Category: Articles

The Gunfighter and Society

“The Gunfighter and Society” Host: GoatHollow “The Gunfighter and Society”, is the title of an article to be read by GoatHollow on this broadcast of “They Were Preppers“. Following is an excerpt from that article written some 50 years ago. The changes in society’s perception seen then can be seen now in today’s media. However…
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October 16, 2013 0

Is Ethical Behavior Extinct?

Is Ethical Behavior Extinct? Author: Lynna A Preppers Path Rushing to take advantage? Or rushing to steal under the guise of ignorance? Seriously folks, does anyone really believe that those who rushed into several Walmart’s in Louisiana stripping the shelves clear of groceries believed they were not doing anything wrong.  That they were not knowingly taking…
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October 15, 2013 4

Tyrone, Utopia Deserted

Tyrone, Utopia Deserted on “They Were Preppers” Host: Doug (GoatHollow) Tyrone New Mexico, referred to as the million dollar city when built in 1915. A train station designed so the trains would back into the station to avoid disturbing passengers or those in the court yard with its smoke. A modern (at the time) hospital,…
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October 9, 2013 0

They Were Preppers on a Magic Journey!

They Were Preppers on A Magic Journey! Have you ever wondered how your world might change if all the trappings of our modern existence were suddenly stripped from our grasp? Traveling without our four wheeled cocoons, no more to enjoy the coolness of air conditioning gently coming from the vents. What if your world were suddenly…
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October 2, 2013 0

A Magic Journey

A Magic Journey: By: E.L. Jacobs A Magic Journey: When I was a small boy I made a journey in a covered wagon, going with my parents from their homestead in Oklahoma Territory to the part of Kansas they had come from, and back again to the homestead. This was not one of those painful…
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September 30, 2013 0

Krutch and “The Geography of Hope”

Krutch, Joseph Wood and The Geography of Hope! Join us for this broadcast as Goat Hollow reads for us an amazingly prophetic story written over 50 years ago. Deceased author Joseph Wood Krutch (November 25, 1893 – May 22, 1970) and his story of the Western frontier through his eyes relates his  vision of the wilderness as it was…
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September 25, 2013 0

Instincts, realizing and the uses!

Prepping, realizing our natural instincts! The natural instinct to prepare, to be aware of what is happening around us is inherent in every living creature on this planet. However, man like no other living organism has the ability to modify his instinct without knowing he is doing so. Animals exist, survive, and thrive on their…
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September 23, 2013 0

Hope! The Simpleton and Common sense.

The following article, written over a half century ago, I recently stumbled across and for myself it was one that I could not let go of. I read and re-read several times, each leaving me with new visions of what was and what is, of what I hope to be and what I hope I…
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September 21, 2013 0

Energy, This Prepper is Not Gonna Leave the Light On!

Sipping hot cocoa while contemplating the day ahead a chill pervaded the room. Glancing at the outdoor thermometer revealed the reason, 42 degrees and only September 5th. The realization that I better get the stove pipe repaired now, hit me. Autumn is on the way and in the natural course of things winter follows and…
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September 6, 2013 2

Labor Day Reflections!

Once those designated as Millennials (Gen Y) born roughly between 1982 and 2004, began entering the work force a phenomenon not previously known in our society took place. For the first time ever, four generations operate in the work force at the same time. Perhaps on this occasion of Labor Day 2013 we should take…
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September 2, 2013 0

Integrity creating an Indelible Homestead!

Homesteading in essence is built on self-reliance creating and building our stead into a home.  There are many who classify themselves as Homesteaders, Preppers,  Survivalist and even Thrivalist (which I like to call myself) but today let’s not  get hung up on debating the definition that each perceives as true for the title, after all…
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September 2, 2013 0

End of the World Advise from “Billy Bob Blogger”

I ran across a “Blog Page” this morning where someone was predicting the End of the World, and lamenting how you will be suffering because you won’t even be able to find the most rudimentary over the counter medicines at your local pharmacy.  They went on to suggest a bunch of herbal remedies, as substitutes…
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August 31, 2013 0

The End – Post-Apocalypse!

The Gun Show    guest G. Michael Hopf After his departure from the Marines, Mr. Hopf was recruited by a private security firm to operate as an Executive Protection Agent. He spent 9 years providing close protection to celebrities, corporate executives and the Saudi Royal Family. He operated around the world and was a detail leader…
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June 17, 2013 0