Boondogglization

Greetings fellow travelers. I trust you had a wonderful weekend, and are excited about beginning a new week and a new month. The month February gets its name from the latin word februum, which means "to cleanse".

The News:

Protests continue to spread around the world.

Violent clashes in Russia as angry protesters

Three more banks have failed bring the total up to 6 this year. The FDIC hasn't been able to find an acquirer for one, which is unheard of and a very bad sign.

Regulators Close Three More Banks

FDIC unable to find an acquirer for failed bank


Obama's "Buy American" plan sounds good on the surface. Though it is seen in a different light by foreigners. This Canadian article explores the very high possibility, that this action will spread unemployment globally and at a faster rate than it is growing currently.

Buy America' policy a veiled attempt to export unemployment

The growing food crisis picks up some steam as it becomes recognized. Some of you may have been aware of this problem for a few years. Its only now getting to a point where it could very well threaten millions. Famine is not pretty, and we can't think that it is something that only happens in Africa.

Britain 'must revive farms' to avoid grave food crisis

UN Warns of Global Food Shortages

In the great state of Kentucky 700,000 people are still without power. Estimates that circa 200,000 are still without running water. The national guard has been brought in by the thousands. It may take weeks to get water and power back to some communities. This isn't a joke and this could happen any where at any time. Be prepared. Store food. Store water.


Kentucky National Guard goes door-to-door



Stay sharp out there. Things will get a lot rougher before they get better. Stay positive, and keep preparing. Co-operation with your neighbors, and those in your community is an excellent way to build a local support network. Its better to get started now, rather than later as things unwind on us. Find people of like mind that you can depend on. We all have amazing strength, together, and with the good Lord's Love, there will be nothing in our path that we cannot overcome.

You cannot run away from a weakness; you must sometimes fight it out or perish. And if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?~~~Robert Louis Stevenson

Prov.
3:25
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh

With Love,

Joshua F.