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.

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Join Swagbucks. I’ll make it worth your while.

I love Swagbucks. There. I said it. I love Swagbucks because it helps me earn Amazon gift cards for doing what I’d do anyway, i.e., online searches.

I’d like for you to join Swagbucks using the widget here on the site. That’s because I’ll get bonus points if you do.

Yes, the Internet is a giant Ponzi scheme and I just want my piece of it. So I’m proposing a little incentive.

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