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Before the alarm, but just.  15:30  I had a large shipment of various orders in.  Canned corn and beans and other veggies, cat food (which they ripped me off regarding), and mostly stocks of various foods of various sorts.  I even bit the hook on keto pancake mix.  It may be overpriced trash, or it might be okay.  Though... that means I have to do something with it.  As well, I have some wonder about using it as a hotdog dip bun?  And some other notions?  Not sure it is economical enough for that, or would even work.  But I was born with plans.  I would say... 78 to 95 percent don't pan out well enough to be used, or more than once, or for ongoing regular use.  But... plans I have, and use, and do, and...  zzz  When I can stay awake, these days.

So, I got those down.  Stowed.  Good.  I wasn't sure I would be able to do so.  Panting at the end.  And a bit heated.  But... not as bad as I worried.  Not just down, but stowed and sorted to some degree.  More is coming.  Food, people.  Buy some f'ing food.  Imagine banks down.  Imagine stores simply closed, without groceries.  It has little to do with supply, if it looks like they are purposefully interrupting and sabotaging supplies, suppliers, and manufacturers... if those aren't the biggest problems.  Look at the price of diesel.  Right?  Now, think about replacement parts for vehicles.  Big, and little, rigs... even motor vehicles.  How... does everything get everywhere?  Food, people.  At least enough to get you through a week.  Though a month would be better.  Three better still.  A year even better.  With an understanding, however, that the more you have, the more you have to guard.

And, don't forget, you still need toilet paper, soap would be good, cleaning supplies are required.  And every other consumable you use on a frequent basis.  Only use a teaspoon of vinegar at a time?  Cool.  How long does a quart last?  Gallon?  How much salt, sugar, pepper, do you use?  How much do you have?  When people go hungry, most go feral.  Most don't do well with little or no food.  When Russians were freezing and starving, they ate young, single, women more than others.  Yes, they did.  After dogs and children were gone, I suppose?  Don't be Russians.  Don't allow them to make you into Russians.  Or North Koreans, or Chinese.

I'm not sure how long they can keep things broken, and how much they will continue to break.  But they seem to be having a temper tantrum about us not choosing their poisons at their prices.  We don't want central planning, even if it were actually beneficent.  Which, in these cases, it isn't.  A person, who has been vaccinated, doesn't get the disease.  That is what vaccine means.  Which is why I call it the vax.  It has nothing to do with medicine, if some of that was already questionable... I had backed away from those a decade or more ago.  Their best interests have nothing to do with my good health.  Same goes for food production.  And they are pissed about that.

Anyway... doing what I can.  It is woefully little.  I am trying to keep money from staying in the bank, for the most part.  There is something, being considered, that way... but for logistics, not... any accruement of wealth.  The dollar, with this interest rate, at that inflation, is a net loss.  Holding it does no good, other than in an attempt to collect enough to do something more with it.  It's an ugly world, and getting uglier.  Wait until they have digital price tags on your food, so you don't know the cost until you get to the counter, because it goes up that fast.  Food, people.  What you can get.  Even just a few extra cans, here or there.  Or prepare to join or be eaten by the pack.

Still, I have it in, down, and stowed.  I'll get something going for supper, soon.  And fry the burger, and store that for taco salads and else.  Then clean up the pots and pans, again.  

Oh, something else I ordered, after checking things, is a smaller tarp/rain fly.  The one I have is just too big.  So I went down to a ten by ten, square.  Will try that.  And, hiking poles which are better.  They cost half the pair I have, but after having them for a while, you learn what is good.  Extra length, available for me... good in general, but especially going downhill.  Clip adjustments, rather than twist.  Twist just... I'm never sure... completely.  Clips just open, move to desired length, then fold back.  Never any doubt, no slippage, nice.  Little improvements and updates of gear.  Who knows, may find myself afoot, for good or ill, before long.  I really need to do... something.  If I can, I may start trying to do the stairs.  Just a few, at first, when I get up to grab water, coffee, or food, or go to the bathroom.  Just... a few.  though, pushing toward more.

My health is a real limit.  I am not sure how much of a limit.  May bury myself just trying, or... might... improve.  Especially on medicine rightly, and eating a bit better and more regularly?  God knows, I'll... do what I can.  Not just for life, but I live for Him... or was.  Now I am back to living for myself in the way I think He wills it.  From the prodigal son, to the servant, and back into the fold.  Hell of a ride.  Grateful for the opportunity.  And, while I could lament my faults, grievous faults, I won't dwell on that.  He does not wish it.  And... I have better things to do.  Amen.