tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post8441789463085747160..comments2024-03-26T11:32:37.965-07:00Comments on From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog: Jenna Orkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05812985825726850202noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-2461372341258197542009-02-05T06:34:00.000-08:002009-02-05T06:34:00.000-08:00Well spoken, also, Todd. I believe we should maxim...Well spoken, also, Todd. I believe we should maximize the activities you're talking about and minimize playing corporate slave. But we still have to be responsible for ourselves. Localized, permaculture-based, spiritually mature groups cooperating are the only ones that will survive in this world...timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229697161527136177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-75948663466384246282009-02-05T03:01:00.000-08:002009-02-05T03:01:00.000-08:00Tim...Very well said!My knowledge of the 'Human Ex...Tim...<BR/><BR/>Very well said!<BR/><BR/>My knowledge of the 'Human Experience' and the 'Earth-Life-System' has grown exponentially over the past few years... and is serving me well at this interesting juncture of human evolution.<BR/><BR/>The quantum leap in knowledge that I've enjoyed has come from many hours of self-initiated out-of-body exploration, and many hours spent in deep meditation, contemplating and analyzing my experiences.<BR/><BR/>My experiences tell me that at our core (soul, essence) - we're pure consciousness, and we're using this physical system and these physical bodies as tools for evolution.<BR/><BR/>Have courage... enjoy the journey... and be MAGNIFICENT !!<BR/><BR/>ToddToddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15640238272156813932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-61430591634910393522009-02-05T01:39:00.000-08:002009-02-05T01:39:00.000-08:00This is a quick analysis of a report tabled at Dav...This is a quick analysis of a report tabled at Davos where the G20 were meeting recently. None of this is in the mainstream media which is shameful really.<BR/><BR/>http://www.interest.co.nz/ratesblog/index.php/2009/01/31/opinion-watershed-of-a-new-era/#more-2603<BR/><BR/>The original report is here…<BR/>www.weforum.org/scenarios/TheFutureoftheGlobalFinancialSytem.pdfWeRF*kedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00182436607599586365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-31978938057292249142009-02-04T11:15:00.000-08:002009-02-04T11:15:00.000-08:00RanD;Evil does not exist.(God has no "enemy&q...RanD;<BR/>Evil does not exist.(God has no "enemy") The Divine Reality is the process of infinite possibilities. That process expresses Itself as birth, life & change, and death. (appearance, change,disappearance) All of us, me, you, the blades of grass, the kitty-cats, MCR's dawg, the stars, none of us is exempt from this process. Evil or the Devil is just a childish personification of apparent disappearance. The more spiritually advanced you are, the less reactive you are to the death process. The higher your consciousness, the less "evil" manifests in your world.timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229697161527136177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-23892607180381610512009-02-03T17:57:00.000-08:002009-02-03T17:57:00.000-08:00Hey everybody. The appearance of a collapse of th...Hey everybody. The appearance of a collapse of the E.U. may give a hint of the failure of the planned N.W.O., however I hesitate to hope too fully in that idea. It seems to me rather that this is exactly in line with the plan. I don't believe there is any chance involved with the collapse events happening in Europe, here in the U.S., or anywhere else. I believe it's been planned from the start. The E.U. will not collapse. Rather, there will be a rally around the idea that in unity the European people can make it through the crash. This is an effort by the N.W.O. to consolidate, finally, Europe into one gov't with one currency by shattering the economies of the countries that still hold onto sovereignty due to popular demand. I could say the same here, with the coming bankruptcy of the Federal gov't as well as the states. The north and south american continents will be relagated to third world status now that the american empire has outlived its usefulness. What is happening with fema in KY is indeed a conditioning effort by the Pentagram aimed at all of us. NONE of this is accidental or chance. I believe Obama knows exactly what's being planned and there is no coup for he is covertly right behind the millitary. He will publicly denounce their actions but those words will have no teeth. Obama has no intention of saving this nation.<BR/> I am in the process of stocking a years worth of dry goods. For people on the east cost, check out www.nvorganic.com for affordable bulk organic food. Email them from that website and they will email you back their most current catalog. It's truely amazing. I've been trying to educate my family and coworkers at the farm about what's coming and no one wants to hear it. I'm afraid for my parents and siblings because they're all in the debt cycle and I won't be able to help them much in the meager position i'm in trying to support my sons and partner through the coming rapids. What can we do for our still-sleeping loved ones? Well, I have hope for tomorrow because I made it through today. Love you all.extraterrestrial_dnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10168407222574665683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-50898278284573432472009-02-03T16:06:00.000-08:002009-02-03T16:06:00.000-08:00As a former FTW subscriber I read a lot about find...As a former FTW subscriber I read a lot about finding the community you want to live in for the post-peak oil world. There's nothing like home sweet home, but I was reading my ESRI magazine(since I graduated with a Geography degree) and came across this article. It's available online and it included a couple of good maps by county that describe the lifestyle habits of each county in the United States. The study breaks down the life style habits into 12 categories. I'd like to add that I don't like the color scheme used to demonstrate this research. I thought I'd share with everyone!<BR/><BR/>http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/winter0809articles/who-what-where.htmlwxdude714https://www.blogger.com/profile/02134115307649116623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-67524812579274767142009-02-03T10:26:00.000-08:002009-02-03T10:26:00.000-08:00i think someone already mentioned something about ...i think someone already mentioned something about this but here it is again for those who may have missed it:<BR/><BR/>http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HCR0006.htmlkikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05063390775976269496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-4226186020440706042009-02-03T09:52:00.000-08:002009-02-03T09:52:00.000-08:00The cracks are widening ...http://halturnershow.bl...The cracks are widening ...<BR/><BR/>http://halturnershow.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-hampshire-talks-civil-war-against.html<BR/><BR/>Bold step for sure. There are towns in Utah that have done this, but this is the first state I know of to put up a public fight.<BR/><BR/>namastesunrnrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652462404810667168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-68202167069303207292009-02-03T07:53:00.000-08:002009-02-03T07:53:00.000-08:00February 3, 2009MCR says humans are more intellige...February 3, 2009<BR/><BR/>MCR says humans are more intelligent than the dinosaurs, though highly "flawed". in-the-light says humans are "damaged" but not flawed: whereas damage can be healed, to be flawed spells out doom. RanD says that humans are neither "flawed" nor "damaged", but are merely generally "ignorant" of "the source, part, and [inevitable, timely] extinction of [their] subversive mentalities/behaviors/practices". <BR/><BR/>The following information resolves the above issue --and how one chooses or chooses not to interact with said resolution as given below determines one's part within humankind's evolutionary continuum: <BR/><BR/>The advent of this current uniquely physicalized living Universe's SELF-manifested existence was and remains premised upon the principle that EVERYTHING is capable of existing. Whether produced in fully materialized physical form or produced as purely incorporeal intrinsically unconstrainable mental imagery, thereby such means the Mind of GOD is continuously and freely coursing throughout the field of GOD's SELF in the process of manifesting existence. As the fully self-Self-SELF-realized spirit-mind embodied by Jesus of Nazareth put it: "with GOD everything is possible." <BR/><BR/>It is thereby above said principle and means that all which is not good -- i.e., "evil" -- also was inevitably and requisitely caused to come into existence along with and in opposition to all which is good. And it must again be emphasized, that it is also by this same singularly unique principle and means that the Earth and everything it contains, produces, and sustains -- certainly including our human selves -- have likewise been caused to actualize within our Universe's infinite and eternal field of existence.<BR/><BR/>The part that evil has played in securing to GOD's currently manifesting Universe is manifold. Firstly is evil's need to be manifested in order to provide an absolute alternative to good, and thereby fulfill the Mind of GOD's current Universal objective which has been to manifest EVERYTHING. Secondly, evil has functioned as the paramount device by which GOD's ultimate physical manifestation as SELF in GOD's image --i.e., the human species of organisms -- has been brought fully into consciousness of reality/the Universe/existence/GOD/everything: as it is for GOD, so it is for GOD's children. Thirdly, upon humankind's realization -- as announced via fulfillment of their own fully conscious articulation -- of themselves in relation to their means and purpose for existing, all evil will imminently be removed from the entirety of GOD's Creation.<BR/><BR/>It is a good day here at FTW, and good one throughout the entire Universe, as well.RanDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05841404809073660720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-12145500237356357212009-02-03T05:15:00.000-08:002009-02-03T05:15:00.000-08:00On another topic the following has made me absolut...On another topic the following has made me absolutely livid for some time now (probably a waste of energy but oh well)...<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/feb/02/tax-gap-avoidance" REL="nofollow">Firms' secret tax avoidance schemes cost UK billions</A><BR/><BR/>I first came across the subject on the BBC: <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7681165.stm" REL="nofollow">Call for corporate tax clampdown</A><BR/><BR/>The first link was the main feature yesterday on the home page of the Guardian. Unfortunate timing as most people were distracted by the biggest snowstorm in 18 years. By rights the UK taxpayer should be extremely pissed off about this. At least its coming to light now.Mistersethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367338760345303801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-48444572166595415992009-02-03T04:52:00.000-08:002009-02-03T04:52:00.000-08:00This doesn't specifically pertain to the thread at...This doesn't specifically pertain to the thread at hand but on the subject of localization, self-sufficiency / general Peak Oil preparations I thought the following might be a useful resource for those who do not know all that much about growing food such as myself:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.rhs.org.uk/growyourown/" REL="nofollow">http://www.rhs.org.uk/growyourown/</A><BR/><BR/>I work for the Royal Horticultural Society here in the UK as their web producer and have just launched this area of the site. I want to be absolutely clear that this post is not intended as a viral marketing ploy of any kind (we are a charity at the end of the day). It has simply occurred to me that this could be a very helpful, user-friendly guide for a lot of people – perhaps not for yourselves but for your less horticulturally inclined friends and relatives. I apologize if it is too fluffy for the mavens but it is designed to be accessible in every sense. I also apologize if it is too UK-centric for some but most of it should apply across the pond.<BR/><BR/>If I haven't said so already: Mike and Jenna, thank you so much for all that you've done. I grew up asking a lot of questions that virtually nobody was able to answer until I found you.Mistersethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367338760345303801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-57221475061024349692009-02-03T03:18:00.000-08:002009-02-03T03:18:00.000-08:00Rice Farmer, re "As I've been predicting for some ...Rice Farmer, re "As I've been predicting for some time, a US government debt default is coming."<BR/><BR/>Agreed. Now mix in that "46 Of 50 States Could File Bankruptcy In 2009-2010." See:<BR/><BR/>http://freedomarizona.org/2009/01/30/46-of-50-states-could-file-bankruptcy-in-2009-2010/<BR/><BR/>Connect the two dots and it is somewhat obvious that the Feds cannot bail out the States which, by law, cannot run deficit budgets. Cutting back to the bone and when the bullet hits the bone (for all you pop culture types) converge at a level of social hurt.<BR/><BR/>Mike, re "Yes, nothing is sacred now; nothing immune. 29 million uneployed in China... Cheez!"<BR/><BR/>It is all uncharted turf, no matter how advanced the skills of the cartographers. =;-D Literally, the slate is about to be wiped clean and then advanced upon with "anyting goes." Nature abhors a vacuum, yes? Speaking of Chinese labor, there are 6 million coal miners feeding dirty, Chinese energy flow-through. I smell a vicious soft underbelly, an Achilles heal of scary proportions to make the British wildcats seem tame in comparison.<BR/><BR/>Note re "The map is not the territory." I've dropped this maxim a few times. For anyone who might be wondering, no, it is not a shot at Mike. It is a standard information theory principle. The map(s) will get us to the point of encounter, i.e. the turf. Then it becomes a matter of jumping down into the trenches and getting creative...and very, very dirty.Sebastian Ernst Roninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577726817981722245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-79781269061378316982009-02-03T02:49:00.000-08:002009-02-03T02:49:00.000-08:00The EU are not happy with Obamahttp://www.rte.ie/b...The EU are not happy with Obama<BR/><BR/>http://www.rte.ie/business/2009/0203/bruton.htmlFlying columnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907771340348016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-23431387840031281902009-02-03T02:32:00.000-08:002009-02-03T02:32:00.000-08:00Josh Wachtel: Quality acoustic from Bens living ro...Josh Wachtel: Quality acoustic from Bens living room! Save some electric tho, unplug the axe :lol:<BR/>-------------<BR/>One reason we like "devolution" <BR/><BR/>SENIOR Welsh MPs are pressing the Government to clarify the law after a series of wildcat strikes spread around the UK in a row over British jobs.... <BR/><BR/>Former Welsh Secretary Peter Hain said it was a “puzzle” that foreign firms could bring workers over to the UK for contract work, pay their accommodation costs and remain within EU employment rules.<BR/><BR/>“This does not seem to me to add up,” he said. “The real answer to this puzzle [is] these contracts are sub-contracted all the way down the line to the point where nobody really knows.” link<BR/><BR/>http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/02/03/mps-demand-clarification-of-employment-law-as-anger-grows-over-use-of-foreign-workers-91466-22841288/ <BR/><BR/>Mandy responds...<BR/><BR/>Lord Mandelson provoked fury yesterday after claiming strikers protesting about the use of overseas workers were driven by a hatred of foreigners. link<BR/><BR/>http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/02/03/lord-peter-mandelson-accuses-job-strikers-of-detesting-foreigners-115875-21093240/ <BR/><BR/>Dear Britain: Get Stuffed. Sincerely, New Labour [first call for Mandy's resignation?]<BR/><BR/>http://www.ukcolumn.org/2009/02/02/dear-britain-get-stuffed-sincerely-new-labour/<BR/><BR/>The strikers live on BBC said they don't mind foreigners so long there's equal opportunity for Brits.<BR/>----------------<BR/>Diversity in Britain, drumming up divisions...<BR/><BR/>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1134463/RICHARD-LITTLEJOHN-Christians-havent-got-prayer-diversity-Britain-.html<BR/>-------------------<BR/><BR/>The "extreme snow event" is a nice cover for the Gov, Banksters are being grilled by parliament this week, zero coverage on the BBC.<BR/><BR/>The UK is closed toady, it's too icy to go to work!gamedoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366724220594141999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-15618624923355386552009-02-03T01:18:00.000-08:002009-02-03T01:18:00.000-08:00Hello all,Seeing a few posts about the functional ...Hello all,<BR/><BR/>Seeing a few posts about the functional limitations of this blogger site had me thinking.<BR/><BR/>Should we use something like the Joomla open source software to create a more dynamic online community?<BR/><BR/>A Joomla component like JomSocial might let us share & discuss the important information and news from Mike, Jenna & others plus adding more light hearted bits like pictures, music, media to help through the gloom. :-)<BR/><BR/>I've built a few Joomla sites and I'm sure there are many other readers here who have used/heard of it also.Paul Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04071592847668391048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-30189311456867068342009-02-02T23:58:00.000-08:002009-02-02T23:58:00.000-08:00PRESIDENT Hu Jintao and his generals have ordered ...PRESIDENT Hu Jintao and his generals have ordered the military to obey the Communist Party "at any time, under any circumstances", as China enters its most politically fraught year in 20 years.<BR/><BR/>http://www.theage.com.au/world/beijing-warns-military-to-deter-instability-20090202-7vpw.html<BR/><BR/>Ex-Australian PM calls for abolition of IMF and G7; transferring power from debtor to surplus nations (i.e China, Japan, India)<BR/><BR/>http://business.theage.com.au/business/world-business/ditch-imf-g7-to-beat-crisis-keating-20090203-7vwd.htmlRaymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10686075025862591198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-58852441223302257802009-02-02T22:51:00.000-08:002009-02-02T22:51:00.000-08:00Technical Analist ING is "very bearish"Japan on ed...<A HREF="http://www.rtl.nl/(/financien/rtlz/home/)/components/financien/rtlz/2009/weken_2009/06/0202_1845_technisch_analist_ing_waarschuwt.xml" REL="nofollow">Technical Analist ING is "very bearish"</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/02/japan-on-edge-of-abyss.html" REL="nofollow">Japan on edge of ABYSS</A><BR/><BR/>V(incent)vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167494693614830950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-54024883503644088432009-02-02T19:36:00.000-08:002009-02-02T19:36:00.000-08:00AR - re: links in comments - I can't put the code ...AR - re: links in comments - <BR/>I can't put the code for putting links in comments without blogger reading it as a link, but if you email pandabonium at gmail.com I'd be happy to email the code to you.Pandaboniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352197350806179930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-71775765096630058612009-02-02T19:33:00.000-08:002009-02-02T19:33:00.000-08:00"Violent clashes in Russia as angry protesters cal..."Violent clashes in Russia as angry protesters call for Putin to resign over economy"<BR/><BR/>2500 march in Vladivostok, 1000 Communists rally in Moscow's Central Square...<BR/>full article here:<BR/><A HREF="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1133002/Violent-clashes-Russia-angry-protesters-Putin-resign-economy.html" REL="nofollow">Daily Mail Online</A>Pandaboniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352197350806179930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-56486208949997328592009-02-02T18:17:00.000-08:002009-02-02T18:17:00.000-08:00Sebastian -- Pretty much agreed on all counts. Bt ...Sebastian -- Pretty much agreed on all counts. Bt if we liken this to an avalanche and we must create air pockets, the sooner the old plans fail the less interference we will have in building our little shelters to house families or neighborhoods.<BR/><BR/>This is a big kernel I've been mulling for a while.<BR/><BR/>Yes, nothing is sacred now; nothing immune. 29 million uneployed in China... Cheez! All lerge multi-ethnic nation states are doomed. It is a good thing though that we might have anywhere from a week to a few years longer than China.<BR/><BR/>MCRMCRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05338936496305240656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-40932436744411827662009-02-02T18:00:00.000-08:002009-02-02T18:00:00.000-08:00To: Agape wins: Just because "John" has only been...To: Agape wins:<BR/><BR/> Just because "John" has only been posting since 11/08 he's completely ignorant? Come on, surely you don't believe that a person's post rate equals his or her read rate, do you?<BR/>I rarely post, but I READ everything. I don't expect to get shot down on a comment simply because I don't write (here, at least) as much as some of you others.<BR/><BR/>Ponder that.<BR/><BR/>I tend to agree with John. The US has only a few advantages for Americans - familiarity, space and a couple of oceans separating it from most of the rest of the world. Otherwise, I think the US is jacked. I'm happy here in Korea where I can get cheap but good quality medical care, fresh veggies grown locally, and my salary stretches a long way. As an American among Koreans, I am well respected and would no fear of being left out or shunted aside should things get tough. <BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, in America, your medical costs skyrocket, your products are all made elsewhere and you eat frankenfoods. Good luck with the POS GM car and your monsanto corn.martypantsROKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715498411918397559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-57706289241411450302009-02-02T17:11:00.000-08:002009-02-02T17:11:00.000-08:00Things have gotten so bad so fast, that in a perve...Things have gotten so bad so fast, that in a perverse sort of way I stand in awe of TPTB for their ability to hold the system together this far. All the bailing wire, twine, and cellophane tape in the world is not going to save us, but it's amazing that such simple tools have gotten us to this point.<BR/><BR/>As I've been predicting for some time, a US government debt default is coming. Get ready for the dollar crash.Rice Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172342023074235356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-84138383351116745142009-02-02T17:08:00.000-08:002009-02-02T17:08:00.000-08:00Yup Kiki here is Huff Post link-http://www.huffing...Yup Kiki here is Huff Post link-<BR/><BR/>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-latt/bush-punkd-us-again_b_162501.html<BR/><BR/>..Michael Isikoff reported for Newsweek that while many of us were fomenting about Bush preemptively pardoning at-risk members of his administration, he and his lawyer Fred Fielding (White House Counsel) were concocting one last expansion of executive privilege. Four days before he left office, Mr. Bush authorized Fielding to write letters to Harriet Miers and Karl Rove giving them "absolute immunity" from Congressional inquiry and prosecution. Preemptively. In perpetuity. Absolute and irrevocable.<BR/><BR/> The letters set the stage for what is likely to be a highly contentious legal and political battle over an unresolved issue: whether a former president can assert "executive privilege" -- and therefore prevent his aides from testifying before Congress -- even after his term has expired.<BR/><BR/>___________<BR/>Wonder who else is carrying letters?Chicken Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08991514356518563117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-26775460606607533012009-02-02T15:52:00.001-08:002009-02-02T15:52:00.001-08:00Your house is your castle always defend it.http://...Your house is your castle always defend it.<BR/><BR/>http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/550.html<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work Mike.I may be losing my Job soon,but i'll never let them take my house.<BR/><BR/>Conor<BR/>Ireland<BR/><BR/>PS:"Johnnys in the basement mixing up the medicine Im on the pavement thinking about the government"Flying columnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907771340348016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-89484231455693247852009-02-02T15:52:00.000-08:002009-02-02T15:52:00.000-08:00Hi All,This is one eyewitness account of the condi...Hi All,<BR/><BR/>This is one eyewitness account of the conditions in KY, Fema, Nat'l Guard, etc.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3-DB9ZuuZM" REL="nofollow">Kentucky Power Outages, Fema, Nat'l Guard</A><BR/><BR/>Question: Is this a glimpse of what we may expect, based on the KY power outages?<BR/><BR/>Peace all,<BR/>PatrickPatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210797410618607709noreply@blogger.com