"You did a damn fine job here Mars, and I wish you luck in wherever your life takes you.

Good night, sweet prince."

""Among the maxixs on Lord Naoshige's wall was this one: "Maters of great concern should be treated lightly." Master Ittei commented, "Matters of small concern shouldbe treated seriously." Among one's affairs there should not be more than two or three matters of what one one could call great concern. If these are deliberated upon during ordinary times, they can be understood. Thinking about things previously and then handling them lightly when the ttimes is what this is all about. To face an event and solve it lightly is difficult if you are not resolved beforehand, and there will always be uncertainty in hitting your mark. However, if the foundation is laid previously, you can think of the saying, "Matters of great concern should be treated lightly," as your own basis for action."

Yamamato Tsunetomo-"Hagakure""

"Since your chainmail isn't bullet proof, are you going to wear kevlar and ceramic plates over it? Since none of that is fireproof, will you wear a nomex suit as well? And since none of that is crush proof, are you going to wrap yourself in bubble wrap too? Oh, and since it offers no weather protection, a rain slick over everything?

While chainmail may offer superior bite and cut protection, it offers nothing else. And way more bite and cut protection than anyone needs. Might as well get a bearproof suit. "

"Not surprised, LMAO. You don't like what I said, so I should leave. Go figure!

Nobody said I am OPPOSED to ZOMBIE IDEAS. It's you guys that are opposed to pulse blasters.

LOL."

"I would carry a knife (and sharpening stone) in a belt, a metal receptacle for boiling water in, and a flint and steel. With those 3 items I can access food, shelter. warmth and sanitized water. Everything else I can scavenge from the remains of the ruined city. I would love to have a gun, but don't have access to one."

"Well it looks like I can forget survival planning.

Looks like Obama is going to protect me from the hippies with bongos and those fellas in the "V" masks. When those middle-class types come to take my chrome-plated Hummer I'll rest easy knowing the National Guard will be there to protect me from the filthy unwashed 99%.

If they get too uppity I can call that cop that sprays protesters with pepper spray like my uncle Merle sprays a Monte Carlo with metallic candy apple red paint.

Interesting article Loki. Its more of a "head-scratcher" to me than a "circle the wagons boys they're movin' in" article. It makes me wonder how the Washington bunch views the rest of us. If they have time to come up with something like this you'd think they'd put a little time in on the economy. "