A tip of the hat to Eric for sending this: The other dark meat: Raccoon is making it to the table
o o o
Heather sent us this: Rice prices 'could rise sharply'
o o o
Tim L. suggested this article by one of my heroes, Dr. Walter Williams: Congress' Financial Mess. And for more of the Big Picture, see this article at Bob Chapman's The International Forecaster: The Smell Of Panic In The Air For The Economy. (A hat tip to Bryan for the link.) And for other economic news, Cheryl kindly sent us all these items: The U.S. Economy is Being Marched to the Gallows (Predictions of Hyperinflation, Dollar Decline and Civil Unrest) -- Near Panic in Markets Over Fears of Further US Bank Write-Downs -- Merrill Lynch Reports Record $15 Billion 4th Quarter Loss -- Another Fall in US Consumer Prices Sparks Fears of Deflation -- Unsold Cars Pile Up Around the World -- IEA Cuts Oil Demand Forecasts -- CitiGroup Splits in Two - $8.3 Billion Loss -- BofA Gets $138 Billion Bailout After First Loss in 17 Years -- Treasuries Fall on BofA Bailout -- Bailed Out Wall Street Helps Float Obama Inauguration -- Bank of China VP Warns of Fresh Financial Crisis --Bread Misery Index (from The Mogambo Guru, $50 Billion Zimbabwe dollars buys two loaves of bread)
o o o
The Western Rifle Shooters Association (WRSA) has scheduled another excellent Grid-Down Medical Course. This one will be held in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on February 7th & 8th. If you attend, be sure to wear your SurvivalBlog hat or T-shirt, and you might meet some fellow SurvivalBlog readers!
o o o
Jason alerted us to this amazing piece by commentator Michelle Malkin: Buy a house, get citizenship?! Yes, it’s true
