Awake! Finally, took me long enough!

So, I woke up last year and started looking at the world around me. I'm not sure what took me so stinkin' long, but whatever, I'm awake now. And let me tell you, some of the things I see now scare the hell out of me. So what's the point? I mean, sure things stink on ice, but hey, what are you going to do about it. Well, that's just it. Or I should say this is just it.

First I decided to prepare myself and my family for whatever comes. It doesn't really matter what the "it" is. It could be economic collapse, pandemic, asteroid (not holding breath). Or just something as everyday as job loss or family illness. Whatever the "it" is, I am now convinced that most, if not all, of us face some sort of "it" during our life.

I then turned to "dear internet" as a source of planning, preparing, you name it. I found a lot of good solid stuff. I also found a lot of weirdo's. (a lot) Good stuff I found was in the form of a few well written, concise, non-sky is falling books. I will review some of them in upcoming posts. I also found a few really good sites that I felt better served a person like me. Middle of the road, in middle America.

Now that I am on this path, I get a few (ok, more than a few) strange looks from others that I have shared this information with. Most think I'm suffering from an early mid-life crisis or that I've gone off the religious deep end. Neither is true. I just woke up.

The purpose of this blog is more of a journal for myself. I want a record of where I started and where I'm going and how I get there. Perhaps a few will join me along the way. If so, come on along. I'm sure it's going to be one heck of a ride.