, in my book, at almost any level. Think man-boobs. Further, it is terrible for children, especially boys. There is some speculation that part of the reason men are so metrosexual, or worse, is because of soy byproduct in so much of our foods. Well, that, the "education", the medicinal "cures" for male type behavior, the fact that there are too few children so that the ones born are spoiled. Yeah, that. But it probably is one component in the war on men, one most are completely unawares concerning. One that is more accidental, at least at first, probably, than a planned thing. Only in the last ten years has it become a more functional aspect of the hot part of the cold war.
Oh, fie, it is about time to head in. I will leave plenty early. I might have lunch, or check on the beard stuff, do some grocery shopping, or get some coffee? Strong, fresh, double or triple shots of the stuff with a touch of vanilla, half and half, and ice. Yeah, I know, straight. Other than an occasional French pressed coffee, I cannot tolerate the stuff black... sort of like my presidents. I know they say anyone could be president, but uhm, I do not think they really meant that. I wonder how out of the loop he has been kept, due to his security issues, even beyond what they keep most presidents blind about? No worries though, if they need him they convince him and he signs... they all do.
Get up... I have to go before I fall asleep typing.
For short/intermediate storage, any canned foods and vegetables that have decent nutrition *and* you would eat, are acceptable.
ReplyDeleteYes, I figured. It is just the point of the thing, I think. And now I am curious about how to use pumpkin and some other things like that. The notion piqued my curiosity. As well, the notion of eating better, including staying away from foods heavier in salts, sugars, and other junks is something I am trying to go with. I really am eating in a new way.
ReplyDeleteThere might be some truth to that soy/metro-gay thing. A lot of male lefties are into soy, lentils, tofu and all that crap.
ReplyDeleteI know, MK, it is like candy to them. Of course, it isn't, I have seen more vegetarians cheat than I can shake a stick at. Still, all that tofu is bad. Even the Orientals who invented the stuff only eat it at, perhaps, a few percent of their total diets, not as a 10 to 30 percent meat substitute.
ReplyDeleteWhat should spook everyone interested in their diet is how much soy and soy byproduct is in so much of what Americans eat. Since we eat so much packaged food. Look at the labels of foods you eat, look for things like soy lecithin (in whole dried milk, for example), and anything with soy near it. It is a cheap protein additive, emulsifier, and can be used for many nutritional or consistency uses. Much of it contains the phyto-estrogens. Further, though it is difficult to know the impact, soy is used as feed for almost all meat and milk producing animals, maybe even for egg layers (if not every single one, all types can be fed soy).