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Disaster Prevention Day

Posted on 2016/09/01 by admin

Not just for tin-hatted bomb shelter troglodytes on the Fringe of the Society. • My grandmother was orphaned by the great flu epidemic just before World War I • She lost contact with her brothers in World War I • … Continue reading →

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Jumping into Pop Survival

Posted on 2016/02/20 by admin

New acronyms (SHTF, TEOTWAWKI, BOB) were once a Dead Give Away, “Crazy Preppers Warning!” or “Armageddon Alert!”… But then Mainstream Media, even the President of the United States referred to natural events, hurricanes, snow storms and power outages as “Snow-mageddon” … Continue reading →

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Atheists in Bomb Shelters?

Posted on 2016/02/08 by admin

While politicians whip up their designer audiences  with border bluster, and billionaire bashing, they are valiantly working to hide from their voters the awful  facts and videos that inspired the Dr. Strangelove parody. High Notes: 1 of 3 Russian naval officers’ refusal … Continue reading →

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Learning Japanese – Common Blunders

Posted on 2016/02/07 by admin

Japanese Proper Confused with similar Example / Note kawaii cute kowaii horrible “Your baby is so “kawaii”” ningen People ninjin carrot “Look at all the people [carrots?!] riding bicycles home from work.” written:  ai 合い written:  meet ai愛 love Texting … Continue reading →

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Historical San Diego Japanese Community

Posted on 2015/12/28 by admin

This page is an excerpt: See original article here: http://sandiegofreepress.org/2013/05/excavating-golden-hill-the-japanese-american-christian-church-2/ by Jim Miller of San Diego Free Press on May 24, 2013 ~ in Culture, Government, Politics Excavating Golden Hill: The Japanese American Christian Church It’s easy to miss, tucked away at the elbow of 19th and E streets … Continue reading →

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Molly Beats Katrina with a Helping Hoof

Posted on 2015/12/28 by admin

Meet Molly! A Hurricane Katrina “one-in-a-million” survivor She’s a gray speckled pony who was abandoned by her owners when Hurricane Katrina hit southern Louisiana . She spent weeks on her own before finally being rescued and taken to a farm … Continue reading →

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Max Winkler’s Father

Posted on 2015/10/09 by admin

comments vary from idiot gutter talk to intelligent erudite and amazing … the main article is well written too. Below is an especially valuable excerpt from the article’s viewers’ comments From http://2ndamendmentfight.com/7-anti-gun-myths-that-need-to-be-debunked-immediately/ max winkler on April 19, 2015 at 8:41 … Continue reading →

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