The remains of the ornately decorated Roman buildings contain numerous artifacts‚ including "curse tablets‚" tiny axes and a horse-headed belt buckle.

“We live in age of compromise‚ but if we stand on the bedrock of God’s truth‚ we will not bend with the winds of relativism and faithlessness.” – R.C. Sproul The post The Editors’ Quote of the Day: appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from JWR. Our goal is to educate our readers‚ to help them to recognize emerging threats‚ and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. In today’s column‚ another mountain lion attack. Mountain Lion Attack Kills 21-Year-Old in California A Fox News article linked over at the Whatfinger.com news aggregation site: Mountain lion attack kills 21-year-old man‚ … The post The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

Stereotypes are not a good thing. You know the “survivalist” or “mountain man” look that you see on television –long beard‚ unkempt hair‚ and generally rough clothing. While outdoor work and lack of supplies can lead to this condition‚ I believe it is possible to weather the hard times with good hygiene and style. When I was young‚ haircuts were usually done at home. Occasionally‚ I would go with my father to a barbershop‚ but that did not happen very often. Mostly‚ haircuts were done with a pair of scissors‚ and my father did a very good job with it. … The post Barbering at Home‚ by SwampFox appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

  On March 28th‚ 1942‚ the British army and navy raided St. Nazaire‚ in Operation Chariot. An obsolete British destroyer HMS Campbeltown‚ rigged with explosives and flying German flags‚ rammed the gates of German-occupied St. Nazaire port in France‚ and was time-fuse detonated. This killed 360 Germans and disabled the dry dock for the duration of the war. — On March 28th‚ 845‚ a 5‚000-man-strong fleet of Danish Vikings invaded Frankish lands. They only retreated after besieging Paris and securing a ransom from the Frankish King Charles the Bald. This was part of a series of devastating raids begun by … The post Preparedness Notes for Thursday — March 28‚ 2024 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

Some parents have no trouble giving their children perfectly unique‚ very meaningful names that won’t go on to ruin their adulthood. But others…well…they get an A for effort‚ but might want to consider hiring a baby name professional. Things of course get even more complicated when one parent becomes attached to a name that they’re partner finds completely off-putting. It almost always leads to a squabble‚ because the more one parent is against the name‚ the more the other parent will go to bat for it. This seemed to be the case for one soon-to-be mom on the Reddit AITA forum recently. Apparently‚ she was second-guessing her vehement reaction to her husband’s‚ ahem‚ avant garde baby name for their daughter‚ which she called “the worst name ever.” But honestly‚ when you hear this name‚ I think you’ll agree she was totally in the right. For context‚ the couple initially thought they were having a boy and were going to go the traditional route by carrying over the husband’s name. Easy Peasy. Except they were having a girl instead. And here is where our saga begins.“See‚ when we first started talking about names‚ the ‘boy name’ was immediately decided: Stuart Jr.‚ after my husband‚” she wrote. “No problem there‚ it’s a classic name and carries family meaning. But‚ for a girl‚ things got murky.”Apparently the woman’s husband thought he had come up with the perfect solve for their situation. Read on.“My husband suggested Stuarta‚. No‚ you’re not having a stroke‚” she continued. “Apparently‚ his logic is that since Stuart ends in ‘t‚’ we can just add an ‘a’ to make it feminine.” Sure‚ okay. Some names can lean feminine or masculine depending on some letter tweaks‚ like Robert/Roberta‚ Eric/Erica‚ Carl/Carla‚ etc. But I think we can all agree that this trick doesn’t work in all cases. And that was how the wife felt. “I tried explaining why that doesn’t quite work‚ how it sounds more like a furniture brand than a human name‚ how she’d be endlessly correcting people and explaining its origin‚” she lamented.AITA for rejecting the worst name ever for our offspring? byu/Beginning_Date1924 inAmItheAssholeBut‚ alas‚ “He’s adamant though‚ says it ‘honors’ him while giving our daughter a unique name.” In trying to respect his wishes‚ she even suggested some feminine name alternatives that sounded like Stuart‚ this still honoring his name. But he would not budge. At a loss‚ the woman concluded‚ “I love my husband dearly‚ and I understand wanting to honor family. But I can’t imagine subjecting our daughter to a lifetime of awkward stares and endless questions about her ‘unusual’ name. I also worry about potential bullying and the impact it could have on her self-esteem.”She also asked the forum if they had any additional name suggestions‚ but for goodness sake no other “-ta” names. “The man clearly has a theme‚ and I need to gently steer him away from it‚ not fuel the fire!” she joked. To no one’s surprise‚ everyone in the comments section thought “Stuarta” was dreadful. “It sounds like a word your cousin tried to use in Scrabble during the holidays of 1997 just to try and win the game — they didn’t‚” one person wrote. Another added‚ “Stuarta sounds like a pharmaceutical product. I can hear the commercials now. ‘In some cases‚ Stuarta can cause headaches‚ rashes and even death.’ It doesn’t have a decent nickname. And no‚ adding an ‘a’ doesn't make it feminine in all cases; this is one of them. I’d go for Stuart as a middle name.”Others felt it unfair that the woman’s husband was so hellbent on being the one honored in the first place—especially if the child is already taking his surname. Others argued that naming a child after a parent‚ any parent‚ robs them of their individuality. “WTF should any child HAVE to be named after him in some way? I get the tradition thing but this is just weird behavior. The name should be about the child‚ not him alone. It's not only selfish‚ but arrogant to insist children must be named after him.” “I always believed that if you want your child to have their own personality‚ their own name is the best place to start.”Lastly‚ folks pointed out that regardless of how adamant the husband is about Stuarta‚ both parents have to be on board with the baby name: “Remind him that baby names need a yes from both parents or it’s a no. You both need to be able to live with whatever you go with. Even if that means both of you are missing out on the one you want most.” Case closed.Hopefully the husband comes to his senses and all gets resolved before we have a little Stuarta in the world. But if not‚ let’s be kind to her regardless.