Poor Old Dude

What is the biggest lie American parents tell their children? You can be anything you want to be and do anything you want to do. The fact is they can't. This has nothing to do with race, sex, nationality or any of the other trigger words that are so predominant today. What it has to do with is ability and skill, every human has limits, it's just a fact of nature and to bring children up with the lie and expectation that there are none is cruel and a disservice to not only them but society as a whole.  A generation or two ago parents told their children they had the right to try to be anything they wanted to be, with in limits. The key words being try and limits. Those key words are missing from today's parenting and can only lead to disappointment and frustration when the realities of the world slap them down and they surely will.

Today I have decided that I will become a internet/Youtube expert. Not sure in what yet but it seems like it would be pretty easy, All I need to do is find three or four people who will agree with everything I say right or wrong, and then I can proclaim myself a expert, whether I know anything or not.

Ok, there is a lot out there telling you what you need in your bug out bag, get home bag, stored in your home, kept at your bug out location etc.etc. etc. ad nauseum, but the fact is when shtf really happens you aren't necessarily going to be at home, at your office, or in your car, and what you may have to depend on the items in your pocket. A good folding knife, flashlight, multi-tool, whistle, hank of cord and maybe a bit of duct tape may be the difference between life and death. Now I'm not one of those people who suggest you somehow shove a 50lb pack into your pants pocket but a few simple easy to carry items should go with you where ever you go.