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Did You Get This Information?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! This information will help you find products and information to Keep It Super Simple! I just spoke with Bob Griswold, owner and operator of Ready Made Resources, and he is announcing a new line of freeze-dried foods packaged for serving 4 people. This will make it easier for families wanting a [...]

Have You Started Your Preparedness Planning?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! Good Morning! I have a very exciting and bright young lady on the Family Preparedness Guide Talk Show this Saturday afternoon. Of course, if you’re not available because of other family responsibilities,  you can still get the show from the archives at the address below. My guest will be Tess [...]

Did You Hear About the Radio Show Discounts on Freeze-Dried Foods?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! This preparedness advocate tries to Keep It Super Simple! On Wednesday evening’s FamilyPreparednessGuide Talk Show, Bob Griswold, the owner and operator of one of the largest and oldest preparedness organizations on the Eastern side of the Mississippi (if not in the entire country!), was my guest. I’ve known Bob for more than [...]

Have You Heard about the Preparedness Expo 2010?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! This is announcement will Keep It Super Simple! Years ago, there was a series of Preparedness Expo events that occurred around the country, and thousands attend on the weekends in various cities––Orlando, Atlanta, Denver, Long Beach and Del Mar (CA), Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Denver, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Dallas, [...]

Have you heard my “I” Formula? (Part 4 – The Formula)

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite  You’ve now had exposure to the factors of Ignorance, Indecision, and Indifference and how they affect your life. Here’s the formula I’ve derived to show you how the Three “I” factors apply to your preparedness when they pervade your life:  Where:     I1 = Ignorance I2 = Indecision I3 = Indifference Then the sum (or net [...]

Have you heard my “I” Formula? (Part 3)

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite The 3rd Factor of the “I” Formula: Indifference So far, we discussed the Ignorance and Indecision factors. Today’s discussion will center on the final fateful member of the soul-killing trio––Indifference. I realize that it’s not that people don’t want standards––they just haven’t thought about them very much. It’s really not about [...]

Have you heard my “I” Formula?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! As I’ve progressed through life, I’ve become more philosophic. I reduce life to formulas that help me stay on my chosen path. These formulas are my plan or method of achieving my goals, and serve to help me Keep It Super Simple. These formulas are comprised of factors, which are [...]

The American Preppers Network is Back!

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! We’re truly trying to Keep It Super Simple! Tonight’s principal guest is a  man who has a determined concern about and absolutely committed to helping others become prepared for whatever the uncertain future has in store for them. We’ll start with Tom Martin, the originator, developer, chief of motivation, and promoter of [...]

Have You Scoped Out M. D. Creekmore?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! This preparedness advocate tries to Keep It Super Simple! One of the bright young stars of the preparedness industry is M. D Creekmore. He has enjoyed a meteoric rise in acceptance and credibility among the survivalist, preparedness, and self-reliant practitioners. M. D. Creekmore has posted a large number of free downloadable survival [...]

Have You Heard the Rest of this Story?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! 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 [...]

Have you heard Today’s Version of the Ant and the Grasshopper?

Welcome back to FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! This fable, given its juxtaposition of time, indicates a bit of today’s idiocy and stupidity we’ve come to accept as tolerable. Actually, the tolerance of the past has led to current acceptance. It is so typical of the entitlement(s) some have come to demand. Woe is us! You may have seen this [...]

Meet Donna Miller––Whole Grain Diva from NC!

Welcome to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! Tonight’s guest on the FamilyPreparednessGuide Talk Show on BlogTalkRadio is: Donna Miller. You’ll be able to meet her at 7:00 PM (CST) at this Internet address: www.BlogTalkRadio.com/James-Talmage-Steven Donna will help you Keep It Super Simple! Donna is the owner and proprietress of the www.MillersGrainHouse.com website. Donna’s favorite role in life has been being the [...]

Back by Popular Demand––Rich Fleetwood!

Welcome to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! 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 [...]

Easy to Have A Great Garden—Without All the Work!

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! Two good ol’ boys from a few miles North up I-35 have figured how to make home gardening easy, affordable, effective, efficient, and to Keep It Super Simple! On today’s FamilyPreparednessGuide talk show, listeners learned how to manage a garden by a modified version of hydroponic gardening. It is so slam-dunk [...]

Just to Make Sure—An Explanation!

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! 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 [...]

What Can You Learn From the Haiti Earthquake on Tonight’s Show?

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

Have You Considered What You Can Learn From the Haiti Earthquake?

Welcome to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! 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 [...]

Have You Met Anitra Kerr?

Welcome to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! 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 [...]

Do You Recall the Biggest Disasters of the Past 10 Years?

Welcome to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! This report is taken from A Decade of Disasters, 2000-2009, by Eric Holdeman, at www.emergencymgmt.com, January 4, 2010 issue. This is an interesting recall of the major disaster events occurring during the past 10 years. They are the opinion of the writer of the article—adequate for a cursory examination of a [...]

Have You Met Arlene Hoag, Preparedness Author?

Welcome to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! 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 [...]

Have You Heard of Quake Safe Ltd.?

Welcome to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! I’ll really Keep It Super Simple! Here’s their Earthquake Emergency Task List from their website:  www.QSQuakeSafe.com This site provides valuable information for you and your family regarding survival during an earthquake and in the critical 72-hour period after such a natural disaster. You will also find a line of high quality products [...]

What if You Could Hear 2 Guests on the Show Tonight?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! 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 [...]

Did You Listen to the Talk Show Tonight?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! 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 [...]

Did You Listen to the Talk Show Last Night?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! Last night’s guest radio talk show was Bruce Hopkins, a long-time friend, who operates the Internet–Grocer.com website. He told us about how the company had its start and growth. He and his wife Phyllis operate the business under the name Best Prices Storable Foods. Bruce explained that Best Prices Storable [...]

What Is the Press Saying About Preparedness?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! 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 [...]

What Can I Do to Help You Become Prepared?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! I’d like to Keep It Super Simple with today’s blog! At the start of this new year, I want to pledge to help you become prepared or better prepared with your family preparedness plan. Do you have a question that you’d like to see answered or addressed in this blog? It can [...]

Thank You for Being A Part of this Blogsite! Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! I’m really going to Keep It Super Simple! I am taking this moment of your time to wish you a happy and healthy New Year! May great and positive things come your way in 2010!!!! Thanks for being a part of the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite. It’s [...]

What Are You Doing December 31, 2009––on New Year’s Eve?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! 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 [...]

We’re Brewing Up Something Big Tonight!

Welcome Back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide talk show! Tonight’s guests are Johnny Max & the Queen (Aka John & Tammy McKissack). Johnny Max and the Queen have been married 25 years—Johnny Max says it’s not a record, but it’s a darn high average! Back during the childhood of their two daughters, they lived in the Dominican Republic for a [...]

Do You Recall These Incidents in 2009?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! 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 [...]

Have You Heard of The Chicken Whisperer?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! Tonight’s special guest will be Andy Schneider, better known as the Chicken Whisperer™. Andy has become the go-to guy across the United States for anything chickens. Over the years he has helped a countless number of people start their very own backyard flocks. Andy is not only a national radio personality, [...]

Do You Live in an Earthquake-Prone Area?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite!  My special guests today on the Saturday afternoon show (at least in the CST) are Trish and Glen Granholm. This husband-wife team have the Keep It Super Simple system for earthquake preparedness! Trish is known by Fox News LA as “The Earthquake Lady”, and has spent the last several years teaching seismic [...]

Did You Get the Latest FEMA News Release?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite!  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 [...]

Did You Catch the Talk Show Last Night?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! n last night’s Talk Show, I hosted 2 special guests on the Family PreparednessGuide talk show. Both guests made it easy to Keep It Super Simple! My first guest on Wednesday night’s show: Marjory Marjory is a mother who became very concerned about the possibility of the collapse of the systems we all [...]

Are You Ready for 2 Guests Tonight?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite!   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 [...]

Have You Considered these Precautions for Winter Travel? – Part 1

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite!  Carolyn Nicolaysen, who has appeared on the FamilyPreparednessGuide talk show several times, appeared on the FamilyPreparednessGuide blog talk radio show Wednesday night, 7:00 PM CST December 9th. This is the continuation of our discussion that evening on: http://blogtalkradio.com/family then just click on James Talmage Stevens: Family Preparedness Guide. These tips also apply [...]

Do You Remember Christopher Nyerges?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite!  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 [...]

Part 3––Are You Drinking Enough Water?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide Talk Show! 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 [...]

Part 2–Are You Drinking Enough Water?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide Talk Show!  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, [...]

Are You Drinking Enough Water?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide Talk Show!  My guest on the 7th of December show was Deanna DeLong, who lives in Beaverton OR. She and I have known each other for many years. She was such a pleasant and capable guest. She discussed WATER and how it is essential key to good health, and also to [...]

Can You Spare a Dime To Help A Family?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite!  OK, so it’s a little more than a dime! I’ll try to Keep It Super Simple! 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 [...]

Another Set of Rules of Threes!

Welcome Back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! At the beginning of my blogs several months ago, I had started a series of Rules of Threes. Now that the 11th edition of Making the Best of Basics is in the marketplace and selling well, I can focus on completing the series. Rule of Threes #12 – Total Preparedness Requires [...]

Have You Met Deanna DeLong?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! I will Keep It Super Simple!  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 [...]

Have You Met Big John Lipscomb?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! I will Keep It Super Simple!  You’ll meet an iconic Patriot on Saturday’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, meet some nice people and ask your questions from there!  Big John is the proprietor of the following websites: http://www.survivalistseeds.com/ http://www.patriotfood.com/ http://www.donttreadonme.tv/  You’ll [...]

Did You Know You Could Become Prepared by Taking Baby Steps?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite I will Keep It Super Simple! 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 [...]

Want to Learn How Some Ways to Utilize Your Food Storage Wheat?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! I will Keep It Super Simple! Tonight’s  BlogTalkRadio show will introduce you to Pam Crockett. She is a wheat use expert. Pam is also a self-publisher, speaker, and presenter. Her story about the beginning of her writing career is very interesting: Nobody said life would be easy, but you can make it less [...]

Want to Learn Some New Techniques for Your Garden?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! I will Keep It Super Simple!  Tomorrow’s BlogTalkRadio show will introduce you to a young couple who have spent most of their life figuring out how to simplify and improve home production. They have some innovative ways of increasing production on their acreage. The Bursons are teachers—they really have a lot of [...]

Have You Shopped at Pleasant Hill Grain?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! I will Keep It Super Simple! 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 [...]

Carolyn Nicolaysen Is Back to Report on the State of the Pandemic

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite!  I will Keep It Super Simple! On Wednesday evening, we have a great Blog Talk Radio show for you!  Join us at 7:00 PM (CST) for an hour of new and views of the family preparedness industry and what makes it important foryou to become prepared. Go tp www.BlogTalkRadio.com/James-Talmage-Steven to hear [...]

Jack is Back!

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite!  I will Keep It Super Simple! 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 [...]

Have You been Introduced to Peggy Layton?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite!  I will Keep It Super Simple!  My guest on my Blog Talk Radio on Saturday Nov 14, 2009 is Peggy D. Layton, a Home Economist, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics Education with a minor in Food Science and Nutrition from Brigham Young University. Peggy lives in Manti UT [...]

Troubled Times Call for A ‘Back-To-Basics’ Lifestyle

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! Let me try to Keep It Super Simple! These are troubled times: the American automotive industry is in disarray, the economy is in a downward spiral, the President and Congress are skyrocketing our national debt to orbital highs, housing is in the doldrums, the mortgage industry is struggling, the  U.S. Dollar [...]

Did You Get Your Copy of Basics… ?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! I will Keep It Super Simple! I have great news for my blogsite readers––all books were finally delivered to the Post Office Saturday morning (10/7/09). I just received mine (OK, so they sent it to me 2-day delivery, but after all…). I had not seen the finished work—I’m in San Antonio [...]

Did You Hear the Talk Radio Show Today?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! Jan LeBaron, owner of The Country Store (www.HealthyHarvest.com), sent me this recipe during the BlogTalkRadio show today:  Here is a recipe you can put up and let your listener try.  I created this recipe––one of many––from dehydrated food. Enjoy! She will Keep It Super Simple! for you to enjoy a great soup [...]