Review: Nuke Bread

On today's post I will be discussing my hero James M. Dakin and his super frugal invention called "nuke bread". Jim had several posts about it on his blog, but here is the link to the one I ran across.

http://bisonsurvivalblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/fundamentals-nuke-bread.html

Earlier today I decided to make myself a batch of "nuke bread" using some White Lilly self-rising flour and some water. My mother thought I was crazy, and she wasn't happy for quite some time because I got flour and wet dough all over the counter. I personally don't like to use the Nazi Nuclear Nuke Oven, but the majority of Americans seem to rely on it for quick meals. Maybe I am just over reacting about the relationship microwaves have with cancer, being the "weirdo" I am. This didn't stop me from mixing up a small batch of "nuke dough" and putting the recipe to the test. I felt I had the correct mixture when the dough was quite easy to stir but not watery to the point where it would flow. I carefully smeared the dough onto a small saucer plate, and placed it in the microwave for 3 minutes. My mother's microwave is of decent size, and after about 2 minutes I could smell and visually see the dough starting to rise. After the 3 minutes, I flipped the still doughy disk over and nuked it for another minute. The timer went off, and I removed the hot saucer from the microwave. Personally, I feel I left it in there to long and it got hard. It was a little hard prying it off the plate, but after letting it cool for 3-5 minutes I was looking forward to seeing how it tasted after being prepared in the Nazi Nuclear Nuke Oven. To my surprise, it tasted pretty damn good. The edges were a little hard and cracker like, but overall it tasted a lot like thin crust pizza dough. I only used two ingredients (water and self-rising flour) and it was quite palatable without butter or salt. Compliments to the chef, thanks Jim!

Sincerely, travel trailer hermit........

Two Types of Women

I currently got home from work (today’s shift was 8pm-5am) and after dealing with the fast food industry my mind has been ram shackled. The result is today's article. Let me explain the two different types of women. You got preppy anorexic she bitches that wear designer clothes, call them whatever you want, but I refer to them as "society whores". However, on the opposite side you got depressed fat asses with acne problems. I refer to this group as "pig bitches". The "society whores" are materialistic and high maintenance, while the "pig bitches" are ugly and materialistic. Sadly, both involve materialism. "Society whores" chase after fast cars, and pretty boys who play sports. I personally hate all sports because lazy African Americans dominate the field. Let's pay them three million a year to throw a shitty ball through a hoop. Makes no sense, however loyal Americans like watching men touch each other on the ass. Meanwhile, KFC lovin' "pig bitches" enjoy food, jewelry, and anybody with a job that can take care of their binge eating habit. You take her out to the $12.99 'all you can eat' buffet and she gets the price down to 50 cents a plate. However, with a "society whore" you might lay down $500-$600 before she gets naked. You lose either way you go. I turned 19 years old last month, and I have yet to venture into the dating hoax mainly because the thought of getting a girl pregnant and paying child support to a greedy female really scares me. Taking a non-lubricated broom handle up the ass would make more sense than paying alimony to a shitty mother who lives for new cell phones and designer jeans. I love myself to much too ever slide down that road, even if it results in dying alone. I don't get along well with others, so the whole relationship manifesto would end with verbal abuse. I handle social activities in short time frames, such as going to work or talking briefly with friends or family. I prefer to eat alone, drive alone, sleep alone, etc. I enjoy the company of a dog or cat over a filthy loud mouth human. People are mindless and brainwashed by advertisements and government controlled education. I can count the true number of people who care about me on one hand and I believe everyone is in the same boat. The government doesn't care about you, nor does your neighbor, teacher, or boss. They might be sad if you were to died or go missing, but let a few years pass and see what happens. Life goes on and in the end you must know yourself before knowing others.

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P.S. – I won’t be posting tomorrow (12/29/12) or the day after (12/30/12). I reserve the weekend for sleeping in late, but feel free to send me an email anytime at travel.trailer.hermit@gmail.com 

My Answer to High gas Prices

Today was a good day. I got up around 5:00pm, and got ready for work. As you may know, I don’t live in my travel trailer yet. I am waiting on spring of the year, and trying to save as much money during the winter as possible by living at home with mommy. Let me get back on track, I work the “hoot owl” shift and I go in around 8:00pm. It takes me around 30 minutes to get ready, and another 30 minutes to commute. If I need to make any pit stops, I do it before work. Today just happened to be Cigarettes and Gas fill up day, and I am pretty set in my ways about which gas station I choose. In my local town where I work, most gas stations are owned by natives from India. I have nothing against that, but I would prefer doing business with a place that had English speaking humans. You might be able to relate my dumb mannerisms with sit-com character Sheldon Cooper from “The big bang theory”. So, they are roughly five gas stations on my way to work, and I have been going to the same BP station for over nine months. I prefer BP over all other gas stations, mainly because I get better MPG from it. I hate that millions of fish and sea creatures died because of their careless oil spill, but frankly I prefer them. Another plus associated with this specific gas station is they have English speaking cashiers, and they carry Winston cigarettes, which is also my favorite. I fill up my pickup once a week and I don’t let it run below ¼ tank. Today gas was almost $3.50 a gallon. I am a creature of habit, and the $50 I gave the clerk should have put it on the full mark. However, I had been paying $3.15+ for it during the last few fill ups, so this time my usual $50 didn't fill it up. I was angry for about 30 minutes, until an ideal hit me. What am I going to do when fuel prices rise above $7.00 + gallon? While the world is “whining” because their over sized Yukon 4x4 only gets 10MPG, I will invest in a cheap utility van. My little plan will snip the gas prices in the bud. I will become a part time “Van dweller”, and use nearby parking lots for sleeping inside my van. I also have friends that live close to work and they wouldn't mind me parking a van overnight, or me going inside for a quick shower. I might be germ crazy when it comes to using un-familiar showers, but it will save me from working my ass off for fuel. For $20 they would let me run an extension cord to power my DVD player/T.V. combo, or hot plate. I am helping them, by helping me. I will try to make time to write tomorrow, stay safe out there……….

Cancer, Corporations, and the Government

            People die every day due to cancer, yet most people don’t really understand the true causes of it. Today, I shall reveal the true cause of cancer: Corporations and the Government. Since the Government and Corporations have control of every damn thing, everything seems to be the cause of cancer. You eat one bologna sandwiches; you increase your risk of cancer. You eat fresh fruit; you still increase your risk due to the pesticides used by agriculture. You decide to use antibacterial soap to wash your hands before you chow down on your cancer causing meal. Sounds like a good ideal, right? Wrong. Most hand soaps contain cancer causing ingredients. For some reason, CorpGov loves pumping our daily products full of carcinogens. Meanwhile, the plastic bottles used for the storage of these cancer causing products, cause cancer too! But what can you do? If you try to avoid the evil products, our everyday activities will end up doing us in. If you own a cell phone, don’t get enough sleep, get too much sleep, expose yourself to sunlight, breathe, etc. etc. etc. etc. Don’t get me wrong, some substances (such as sunlight exposure) are natural sources of cancer. I might be wrong, but I feel the Government has allied with companies in order to supply a form of “population thin out”. Those dirty S.O.B.’s from the FDA even pump chemicals such as Sodium Nitrate into baby food and baby formula. What is wrong with the world? This is just another reason to never have children. In the end, these cancer chemicals only increase profits. Why can’t a dirty perverted C.E.O. with bad hair take a smaller paycheck, and save a few lives in the long run? The same thought process is associated with tobacco products. Individually, I don’t think naturally grown tobacco causes cancer when dried and smoked. However, when you drench it with “death spray” and wrap it in bleached paper is when you get a cancer stick. You also got health and weight conscious people who prefer zero calorie diet soda instead of regular soda. The artificial sweetener known as “aspartame” is a man-made sweetener that can cause cancer. Hell, even bees and other insects won’t touch the stuff. Here is a little experiment for those of you that think I am crazy: Place a can of Pepsi, and a can of diet Pepsi outside on a hot summer day. Within an hour, insects will flock the regular Pepsi, however the diet soda remains untouched. How the hell does a wasp know this and not a human? I know the reason; it is because Wasps don’t listen to advertisements. You got little miss ‘cute ass’ dancing around in shorty shorts with a can of diet coke in her hand, and every overweight ugly woman flocks to the supermarket for a twelve-pack of diet beverages that taste like un-salted piss. She might look like a Victoria Secret model, but the cancer treatment has gotten the best of her hair. No big deal though, it will only increase the sale of wigs. Profit and greed makes the world go around.             

Banks, County Clerks, and Holidays

            So the wonderful 'over spending' Christmas holiday is over, and we must wait a few days before being plagued by another holiday. However, "News Years" seems to make a little more sense. Make impossible promises to yourself, watch a glass ball fall from the sky, and then drink your worries away. If that is not enough, people stand in the freezing cold to watch it happen. So what if a glass ball slides down a platform without breaking. If the damn sphere broke the platform, and came crashing down on a crowd of New Yorkers it would be worth watching. God forbid if that ever happened! Mommy, daddy, and little Timmy might shit themselves at such a scene.

            The reason why I named this post 'Banks, County Clerks, and Holidays' is because most government workers don't work holidays. However, wage slaves who care about their families do. Let’s not forget that most banks are not open on Saturday, Sunday, or Wednesday. How do they get shit done? Answer: they don't!

            I can understand Christians not working on Sunday. Keep the seventh day Sabbath. The good lord only rested one day, but everyone in this country gets two days of rest. The local DMV is open on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. The dirty conservative whores give you a number, and you sit down. You wait several hours, and finally they call your number. You walk up to the counter, she hands you some paper work, assigns you another number, and you sit back down. It would be easier to get an act of congress. My New Year’s resolution is to create my own holiday. I will celebrate the birth of my savior on January 7th. I will request that day off from work, and thank him for my blessings. It makes more sense than wasting my time with CorpGov's commercial holidays. Keep wasting cash loyal Americans, in the end you are only wasting your time. We don’t need an eight course meal on Thanksgiving or Christmas. If little Timmy only wants turkey and mash potatoes, don’t put the damn potato salad on his plate. Save the left overs, or give it to the stray dogs down the street. Learn about “servings” and “yield” and prepare less next time. Waste not, want not.              

Single Mothers and ‘Sissy’ Men

          The 21st century brings a world where "feminine" men control every aspect of our daily lives. Maybe Ted Kaczynski (the Unabomber) was right. We depend more on technology every day, and what is going to happen when it all fails? You got a world where women wish they were men, and men wish they were women. People of this nation have their sights set on nice cars and a three bedroom two bath home in the suburbs. Wake up people! The American dream is no longer possible, and it only brings heart ache. Loyal CorpGov minions seem happy, right? Work harder, make more money, buy more things, rinse and repeat. "Hope I get a Christmas bonus this year, maybe I can afford a fancy toy for little Timmy to throw down in two weeks." keep paying $500 each month to lease a car, while hundreds of good running automobiles go to the crusher every day. Let me guess, you're too good to drive a late model car? Little miss trophy wife soccer mom might fucking die at the thought of last year's model. Keep the bills paid, God forbid if little Timmy can't get into a state university. His grades suck, but he's got his mind set on some party school in California. Go ahead Dad, pay for his drug addiction. Meanwhile, the fear of job loss keeps the bourbon flowing. The single mothers are raising little "faggits" with degrees in cosmetology and theater art. This Country has enough HIV positive hair dressers, we don’t need anymore. One more school shooting after another, and I blame it on filthy lazy Logo channel watching mothers. ‘Bitchy little bitch’ wanted a kid, but she didn’t want to raise it. This is what happens when you depend on teenage baby setters and society to raise your children. If you had the fun and brought it into this world, at least take care of it. My dumbass doesn't know much, but this is common sense. Teach the off spring morals instead of watching Dr. Phil 24/7. Go ahead citizens; let us make this country just like Solomon and Gomorra. When in Rome, do like the Romans do. Wear overpriced Abercrombie and finch T-shirts, listen to stupid ass party music, and let your pants hang off your ass. Put a butt ugly smile on your face, and enjoy another drink at the bar. Don't you deserve it? Don't worry about peak oil, civil unrest, or economical melt down because we know it will never happen. They have one thing on their mind, and that is getting the latest IPhone or Blackberry. Don't get me wrong, they are nothing wrong with liking new trends, but don't become obsessed. Have a little respect about yourself. Modern day politicians do what the women want. Support intolerable, feminist, hard headed single mothers. Send money to foreign countries while children in the U.S. deal with poverty and drug abusing families. Forget about our own, the neighbor needs our help. This makes no sense. I guess some people look at me as an over sensitive and angry bigot. Anger is part of life, and we shouldn't bottle it up. Don't ever get angry, and you turn into the world's biggest 'welcome' mat. Read your Bible. God has a hell of a temper. You piss Him off, and you turn into a pillar of salt. He's one strong, honest guy and he made us in his image. If you don't take it as the truth, it’s not my problem. I need to start writing happier posts. :)

The Hermit is now on Facebook

After several slices of turkey covered in gravy, I decided to let you wonderful blog readers in on a little secret. The homestead hermit now has a Facebook account. Feel free to add me as a friend or subscribe. I will try very hard to keep it updated with helpful living tips, political rants, etc. However, the majority of content will be posted on this blog. My Facebook name is Survival Hermit, and my URL is https://www.facebook.com/survival.hermit   

Hermit’s insight on Christmas

            It is Christmas morning (3:00am here in Eastern Ky.) and I am having a hard time sleeping. I usually play my FM radio on these endless nights, however all the stations consist of Bing Crosby Christmas hits. Don’t get me wrong, I like Mr. Crosby, just not tonight. While the hours before daylight linger on, let me expand on this very popular holiday, and why it makes absolutely no sense.  Jesus was not born in December. Christians took existing holidays for their own means during a time where few were willing to stand up to the bloodshed the church unleashed. The original date of the celebration of the Christian "Christmas" in Eastern Christianity was January 6th (Epiphany). When the Church realized that pre-existing Pagan holidays were far more enjoyable than their own holiday, they moved the date to overshadow the feast of Solstice, Yule, Saturnalia and others to gain converts.  So now we call it Christmas and it is December 25.

"Christmas" pagan origins were hard to shake and Christmas was banned in England from 1644-1660. However, that still didn't work. People just did it in secret behind the back of the Church. The Christians and the church couldn't stop people from putting up their Yule decor. The Yule tree was still being placed, Mistletoe was still being hung in a doorway, and Yule logs were burning bright. Presents were exchanged, because it had been a tradition since the days of Rome rule, to bring offerings and gifts during the Saturnalia.

             Several hundred years pass, prior to the American Civil War (1860’s) December 25th had degraded quite a bit from the times of old. For the majority of normal people it was a minor holiday with a mass occurring on the 25th that few attended because Sunday service was more important. Christmas came and went, it was no big deal, just another day on the calendar.

At the turn of the Industrial age, commercialism may have actually saved Christmas in North America. However, most people in the 21st century blame commercialism on destroying it. After the Civil war, commercial interests found that by making Christmas as a time of giving and decorating they could increase their profit margins substantially. So, far from being ruined by commercialism, the fact that Christmas is now the most celebrated season of the year. Thanks CorpGov! Christmas was saved because it got a good advertising campaign. Rudolph the red nose reindeer started out as a coloring book given out by Montgomery ward. Santa Claus got his red suit from a Coca Cola Advertisement. "Frosty the Snowman" was created by musicians inspired by Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, and who wanted a slice of profit.  “A Christmas Story" (1983) is a movie that becomes more and more popular every year, and is considered by many to be the view of American Christmas. However, I don’t think Jesus was mentioned more than once in the whole movie. Several years ago, Corpgov became unhappy that non-Christians weren’t participating in the consumer holiday. To fix the problem, they changed “Christ” to “X”, and behold, a holiday every American consumer can enjoy. I hope all my readers have a wonderful “X” mas.

Sincerely, Homestead Hermit……..

My Favorite Philosopher: Diogenes of Sinope

Its Homestead Hermit again, and this time I decided to dedicate a post to my favorite Greek philosopher. In my personal opinion Plato and Socrates had nothing on Diogenes of Sinope. This Greek thinker really understood the social world and society during his time. He might have been a bit “off” in the head, but who isn’t. Anyone who has the nerve to go around a city in daytime with a lantern in order to make a political or social statement is a hero of mine. When the ancient “do-gooders” asked him what the hell he was doing, he often replied with “I am looking for an honest man.” Imagine if someone today, did such a thing around a county court house, or place of important business. Sadly enough, Mr. Diogenes never found a honest man. For those of you that didn’t take it upon yourself to study philosophy, you should do so now. This crazy ancient "Abbie Hoffman" made a mockery of all ancient yuppie scumbags. He lived in an old used stone jar (not nearly as nice as a modern day van), and was often referred to as “dog like”. So, what if people thought he acted like a canine. I call myself a “hoarding bottom feeding desert rat” almost every day. I practically go to work, come home, and go to bed. I live the perfect life. No one bothers me, and I go to the local get-and-go Wal-Mart once a month for shaving razors, soap, etc. I just want to be left the hell alone, and I am sure Mr. Diogenes was the same way. This man was a true “anarchist”, and ahead of his time.  He embarrassed Plato, disputed his interpretation of Socrates and sabotaged his lectures. Diogenes was also responsible for publicly mocking Alexander the Great. We need deep thinkers like Diogenes in today's world... Somebody who will stand up against injustice, brainwashing of media, etc... Somebody who will look yuppie "keeping up with the Jones" scum bags right in the face and laugh. Somebody who thinks this country should be based on the "golden rule", and that it doesn't matter if you're black, white, gay, straight, Christian, Muslim, atheist, etc. as long as you put a smile on your face and treat others with respect and mind your own business. Personally, I believe Jesus died on the cross for our sins, however if you don't believe that, that's fine. I have nothing against gays, lesbians, pansexuals, bisexuals, etc. because it is none of my business what they do. I enjoy the 2nd amendment, however not everyone does. This country is headed down hill, and I got five reasons. People have lost respect for others who are different, people think credit and debt is the answer, people follow trends and advertisements way too much, our need for foreign fuels, and lastly greed. Nobody can have enough; they always want more and more and more. If that’s not bad enough, they brainwash their kids with the burden of never being satisfied with what they got. My mother and step-father make decent money, they have new cars, phones, etc. yet they constantly want more. Their life is miserable. Just as Diogenes of Sinope said "Humans have complicated every simple gift of the gods.” What is out there that is so great, that I am forced to work 12 hours, 5 days a week at a dead-end job to achieve? Diogenes wanted to be one thing, and that was “human”. We are all human, yet we try to be something else. We are no better than a common stray dog or cat. We have false needs, such as new cars and homes. All we really need is shelter from the elements, a soft spot to lay our head, warmth during the coldest nights, shade during the hot part of the day, food in our stomach, and something constructive to do in the meantime. Don’t let a corporation take something from you that they can’t replace, such as your health and your time. Just as Diogenes told Alexander the great, “ I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that you may not, by intercepting the sunshine, take from me what you cannot give"  

Sincerely, Homestead Hermit………… 

Homestead Hermit’s Guide to good health, and well being

            This guide is for anyone who is out of shape, and wants to prepare their body for what the future might hold without doing a lot of exercise. It is a tool that I use to regulate my body, and it can work with my “laid back” lifestyle. I am killing myself one spoon full at a time, and I didn’t even realize it until a few months ago. This guide in the long run will regulate us physically, mentally, and overall. It might not give us a six pack or big muscles, but it will make us better people. It will make us feel better, make us live longer (god willing), and save us money on the food bill and health bill. 

            I started this new way of living on the 25^th of October, 2012. My system consists of four components. Each component affects me mentally and physically. The four components are referred to as “the big four” The components are:

·        Foods we eat/amount of food we eat

·        The amount of cigars/cigarettes we smoke

·        The amount caffeine we consume

·        the amount of cardio exercise we get

The “big 4” will affect us in a lot of different ways. The main con of each one is the effects on our health long term. Each one has its pros, and its cons. At the bottom of this guide, I will supply you with a basic plan to help control the intake of these components.

·        (foods we eat/amount of food we eat) This component mostly targets calories, sodium, fiber, and fat we consume. In order for us to lose weight we must lower our calorie intake, and increase our fiber intake. Sodium is the reason most of us have high blood pressure, and it will hurt our health long term if we don’t get control of it. Fat content is also something we need to get control of. According to various online resources I only need around 3,000-3,500 calories to stay at my current weight and that is with no exercise. I am roughly 6’ 4” and almost 325 pounds. This means I must eat below 3,000 calories, however eating an extremely low amount of calories will cause my body to get farther out of shape by going into “fat saving mode”. I should draw the line at around 2.5k per day, with little exercise. This is the most important component in the “big 4”.

·        Smoking is bad for us. We all know this, and for those of you that don’t smoke, good job! You can skip this subject. However, a good puff of smoke from a cig really calms my nerves, and helps me through the day. I have been smoking cigars for almost 2 years, and I prefer “Black and Mild’s”, “Swisher Sweets”, and other tasty gas station delight cigars under a dollar each. However, lately I have been smoking cigarettes. I went from smoking one decent cigar every other day to smoking around three to five cigarettes each day. That comes out to around four packs a month (I don’t smoke on weekends) and it costs me around $19 a month vs. $15-$17 a month for cigars. My preferred brand is “Winston”, however they are nothing quite as satisfying as a “Marlboro red”. For those of you that smoke over a pack a day, you should lower your consumption (if possible) to around half a pack a day or less.

·        The amount of caffeine we consume is a big problem. My kidneys don’t need the abuse from this mean daily drug. If you are used to consuming caffeine heavily, it doesn’t have the same “awake” effect on you. I need to get my caffeine consumption under control as well. I need a set reason for drinking it, and I should only drink it for that reason.

·        Exercise!!! We all need it, and I need more of it. I work fast food, and on a typical day, I walk around the restaurant nearly fifty times. I carry boxes, lift stuff, bend over, and even run from place to place. I need to maximize the amount of exercise I get, and try and fit a set exercise period into my day. I don’t get enough on the weekends, and this affects me. I need to do some wall push-ups, walk more, or lift some weights. This is the hardest for me to build a habit of, and it’s something I need consistently. This step is very important.

The “big 4” is really going to pay off during a civil unrest period, or WTSHTF. Being a fat glob of obesity, I would not survive a two mile hike carrying a gallon of water and a battle rifle. I need to be ready!  We all need to be ready!

This should prepare us for the world. If it makes it easier, wait until after Christmas before starting this universal diet. Eat better, live happier. J    

MERRY CHRISMAS EVE: Holiday ramble

Hello everyone and Happy Christmas Eve, from the Homestead Hermit. I didn’t realize that so many blogs have similar names. Just for the sake of conversation, this is the only true Homestead Hermit blog. Today was my day off, and I decided to spend it sitting at the house with my loving mother. All I can think about is getting my 12 foot camper ready for full time living. If I get time I will post a few pictures, the interior is starting to look real nice. It has plenty of storage space, and I plan on utilizing every inch of it. Sadly, I can’t stand up completely in it, and the door is a little small for my size and stature. Not a problem though, just another reason I should shed a few pounds. Obesity is taking its toll on this country. I blame it on beef hormones, and that bitch Taco Bell. Thank god I work at a burger fast food restaurant, because I love those damn cheese and chicken and bread things they got. I can’t pronounce the actual name, but it looks something like “Chulpuas”. My word correct doesn’t seem to know either. If I am not working my dead end wage slave job, I really don’t know what to do with my time. I live in rural eastern Kentucky, and the nearest town is over 25 miles away. Before starting this blog, I had managed to rid myself of a large paperback novel collection. I sold around 20-25 of them for a dollar each, and the rest I send to the Good Will. I had 5 large boxes stuffed full, almost 350 books. They were mostly romance and western, some of them best sellers. During my high school years I would read nearly 7 or 8 books a week. T.V. never really entertained me, I enjoy some sit coms, but I find movies to be boring and in no way similar to a book. I hate advertisements and commercials, and thank God my parents decided to go with a DVR. I would never watch T.V. if it involved listening to a bunch of cars, and cleaning product commercials. This country is brainwashed more and more everyday with overpriced product advertisements. Who gives a flying pig fuck if the new Chrysler 300 has more beverage holders than the Ford Fusion? My 1999 Ford pickup with 200,000+ miles has 4 pop holders, and I find myself only using 2 of them at any giving time. So what if the new lady products make women and middle aged gay men look 10-12 years younger? It is a proven fact that makeup products have cancer causing ingredients. So what if she looks 10 years younger, if she dies with breast cancer within 5 years. So what if Mr. Drag queen looks “pretty”, he will end up with AID before the night is out. Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing in the world against homosexuals. However, I hate bitchy little teenage girls that drive shitty little Jap cars way too fast while talking to “Mr. right” on their Iphone. Sadly, most gay men act the same way. I am truly dumbfounded with this observation. It is one thing for them to act a little “girly” while still being likeable human beings, but when they act like spoiled brats with anal addictions is when I get upset. I could care less if they enjoy getting “pounded” in a dark gymnasium by a dozen men before going home with a sore ass. That makes more sense than getting married, having a few kids, only for her to leave you for someone else and you pay her for it. “Thanks honey for screwing the boy next door, how much do I owe you?” Maybe the gays will save us all. At least they won’t be having shit loads of kids while living off the tax payer’s money. More straight parents should adopt kids; quit making the gays carry the burden. And for some reason Corpgov won’t let you have “little miss abandoned after birth”, that is their loss and your gain. Hell, at least you tried. On another note, have you noticed how Horney girls flock after gay men? This doesn’t make any sense to me. Bitchy little college girl wanting to “breed” with bitchier little college boy that is openly gay. This makes no sense, what so ever. But the scary part is, what if bitchy little gay boy has something to do with spoiled college girl, and they conceive a kid. The little S.O.B. couldn’t be much of a resource for society. I can’t say much about being helpful to society. I am too lazy to ever go back to vocational school. I would rather walk on hot coals than waste my time in a class room, or on a college campus. But that is my decision, and I will be forced to live with it. The ideal of “Fiscal Cliff” is enough to make a grad student become a meth addict. The Government has no right to tax you just because you happen to make “too much”. How the hell can you make “too much”. I am not going to lose any sleep over it though, because I barely gross 15k a year at my fast food paradise. Go ahead, citizens of America, pick fun at me for never bettering myself or finding a “real” job. Why would I waste 4 years of my life, with $30,000 worth of student loans in the hope to find a 6 figure job that will only bring me home $50,000+ in net pay each year. These yuppie scumbags must be alcoholics or something. Go ahead and drive your nice little Fiat 500, but my F-150 with the driver side door that doesn’t close correctly will get me where I need to go, thanks anyways. Go ahead and drink your Fiji water yuppie scum, at least my tap water from the sink won’t give me the shits. If the holiday festive tradition doesn’t take up all my time tomorrow, I might write another rambling post. Stay safe and sane out there friends, Sincerely, Homestead Hermit………         

WTSHTF: Choosing one gun

     After writing my “intro”, I didn’t plan on writing another mess of words tonight. However, I had time to write one more post before bed. This post has been really hard for me to write, but I think it will be helpful for those who are preparing for TEOTWAWKI with a limited budget. Imagine trying to raise a family on a little more than minimum wage, but fearing civil unrest every day? Personally, I have no desire to ever want children. Finding a “better half” around my age that wants to live in a travel trailer is hard enough. I will save my whole “I don’t want snotty nose kids” views for another post. Let’s get back on subject, shall we?

     So, you want to buy yourself a personal defense/survival weapon with a limited supply of cash? Depending on where in the United States you live may influence what you got to work with. However, I have broken this subject down into a very simple discussion. During the 1800s, most western families had one firearm. That one firearm was a single or double barrel shotgun. This one gun battery defended the livestock, defended the family, and supplied the food. With around 200 dollars, you can supply yourself with a 12ga shotgun and a few dozen shot shells. However, they are one extra item I would consider after choosing your 12ga “shatter gun”. This little gadget is called a “gauge reducer”, and I would recommend it to anyone who owns a 12ga, or 16ga shot gun. I paid around 55 dollars for a set of two online from Littleskeeter.com. They had some UPS trouble shipping them, but after about two months they finally arrived at my dad’s house. This dandy little item allows me to fire 20ga shot shells from my 12ga shotguns. They work perfect, and I have shot well over 200 rounds through it. The shotgun remains the best all-around firearm because it is soooo simple and cheap. A basic single shot 12ga with factory ammo will never jam, and helps inaccurate shooters by providing a pattern with birdshot loads. I personally recommend an array of birdshot, 00 or 000 buckshot, and slugs. The shotgun should have a fixed modified choke to allow for slugs. Below I have a shopping list of everything you need to follow the simple “one gun” arsenal.

 Start out with an H & R or New England Partner or Topper single shot 12 gauge shotgun with modified choke. Here in eastern Kentucky, I have seen them at the local Wal-Mart for less than $150 NEW. Check the pawn shops first, and you might luck up and find one for less than $100. Avoid 20ga, and 16ga shotguns, because the shells are less popular in most areas. My local Wal-Mart carries black nylon ammo holders that slip over the end of the stock to carry an extra five shells. I brought mine a few years ago for less than ten bucks. I would recommend buying a box of #6 bird shot, as well as a small box of 00, or 000 buckshot. I only recommend slugs for dense rural areas, where shots several dozen yards away might be possible. Remember, with a shotgun, your range is very limited. Next, I would order a minimum of one 12ga to 20ga shotshell reducer from littleskeeter.com. This will allow you to train kids and women without overly harsh recoil. This may also allow you to use scavenged 20ga rounds WTSHTF. The gun, ammo, stock bandolier, and reducer should cost you around 200 dollars.

Intro: What This Blog is about

Hello, my name is Homestead Hermit, and welcome to my WTSHTF/escaping the rat race/living happy blog. My true inspirations were James Dakin, and M.D. Creekmore with their great blogs. Both Mr. Creekmore and Mr. Dakin are great preppers, and I've learned a lot from their articles. My life goal is to prepare for civil unrest, peak oil, food shortage, etc. while living a worry free and happy life as cheap as possible.

                I am a very selfish person, so now I am going to tell you a little about myself and why I decided to go down this “Escape the rat race” path. I live in Eastern Kentucky, with my Mother, Step-dad, and two sisters. I visit my Daddy on the weekends. I just graduated High school (class 2012), and I work as a wage slave at a local Fast food restaurant. I enjoy my Job, and I have worked there for over 3 years. Fast food work is the best work around, in my opinion. I would explain why, however I’ll save it for another article.

                I have yet to leap into the travel trailer lifestyle full time, due to the weather being cold, and since we will be seeing snowfall in a few weeks. I have been successful in finding a suitable trailer; however it’s a bit on the small side. It is only a 12 footer, but I got it for an amazing price. It is in great condition, and it weighs less than 4,000 pounds. I own a 1999 ford F-150 v6, and it has no problem pulling my little trailer. I plan on moving into it full-time around April or May. I keep it at my dad's, and we’ve worked a little on it. Nothing major, mostly cosmetic stuff…  I live a lower middle class lifestyle at the moment. My mother works as a General Manger at a Restaurant, and my step dad works at a local factory. We live in a decent home (4 bedrooms, 2 baths), and both of them drive new automobiles. Seeing both of them work 12 hour shifts, and worry about bills might be what turned me toward frugal thinking. I can't say for sure, however I have always considered myself to be an outcast when compared to modern Society. Things I want in life gross out my peers. Most people my age (I turned 19 last month) don't even know what the term Self-sufficient even means. My friends (I find myself anti-social %75 of the day) only care about two things, and that’s sex and new cell phones. The ideal of Materialism really disgusts me, and the thought of myself being a yuppie with a trophy spouse and a job that pays six figures really doesn’t appeal to me.

                My sophomore year of high school I got my first real job working at a local fast food restaurant chain. I worked there all summer, and after about a week or so, I really started liking my job. Since I was 15 at the time, I was only allowed to work 6 hours per day during the summer. After the first month of summer had passed, my mommy and I had a mind changing conversation. "School will be starting back in a few months. Better make good grades this year, get yourself a free ride through college. You don't want to be flipping burgers for the next 20 years do you?" I answered with, "No, burger flipping ain’t my cup of tea." However, I thought about it for the next few weeks. I enjoyed my job, and what else could matter? During my senior year of high school I was allowed to leave school and take vocational classes at a nearby Career center. I went there for 9 months, and during those 9 months I studied Industrial electricity. Sadly, I didn’t learn a single thing, and I hated every minute of it. Several people had told me when I was a kid, "be an electrician, they make good money." Well, they might make a fat pay check, but their life is a living hell. The only reason I signed up for the training was because I find alternative energy to be the way to self-sufficiency. During those 9 months, alternative energy was never mentioned.

                That is enough about me, if you want to know more, I will add tid bits of info about myself in future articles. So, keep reading, or send me an email. I started this blog for three reasons:

1.) -  Show the world that anyone (even a young adult) can leave the rat race and be happy in a world where living "the life of Riley" is getting harder and harder every day.

2.) - To help those having a hard time escaping the rat race. I will let the world know every step I plan on taking toward a cheap and happy existence.         

3.) - Because I like to write, even though I am horrible at it. Please look over my run on sentences, miss spelled words, and etc.

If I am lucking, I will have time tomorrow to write another mess of words.

Stay safe, and free….

                Sincerely, MR. HOMESTEAD HERMIT……………..