A Confession of Lost Addict

Hi, my name is Brawny, and I'm an addict.
I had heard about this series, but only watched one, years ago, at a friends. Season three I think. There were commercials. I wasn't into it. Too weird.


Now we got NetFlicks. You can watch all 100 episodes back to back if you like, no commercials.

Commercials are for taking a pee break, grabbing a cup of coffee, shutting windows. Never watch a commercial unless its super cute. Loving those Gieco kids. I watch those every time.

Back to Lost.

Who knew? We got hooked in the first season. You can't help loving the main characters. Their back stories are interspersed with the current drama. Series of disasters keep the 43 minutes of each episode flying. Of course, with netflicks, you can pause it, back wind it (did he say he hated his father?)
and play it over again.

Yeah, well, I keep reading the next episodes description, and can't go to bed. So far we've watched 51 out of the hundred. All other programing must wait.

Not to give too much away, but between Sawyer and Jack, if I were Kate, not sure which one I'd base a future on. Right now she's sitting on the fence and enjoying the best of both worlds, but this is a family show.

No swearing, no nudity, some nice kisses, some fighting and murder, but that would probably be rated PG.

It's got twists and turns and I admit I find myself yelling at the screen"No! don't turn your back on that Other!" or "Why don't you split up the work load, you dunce?" and "Oh sure, you just happen to have the right antibiotics."

I think they used to call it Johnny Come Lately, or Been There Done That, but if you haven't watched Lost, try it. Interesting psychological drama, and I wonder whose dream, nightmare, or mental illness may be inducing the torture inflicted on various humans on The Island.

I'm pondering the applications as a survivalist. They seem to have an inordinate amount of tarps and medicines to make life easier. They prefer living on the beach to caves or The Amazing Survival Bunker with all the comforts of home. The weapondry, in spite of the leaders best efforts, have been spread around until you never know who will come up with a loaded glock.

People die, are buried, the good, the bad and the pretty. Doesn't matter. Some we hated anyways, they had it coming. Some we still misss. Its rumored only the good die young, but I'm not buying that line anymore.

If you've seen the end,please don't tell me.

Firing an Assault Rifle

Each cardboard target is hung on a dead tree, with a paper plate for the ideal shot. The rifles are sighted in, which is a long process at 100 yards!





I was in the woods yesterday with my partner and filmed him doing some target practice. Then, he asked me if I'd like to fire the Mini 14 ( .223 cal.) assualt rifle. I know it kicks!

He's been instructing me on fire arms safety. One thing that is key, excellent hearing protection. In this short film you can see I have ear plugs in addition to heavy duty head set.

Survivalistblog.net A Great Resourse

I came across this link while searching for tips on dealing with nuclear disasters.


http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/

This is a huge issue right now, even enough for the President to do a complete review of our current emergency systems and who would do what.

The links page on this survival blog has many places to read about guns, gardening, trailer living, hand to hand fighting and self defense, food and water with calculators, trapping wild game, raising animals. Some links are for videos, some for books, some are websites.

I've become interested in skills which involve improvisation. Using only what is at hand, easily obtainable, or can be hand made are the true skills for coming disasters.

Admittedly, this type of thinking will not endure you to governments and authority figures. They want you to think things are under control, just get in the line for assistance.

Others know and have seen that only self reliant thinking will get you through when there is a true disaster. Food, water, shelter and self defense are critical elements in a catastrophe.

Head Shot With BB Gun

This gray squirrel was shot from a distance of 25 feet with a Daisy Pump Action BB Gun.
It also shoots .177 caliber pellets. This head shot was done with a regular BB and the gun was only pumped twice.





I was really surprised that this wound could kill a squirrel.
This lesson shows that with a proper head shot, even a small weapon would be useful in survival situations.
Generally, I am a vegetarian. When I cook at resorts, I will taste whatever I cook.

In a survival situation, I would eat whatever my hand could catch.