Preparedness With Steven

  In the past few days, I could not look at social media without seeing a video pop up about President Biden falling down several times while climbing the steps to Air Force One.  It's tough to watch and I can't help but feel deeply concerned for his health.   To me, he just does not look well.   Let me be clear.  This has nothing to do with whether or not I agree with his policies since taking office. But he is our President and leader of the most powerful nation on the earth.  The President of the United States of America.  The most demanding job in the world in my opinion.  I can't imagine the stress and pressure it brings.  I want my President the be cogent, alert and cognitively functioning at all times.  It's not just intelligence.  It's judgment, discernment, memory, compassion and toughness that is so important in this position.   Is he really cogntively fit for this position? I am no medica expert, but f...

Top 5 Preps to Survive a Deep Freeze 2021 USA. Would You be Ready? M uch of the USA was plunged into a  deep freeze  a few weeks ago. Even parts of the deep south felt this one. In Texas, the  sub-zero  temps and winter storm extended all the way to its southern borders! It left millions without  power  for days on end and made travel next to impossible. At least 5 people died, several froze to death inside their homes. Now there are reports of  food  and  water  shortages at grocery stores were due to the disruption in the supply chain.  https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/17/texas-food-supply-power-outage/ This is why we  prepare . Weather is one of those forces of nature that is so difficult to predict. I live in Georgia, so we were lucky with this one. The arctic train of freeze stopped right at our doorstep.   Much of the state of  Texas  experienced rolling blackouts, so hours at a time with no power ...

  Yes, you read that right In case you start seeing zombies wandering around, the CDC has issued guidance for how to be prepared in such an event. I have to stay I find this story amusing. Obviously, the CDC is using this as a tongue and cheek way of getting people to think about being prepared for any natural or man made disaster. Here is a link to the story  https://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmatters/2011/05/preparedness-101-zombie-apocalypse/ This story still makes me ch u ckle a bit. Especially the part that talks about having enough water and food stored up for at least  3  days. Umm pardon me, but for most prepper type people, 3 days of provisions is the bare minimum at any given time. Think at least 6 months! So a few days is enough time to allow authorities to investigate the zombie outbreak and solve the problem?  I don’t think so. Is it realistic anyway ? I know it’s talked about often and people seem to have a fascination with zombies. This has been th...

S now, ice storms, children home from school, Covid lock downs but you have a family to feed. Tired of the same old? Eating out is  expensive  and if you have it delivered, tack on a few more dollars! Our children are grown now and no longer live with us, but we still keep eating out to just one or two times per week. We like to prepare something on Sundays that we can eat off for at least half of the week. We have tried many but we have several favorites for the this time of the year. They are winter friendly, taste good, simple to make and use very common household ingredients. I could go into so many meal options, but the following is our top 3. The first one is a nice  twist  on the traditional  spaghetti . Chickenetti  is one of those satisfying meals that is filling but at the same time is not unhealthy. My wife is gluten-free so we use GF pasta and cream of mushroom soup. If you are trying to watch your  sodium  intake just opt for a lower ...