tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post4983557841242662206..comments2024-03-26T11:32:37.965-07:00Comments on From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog: Jenna Orkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05812985825726850202noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-13508989522949558982009-02-08T10:48:00.000-08:002009-02-08T10:48:00.000-08:00"This innate biological response at least allows t..."This innate biological response at least allows the mother to have other babies, thereby ensuring the survival of the species."<BR/><BR/>Not just the species, but the baby's own genes. The baby is sure to share about 1/4 of the genes as any of the mother's other children, and likely to share about 1/2 (if they have the same father). (a la Dawkins "Selfish Gene")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-26204981531095088582009-02-08T09:30:00.000-08:002009-02-08T09:30:00.000-08:00Adding to cj’s contribution, limited financial mea...Adding to cj’s contribution, limited financial means doesn’t change the fact we were all given a brain with the ability to use our imagination. Those of us lacking dollars or gold will have to work ours that much harder. Worse case scenario brain storming is what I’ve been doing and it all boils down to the basics. How will I get food and water, where will I shelter, how will I stay warm and protect myself from invaders and illness? We are fast running out of time to work these equations out. Do as much as you can to cover those needs now. I won’t bore you with what I have done but suffice to say if all of the tradition means of getting what we need to survive are gone, bartering will become the name of the game. <BR/><BR/>What will people need? If you have a couple of years worth of seeds (heirloom not hybrid) but no land and another guy has land but can’t perform manual labor and a third guy has nothing but a strong back, you barter so everyone has food. Beginning today devote a portion of each paycheck to buy things Americans take for granted like soap, aspirin, etc, after the supply chain breaks there will be no Tide for washing clothes and in many cases not even water to drink never mind to do laundry. Go to second hand stores or yard sales and buy basic tools, shovels, picks and the like. Start saving things like the 10 gal Tidy Cat litter buckets in case you have to go to a stream or lake for your water. You get the idea. Although it would be nice to have precious metals to cushion the blow, it comes with no guarantees.<BR/>"Only when the last tree has withered, and the last fish caught, and the last river been poisoned, will we realize we cannot eat money." <BR/>— Cree wisdom<BR/><BR/>Jena and Mike constantly remind us as we drive off the cliff to monitor not just the view to the front but to also check out the side and rear view mirrors. Tom Englehardt has done a nice bit of work for the futures file on the Empire’s obituary. It dovetails neatly with Dmitry Orlov’s wisdom.<BR/><BR/>Whistling past the Afghan graveyard<BR/>By Tom Engelhardt<BR/>http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KB07Df03.htmlDiasporahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08327346131443956483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-25947599105561399642009-02-07T16:23:00.000-08:002009-02-07T16:23:00.000-08:00Since the subject of the Titanic was mentioned in ...Since the subject of the Titanic was mentioned in this thread, has anyone besides me become suspicious of the story we've always been told around the sinking of the ship? There are a number of different events I've researched around this, but among the most striking are the following:<BR/><BR/>1) The ship went down in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, in springtime, at a latitude roughly equivalent to that of New York City. It's almost non-existent to have icebergs in the Atlantic Ocean even just south of Greenland, so having one almost 2200 miles further south in warmer waters would be next to impossible.<BR/><BR/>Here's a map showing where the ship went down:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/awbfmq" REL="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/awbfmq</A><BR/><BR/>2) Three major opponents of creating The Federal Reserve System, John Jacob Astor, Benjamin Guggenheim, and Isa Strauss, were all passengers who died in the disaster. J.P. Morgan, who was supposed to join them on the voyage, changed his mind at the last minute and decided not to board the ship. The White Star Line, one of the companies owned by J.P. Morgan, was the company that also owned the Titanic. And J.P. Morgan was a huge proponent of wanting to create The Federal Reserve System.<BR/><BR/>3) In the following year in 1913, The Federal Reserve Act passed, and The Federal Reserve System was created.<BR/><BR/>I definitely don't have all the answers around this one, but the three items I've just mentioned above certainly make me suspicious.businessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014863390357287025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-80394026892810334872009-02-07T08:50:00.000-08:002009-02-07T08:50:00.000-08:00I'm scared to see it all go down. Yes, I recogniz...I'm scared to see it all go down. <BR/>Yes, I recognize that unrestrained capitalism has been romping through the planet, destroying all it contacts, especially for the last 30 years.<BR/>But my sweet, secure, comfortable life is about to change, and I don't like that.<BR/>It's like a forest fire. It may be necessary to regenerate the forest, but I feel like Bambi.wagelaborerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16115736967725316875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-67708627554785742312009-02-06T18:36:00.000-08:002009-02-06T18:36:00.000-08:00RanD said..."If you should find knowledge greater ...RanD said...<BR/><BR/>"If you should find knowledge greater than this, please advise us so we can all be disabused of our folly :)!"<BR/><BR/>The knowledge I've discovered through my inner exploration has humbled me... I now know, how much I don't know, about what there is to know;-)<BR/><BR/>The Creative Energies of the Universe are VERY playful:-) <BR/><BR/>Be Magnificent! <BR/><BR/>ToddToddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15640238272156813932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-47178537302243707462009-02-06T18:07:00.000-08:002009-02-06T18:07:00.000-08:00Anton V, LOVED your post. That is the attitude, a...Anton V, LOVED your post. That is the attitude, alright. Not retreating into fear & selfishness, as pstajk touched upon. The edifices are crumbling, and it's about time. Are any of you actually sad to see it all go down? Facing what comes with joy and wonder will carry us all a long way... Half the battle is already won for us - we recognize what is going on and won't lapse into panic & denial like the vast majority of our brethren. Give thanks...Velobwoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621423104413433086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-40203621463292015842009-02-06T17:55:00.000-08:002009-02-06T17:55:00.000-08:00Tim...Again, well said.Tim...<BR/><BR/>Again, well said.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15640238272156813932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-16076034103183524012009-02-06T16:01:00.000-08:002009-02-06T16:01:00.000-08:00New Changes Leave Consumers in the Dark About Cred...New Changes Leave Consumers in the Dark About Credit Scoring: new FICO '08 system went into effect Feb. 5th : http://is.gd/iGn6<BR/><BR/>So here's what we're looking at today: a crapped out economy with extremely tight lending standards, a shrinking credit market where open lines of credit and home equity are being dramatically reduced, and now a secret revised FICO scoring model that takes away your ability to judge how creditworthy you are. <BR/><BR/>And, just this morning comes the news that one of the big three bureaus, Experian, is going to stop offering FICO score access to consumersVelobwoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621423104413433086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-72781985473626185952009-02-06T15:51:00.000-08:002009-02-06T15:51:00.000-08:00Anton -- That was fucking beautiful.NCRAnton -- That was fucking beautiful.<BR/><BR/>NCRMCRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05338936496305240656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-29061074211757631662009-02-06T15:13:00.000-08:002009-02-06T15:13:00.000-08:00Sebastian (responding to your earlier post)-I'...Sebastian (responding to your earlier post)-<BR/>I've had that same thought, but like MCR's been saying in several of his posts, at this point in time, they're riding the reins of run-away train; they're all victims of their own hubris for thinking they could control it. Once the MIC path was begun, it had to be followed to its logical conclusion, and people like Cheney and Rumsfeld (just the easiest and most obvious), sprouted up naturally to fill the roles of the system. (BTW - I keep seeing that image from Dr. Strangelove of the pilot riding the bomb out the door, screaming "Yee-haa!" as I write this.) <BR/><BR/>It seems that the evolutionary path we've been bearing on has been one ultimately about control: Control over nature, over our fellow humans and over our selves. Look at how well our attempts at control have worked out, too! As Yeats said, "The centre cannot hold..."<BR/><BR/>Oh, and Jenna - Your post this time absolutely kicked ass! Personally, it really resonated with me, and brought some memories into new focus.<BR/><BR/>Almost 13 years ago, after graduating college, I took an Outward Bound course. I was with a wide cross section of people from around the country (ages ranged from me, the youngest at 23, to a 'grandma' of 56), comprised of 8 unique individuals and two amazing guides. We were outside in the wilderness of the Joshua Tree, and I was challenged mentally, physically and spiritually. <BR/><BR/>Among the group, there was a beautiful soul named Hadley who confronted my sense of entitlement as a white male American (looking back - I had it damn good, a Charlie Brown-esque childhood of farms and empty fields, outside Eugene, OR, where you RARELY saw a non-white face). At the time, I remember having so much animosity towards her and feeling so mad at her for challenging me like that, but it had a profound, lasting effect and started a process of broadening my own narrow view-point. It was like she pushed a domino in my brain, and this cascade of questions just started to ripple from one to the next.<BR/><BR/>Physically, it was the greatest experience of my life, too. Being outside like that, carrying an 80 lb pack (you have to haul all your own water, and as I was one of the youngest, biggest and strongest, I got to "help" more), I just got stronger and stronger as the course went on. Not only that, but I sprained my ankle on the first day. I plowed through the pain, though, which was huge for me. And I learned that you're intimately responsible for yourself and your own well-being. You can't offer assistance to anyone else if you can't first take care of yourself.<BR/><BR/>And lastly, that experience showed me that I was the most alive, most in touch with my reality and my surroundings when so directly confronted by the outside world, naked, so to speak. At the end of the session, we got to spend 24 hours by ourselves, nothing but a tarp, 32 oz of water, a sleeping bag and a pencil and paper. The clarity that that event rendered was sublime, and helped me reach this particular vantage point.<BR/><BR/>With events unfolding like they are, now, can't you feel your heart start to race as you look at the collapse of this bull-shit edifice that has been built up around us?! The electricity in the moment is palpably building. We're finally seeing this corrupt, debasing culture be consumed by its own profligate, constantly devouring character. The hypocrisy can no longer be covered up or denied.<BR/><BR/>It feels like we're in the back eddies of a dam, a dam that's rapidly deteriorating, with holes springing up at a quickening pace. We're all about to drop, plop, into the raging current. Stay on top, float, relax and don't struggle too hard or you'll be pulled under by the current. <BR/><BR/>Rejoice and reflect on the fact that we're all here, at this precise moment in space and time, for a reason, which is up to each of us individually to interpret and understand. Take some responsibility for yourself and remember that we chose to be here, at the end of times, symbolically speaking, because we wanted to witness and to bear our own testimony on its demise, and to offer up seeds for the next generation.<BR/><BR/>Peace and joy to all!<BR/><BR/>BTW - I'm writing this fueled by that mystical poet, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Survival. <BR/><BR/>One last note, after seeing the latest posts: Mike, Sebastian - If you haven't seen Jim Jarmusch's Ghost Dog, I highly recommend it (I'd be amazed if it didn't really resonate with you, Sebastian). "The way of the Samurai is one of immediacy..." (also, Dead Man, is another gem)anton vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419769270452887639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-85728584145479233542009-02-06T14:07:00.000-08:002009-02-06T14:07:00.000-08:00BTW, I was partial to old Z's...240's and 260's. T...BTW, I was partial to old Z's...240's and 260's. Took one up the backbone of Cascadia in the summer of 91 in search of Wilson Sr's old home in the Kootenays. I found it.Sebastian Ernst Roninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577726817981722245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-69135933655654914022009-02-06T14:03:00.000-08:002009-02-06T14:03:00.000-08:00MCR, as you know, the masterless samurai (the wave...MCR, as you know, the masterless samurai (the wave men, in some translations) became hermits, poets, teachers...some became bandits. Such were the ties of duty and loyalty, words that have become obscenities in our kulture; it was not an option to go and work for the other guy/corporation.<BR/><BR/>The movie was okay, but relative to the true history, mere Hollywood fluff. I released a sigh of relief when it did not become a blockbuster.<BR/><BR/>Twenty-five years or so ago it became abruptly apparent to me that my "Lord" was dead. The appropriate, obvious and legal identity transition was as clear to me as is the nose on my face. And anyway, there were more consonants than vowels in my Austrian birth name. =:-D There was a great deal to learn and, once learnt, to be applied. One must demonstrate where and how one stands.<BR/><BR/>For anyone who has even read the first few pages of Rubicon, the "attitude" is right there. If taking fire from the tree line, the best way to avoid it is to run straight into it. My own interpretation of same is: when about to enter combat go in as if though already dead. No ego, ergo no vanity nor fear. Hagakure.<BR/><BR/>Wakarimasu ka.Sebastian Ernst Roninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577726817981722245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-16207434495709799002009-02-06T13:43:00.000-08:002009-02-06T13:43:00.000-08:00As a 30 year old who gets more worried by the weak...As a 30 year old who gets more worried by the weak from our ballooning deficits and coming peak oil I'm glad I came across your blog. <BR/><BR/>Does anyone have recommendations for reputable dealers where I can buy gold and/or silver? I hope that's not a stupid question, but I didn't know if it's better to buy them from individuals or dealers or what exactly. I'm currently located in Orlando, FL if it makes any difference. Thanks in advance.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744988620717201253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-55870013932291916662009-02-06T12:57:00.000-08:002009-02-06T12:57:00.000-08:00Sebastian Ronin -- You know, "Ronin" is perhaps my...Sebastian Ronin -- You know, "Ronin" is perhaps my favorite action-adventure movie of all time. Sure, the firearms were directed properly. But RONIN is a movie that is all about making high-stress decisions quickly and efficiently.<BR/><BR/>There is a clear warrior mentality in Ronin and there is Bushido. No one can possibly describe the joy when true great warrior meets and befriends true great warrior(forget gender and forget requirements for bloodshed).<BR/><BR/>It was a great script. And... as someone's who's done a lot of driving... an Audi 8* was a fantasy for me in the old paradigm.<BR/><BR/>RONIN isn't a movie about guns and bullets. It's a movie about decision making.<BR/><BR/>MCRMCRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05338936496305240656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-36597866217718654382009-02-06T12:37:00.000-08:002009-02-06T12:37:00.000-08:00Sorry that one comment keeps popping up - i just d...Sorry that one comment keeps popping up - i just disabled the single sign on function on my comp.<BR/><BR/>many apologiespstajkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788374689005233614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-82977602775448000382009-02-06T12:36:00.000-08:002009-02-06T12:36:00.000-08:00Here's a bit of a would be humerous parable if it...Here's a bit of a would be humerous parable if it wasn't so close to the truth about where we are and how we got here ...<BR/><BR/>http://georgerdavis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/06/2400247-the-pig-the-pachyderm-and-the-jackass-a-parable<BR/><BR/>Nothing seems to be working for the administration and congress in fixing a problem which is really a result, not a cause and which no one really understands anyway.<BR/><BR/>Seems the level of hysteria is raising exponentially! Seems the ship is about ready to head bow down at an ever increasing rate.<BR/><BR/>The trick will be to get far enough away before it goes under so as not to be pulled into the hole with it.<BR/><BR/>namastesunrnrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652462404810667168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-58836169564903067522009-02-06T11:39:00.000-08:002009-02-06T11:39:00.000-08:00"Henry Kissinger, the pioneer of Cold War detente ..."Henry Kissinger, the pioneer of Cold War detente during the Nixon era, has made a return to frontline politics after President Barack Obama reportedly sent him to Moscow to win backing from Vladimir Putin's government for a nuclear disarmament initiative. "<BR/><BR/>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/4530042/Cold-warrior-Henry-Kissinger-woos-Russia-for-Barack-Obama.htmlATLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08588683347932441223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-89542009504010424152009-02-06T11:37:00.000-08:002009-02-06T11:37:00.000-08:00i've never purported to be brilliant but one thing...i've never purported to be brilliant but one thing i do understand: getting along in the world translates into: understanding human nature supercedes intellect any day<BR/><BR/>so when someone speaks beyond what i understand, i seek what i need to know in order to understand when it is obvious i can do so through study and time<BR/><BR/>when it is not obvious i can do so through study and time, i resolve to evolve at my own rate of perception and understanding<BR/><BR/>if someone offers nurturing, i accept because being cared for and about feels good and strengthens inner resolve<BR/><BR/>as agape said: there is a place for everyone here and i appreciate all whether i understand them or not - jmokikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05063390775976269496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-18732279387255674302009-02-06T11:07:00.000-08:002009-02-06T11:07:00.000-08:00Uh oh! The natives are getting restless now! http:...Uh oh! The natives are getting restless now! <BR/><BR/>http://www.doomers.us/forum2/index.php/topic,37757.0.html<BR/><BR/>Could this be the beginning of the end?NewMatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975236256612410989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-51768453672920120712009-02-06T10:45:00.000-08:002009-02-06T10:45:00.000-08:00RanD;Thanks for your response. You are very correc...RanD;<BR/>Thanks for your response. You are very correct about words, and it is sometimes difficult for me to express exactly what I mean. Evil (capital E) as God's enemy, does not exist. evil (small e) can be considered a human destructive trait. Destructive is the correct word. Meaning: all those terrible traits you listed are destructive, and may be considered evil. But the Divine Reality has no enemies and the Divine Reality is all there Is. It has a destructive aspect. Nothing is ultimately destroyed, it just constantly changes form. Perpetual Change. For example, we consider Hitler and Stalin to be evil. But natural disasters like tornadoes, hurricanes, volcanoes, etc. have killed many more people. The natural disasters are not considered evil, but have caused more suffering than Hitler. Mother Nature eats Her children. That is not evil, it is the destructive aspect of God. Creation (birth), Life (change), and Death (destruction) is the Reality of God. To call any aspect of that Evil (not evil) is to judge God. Does this make more sense?timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229697161527136177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-38095810203198401962009-02-06T10:33:00.000-08:002009-02-06T10:33:00.000-08:00Sebastian, I like you.Mike's right, I'm sure, that...Sebastian, I like you.<BR/><BR/>Mike's right, I'm sure, that there is panic and confusion even among the highest of the Dark Forces. But the whole thing looks to me like a deliberate attempt to atrophe the institutions and plunder the resources of those who might interfere with their fiendish retreat.<BR/><BR/>The last quarter century has been a setup. They knew what NAFTA and WTO would do. They knew what deregulating derivatives would do. They knew what sending in a tiny force to hold a country like Iraq would do. They had USAPatriot together before 9/11. There is a series of moves too pat to accept the subsequent "Oh, that went funny...darn" excuse. If we look at what inflation and big box stores and the loss of employee benefits have done to our Main Street economy, how the trade in powders has sucked cash out of the workers' pockets, into unreachable corners of the Wall Street economy, how offshore accounts have taken the rapacious gains of both "legitimate" and "criminal" tycoons out of the reach of taxation and investigation, and on and on, we can watch the collective power of the people sift away into the hands of a few, methodically and apace.<BR/><BR/>Scorched Earth indeed! A horrible metaphore, but apt. It describes what an army does to deny its enemy sustinance to continue the fight. It's also useful in retreat, "burning one's bridges" and also the fields that might give forage to pursuers. It's hard to follow an enemy that is burning everything as it goes.<BR/><BR/>Now people are going to be so busy looking for bread that they will not be able to even make a reasonable attempt to intervene in the real government, to launch protests or run election campaigns or recalls or initiatitves. How can we do the long hard work of establishing co-ops and neighborhood organizations when food is scarce, crime swells, governments and mafias (but I repeat myself) put the crimps on everyone competing with their scams?<BR/><BR/>A key strategy to oppose scorched Earth is to quietly preserve as many resourcs as possible. The most important resources are sanity and human cooperation. If we can preserve enough to keep ourselves capable, the Dark Ones may just scorch themselves right out of their own citadel.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15089030424077326543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-27167069274446043362009-02-06T10:31:00.000-08:002009-02-06T10:31:00.000-08:00biffsilver's supposed to get a bigger bang for the...biff<BR/><BR/>silver's supposed to get a bigger bang for the buck but if you're planning on moving, it's harder to take w. you.<BR/><BR/>jo (not mcr)Jenna Orkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05812985825726850202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-7351370480091761672009-02-06T09:47:00.000-08:002009-02-06T09:47:00.000-08:00For Sabastian Ronin---Is this an coordinated and o...For Sabastian Ronin---<BR/><BR/>Is this an coordinated and orchestrated Scorched Earth policy?<BR/><BR/>I was thinking of orchestrations, too...<BR/><BR/>If the Obama administration Trillion dollar bailout will do no good (and let's assume for second that Obama and his advisers know this), is the Obama bailout "intended to fail"?no1hearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09416862925495489919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-39349915902367872812009-02-06T09:25:00.000-08:002009-02-06T09:25:00.000-08:00Palooka's Revenge: It would seem to me that a few ...Palooka's Revenge: It would seem to me that a few chosen ones have taken it upon themselves to be the blog mother hens, cluck, cluck, clucking here and there. I certainly don't remember a vote being taken. One of the major problems with fixer personality types is that they don't seem to realize that every time they point one finger out, there are three pointing back.<BR/><BR/>It doesn't seem to dawn on these types that I wouldn't be caught on the same side of the street with some of the cyber-personalities that show up here, let alone trust them to cover my back. That's just life. Likely the feeling is mutual. I don't lose any sleep over it.<BR/><BR/>Bottom line is, IMO, likely 70-80 percent of contributors and lurkers will go down. I might be one of them. It's a numbers game. The wheat from the chaff is always separated. Many come; few stay. We do what we must do, not what we would like to do.Sebastian Ernst Roninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577726817981722245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-72013019119562044622009-02-06T09:08:00.000-08:002009-02-06T09:08:00.000-08:00MCR: A couple of questions.How do you feel Canada...MCR: A couple of questions.<BR/><BR/>How do you feel Canada will end up after all this? <BR/><BR/>May be a vague question, but how much gold do you feel one should accumulate in oz to stay "safe", whatever form that takes.<BR/><BR/>Is Silver/Platinum worth accumulating or is Gold the way to go?<BR/><BR/>thanks in advance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com