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I have a rest-of-the-story missive for you today. I will try to Keep It Super Simple!
Let me preface the story with this note:  I believe the cornerstone, if not the very foundation, of life is spirituality. It is the inner force that gives us the desire, drive, impetus, and determination [...]

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Carolyn Nicolaysen sent me a note asking that I re-post her article that just appeared on her blogsite at
www.blog.totallyready.com.
She’s trying to Keep It Super Simple for all of us.
Quoting Carolyn:
“Yesterday I had the opportunity to speak to a church group about food storage. I’m all fired up [...]

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Tonight’s guest was Rich Fleetwood, the Founder/Director of SurvivalRing.org

Several listeners requested I return Rich to the FamilyPreparednessGuide Talk Show to discuss how preparedness could lessen the effects of disasters in current happenings, and focus on how to prepare us for future national, regional, and local natural and manmade disasters.
Rich’s core focus [...]

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Carolyn Nicolaysen, who appeared on Wednesday night’s FamilyPreparednessGuide talk show sent me this note about information she just posted on her blogsite, http://blog.totallyready.com/.
So to Keep It Super Simple, here is the clarification of magnitude of earthquakes explained.
Wednesday night (January 20, 2010), during our discussion on the Family Preparedness Guide blog [...]

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One of the favorite guests on the FamilyPreparednessGuide talk show is Carolyn Nicolaysen. She’ll be back on the show Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM (CST) to discuss the effects of the Haitian earthquake.
More than enough mention has been given by the press—but are they missing the point of the lessons [...]

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Saturday’s guest on the FamilyPreparednessGuide talk show  will be Anitra Kerr—the Preparedness Diva.
That’s 1:00 PM (CST), January 16, 2010 at www.BlogTalkRadio.com/James-Talmage-Steven.
Anitra has a passion for self-reliance and self-improvement. She believes that in order to be truly prepared for the uncertainties of tomorrow, we need to be living the principles of [...]

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I’ll really Keep It Super Simple!

Arlene Hoag is a preparedness expert in Montana, where it rally pays to be prepare–especially with the long, hard winters. Arlene has 20 years experience homesteading and raising a family at the edge of the Montana wilderness.
She earned a BA in Psychology from the University [...]

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We’re gonna make a double effort to Keep It Super Simple on the talk show on Monday evening!
We have a bonus Monday show tonight—2 special guests! I’m hosting 2 very different and talented ladies—each competent and experienced in their respective methods of kitchen and food management!
Tonight’s 1st guest is Katie [...]

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This shopkeeper has the stuff to Keep It Super Simple!

Tonight’s guest was Emily Church. She is the owner of the Everything Kitchens online and bricks-and-mortar store in Springfield MO. She has an 8,000 square-foot warehouse full of preparedness equipment for the kitchen. Since everybody eats, it’s [...]

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Is the press trying to Keep It Super Simple?

Or is the press just simplistic? Read the following Newsweek Web Exclusive article and let me know how you feel about what this reporter has written.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/228428/page/2 By Jessica Bennett
Newsweek Web Exclusive; Dec. 28, 2009
Survivalism Lite
They call themselves [...]

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This illustration will Keep It Super Simple!
When you look to the sky in the Fall and see the geese migrating south, remember the following analysis:
Geese fly in a “V” formation. You might be interested in knowing what scientists have discovered about why they fly is such a manner.
1. [...]

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There are many ideas and traditions for the proper welcoming of the New Year.
Some of the superstitions surround the celebration of the New Year is the almost mandatory practice of noise making at midnight to usher in the calendar year.
Even though we view the New Year’s celebration as mere revelry [...]

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Though I don’t normally dwell on the causative factors of the need to be prepared, I wanted to remind you of some of the natural, disasters, people-caused, and personal disasters and emergencies that occurred to people in the U.S. during 2009.
Obviously, this is not a complete listing!
2009 — Some [...]

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The Chicken Whisperer really told us how to Keep It Super Simple!
Monday night’s special guest was Andy Schneider, better known as the Chicken Whisperer™.
Andy is the “anything chickens” guy, and he really won us over with his wit, wisdom, charm, and very evident and effusive love of all things [...]

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My guests on the Saturday afternoon were Trish and Glen Granholm
Trish and Glen are involved with the reduction of earthquake-caused damage and injury by movement of furniture and furnishings in California public buildings, especially hospitals. A legislative mandate requires hospital have objects that can fall on patients be fixed [...]

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 Here’s the latest FEMA news release:
 News Release
December 18, 2009
No.: HQ-09-156
FEMA Public Affairs: 202-646-3272
FEMA ENCOURAGES WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS
WASHINGTON – With the winter season approaching, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reminds individuals to be prepared for winter storms and extreme cold. While the danger of severe winter weather varies across the [...]

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My s2 pecial guests for Wednesday night’s show are: Marjory and Jeff Gleason. You’ll get twice your money’s worth Wednesday evening when these two experts in different fields appear on the show tonight.
Marjory
Marjory is a mother who became very concerned about the possibility of the collapse of the systems we [...]

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 My special guest for Monday night’s show is Christopher Nyerges, an intellectual giant of the native skills, foods, and forage foods genre. Christopher began his interest in wild foods, survival, Native American skills, etc. at an early age, about age 10. He spent much of his childhood hiking in local [...]

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We tried to Keep It Super Simple!
My guest on the December 7th show was Deanna DeLong, whom I have known for many years. She was such a pleasant and capable guest, and her discussion of water was appreciated by the Chat Room. She discussed WATER and how it is [...]

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 My guest on the 7th of December show was Deanna DeLong, whom I have known for many years. She was such a pleasant and capable guest, and her discussion of water was appreciated by the Chat Room.  She discussed WATER and how it is essential key to good health, [...]

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 OK, so it’s a little more than a dime!
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Carolyn Nicolaysen, who has appeared on the FamilyPreparednessGuide talk show several times, is trying to help a family which has had some tragic circumstances occur in their lives recently. Her effort is to raise some money [...]

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 You’ll meet Deanna DeLong, a very unusual lady on Monday night’s BlogTalkRadio Show.
Here’s the link for the show: www.BlogTalkRadio.com/James-Talmage-Steven
The call-in number is (347) 326-9604. Or join the Chat room
Here’s some advice she gives about drinking water:
Americans are chronically dehydrated. 85% of the population drinks less [...]

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Wednesday night’s BlogTalkRadio show will introduce you to Jodi and Julie, two bright young sisters-in-law who were attempting to get a year’s supply of food storage put together. As they started this process, they realized there was SO much to learn and they were so [...]

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Saturday’s BlogTalkRadio show on November 28, 2009, will introduce you to Warren Whitlock. He is an avowed expert in communicating via the social media craze that has the entire world in a blaze of blogging and tweeting! He’s a world-class teacher and practitioner of the [...]

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Saturday’s Blog Talk Radio Show will feature a great business that will help you get you prepared or even better prepared. The guest I will be interviewing is Carly Hansen—a bright young star in the preparedness industry.
Catch us at www.BlogTalkRadio.com/James-Talmage-Steven, Saturday 1:00 PM CST.
We [...]

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Whether you’re a survivalist, preparedness person, or self-reliance advocate––you’re going to get more of Jack Spirko on Monday evening, November 16, at 7:00 PM (CST) for 2 hours.
I think Jack needs more time to discuss his ideas and have enough time on the air to [...]