Why the silence?

I've intentionally been silent up to now on a lot of matters, mostly on the issues of Japan's disaster. The main reason for this is because I'm tired of knee jerk reaction to current issues. Remember the tortoise and the hare? It is far better for you to prepare on a daily basis, step by step, towards a more self-reliance lifestyle, a more off-grid experience then to run out to the store and buy iodine pills right now.

Disasters hit the Earth everyday, the events in Japan are no different then the countless other things that have come to the media's attention in the last few years. I am not trying to down play the pain and suffering the people of Japan, but rather down play the panic as a result.

Because I am an ex-information broker, I have been asked a lot of questions about what the risks are to the people of North America as a result of the Nuclear power plant meltdowns in Fukushima and Daiichi. I will try to answer all those questions now. ...

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