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Books and bracelets: A second-chance offer.
The random number generator liked Jennifer best this week: She’s the winner of “The Prepper’s Pocket Guide: 101 Easy Things You Can Do to Ready Your Home for a Disaster” plus the paracord bracelet woven by the author, Bernie Carr.
A number of readers seemed to think the bracelet was too très stylin’. Here’s how you can get your own, and/or a personalized copy of last week’s giveaway book.
The value of work.
I’ve got a nice new divot in my left thumb, worn there by a hoe handle. Earlier this week my father and I spent about 90 minutes grubbing out weeds in a field of Christmas trees.
It’s healing surprisingly fast (thanks, Neosporin!). You should have seen it a couple of days ago. Despite the work gloves, I’d dug a hole deep enough to accommodate a hearing-aid battery.
Nominated for a Plutus Award — twice!
Scroll up to the top of this page and look to the right. All the way to the right. See that illustration of a golden trophy? I haven’t won it yet, but with your help I could. In fact, I could win two of them.
Giveaway: “The Prepper’s Pocket Guide.”
If I’d been thinking clearly last week, this would have been the Aug. 26 giveaway. But Irene (or the threat of Irene, anyway) had me making enormous changes at the last minute.
The good news: This book will help you prepare for the next looming disaster, whether natural or man-made.
Also included, courtesy of the author, is a very unusual lagniappe.
How to get free stuff.
Want freebies? They’re easier than ever to get, thanks to deal/freebie bloggers and social media.
Better safe than soggy.
Now that Irene has said good night – and as a topical storm rather than a hurricane – it’s time for everyone to attack the news media for hype and scare tactics.
Come on, Irene.
At about 10:30 a.m. this morning I suddenly came to my senses: Why in the world was I considering making the next leg of my trip to Washington, D.C.?
Need to cut costs? Read these books (for free).
This week’s giveaway is a pair of books by a civilian savings expert.
If I lived here, I’d be dead now.
Carved on my gravestone would be the phrase, “Died of surfeit. She was smiling at the time.”