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	<description>Modern disaster survival and preparedness for your family and business</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Freeze Dried Food Review - Mountain House, not your brother&#8217;s MRE&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www.readyqueen.com/blog/2009/07/27/freeze-dried-food-review-mountain-house-not-your-brothers-mres/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have been doing some work clearing a bit of land for future camping trips and overnight stays. Tough work, but we had some help from my brother who camped out for a few days. It is a good 20 miles into town, and sometimes you just don&#8217;t want to drive in. Current setup = [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swine Flu outbreaks - World Health Concern - how to track it</title>
		<link>http://www.readyqueen.com/blog/2009/04/25/swine-flu-outbreaks-world-health-concern-how-to-track-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.readyqueen.com/blog/2009/04/25/swine-flu-outbreaks-world-health-concern-how-to-track-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ready Queen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The news today on all major news networks is about Swine Flu and the cases confirmed in Mexico, Texas, California and now possibly Kansas.
This has some nastiness potential, but it seems all government agencies including the CDC and WHO are doing all the right things for social containment. World Health Organization has declared the Swine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earth Day and RV weekends - small foot print</title>
		<link>http://www.readyqueen.com/blog/2009/04/22/earth-day-and-rv-weekends-small-foot-print/</link>
		<comments>http://www.readyqueen.com/blog/2009/04/22/earth-day-and-rv-weekends-small-foot-print/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We spent this past weekend in our soon-to-be home, a 35’ Class A motorhome. It seems fitting for an Earth Day post as we learned how small our impact and footprint will be on the environment. Here are some of the things we noted:

Storage and recycling becomes necessity with limited space. You can’t buy much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RV Adventure - Determined Rightsizing</title>
		<link>http://www.readyqueen.com/blog/2009/03/09/rv-adventure-rightsizing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ready Queen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We made our commitment in February and I think I realize new benefits and new challenges each week. You see, we are moving. To an RV, motorhome, motorcoach, Class A rig or tiny, tiny home on wheels. It goes by many names, but so far… .the best seems to be - small footprint.
The journey officially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frugal Rightsizing - Emotion vs Logic for our Stuff</title>
		<link>http://www.readyqueen.com/blog/2008/11/09/frugal-rightsizing-emotion-vs-logic-for-our-stuff/</link>
		<comments>http://www.readyqueen.com/blog/2008/11/09/frugal-rightsizing-emotion-vs-logic-for-our-stuff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ready Queen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I am reading a great book about Rightsizing by Ciji Ware. The full title is &#8220;Rightsizing Your Life - Simplifying Your Surroundings While Keeping What Matters Most.&#8221; Like many people cautiously watching the economy, I am looking around at all the Things (Stuff) I have and trying to decide if I need it or not. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Food Issue - Pollan notes how policy may determine our food fate</title>
		<link>http://www.readyqueen.com/blog/2008/10/20/the-food-issue-pollan-notes-how-policy-may-determine-our-food-fate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.readyqueen.com/blog/2008/10/20/the-food-issue-pollan-notes-how-policy-may-determine-our-food-fate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An open Letter from Michael Pollan on the coming food crisis and why it may be one of the most important challenges for the next presidency. It has not been a topic of the current campaigns, but the newly elected president will decide important policy regarding our food supply.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/magazine/12policy-t.html?partner=permalink&#38;exprod=permalink
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		<title>Producing your own food - who has time or space?</title>
		<link>http://www.readyqueen.com/blog/2008/10/14/60/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Organic gardening and producing your own food is quite a new movement. The United States has become an importer of food. We now import more than we produce. The cost of this will eventually be passed on to the everyday consumer.
I am working on the small backyard and raised bed garden to help supplement my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricane Ike</title>
		<link>http://www.readyqueen.com/blog/2008/09/22/hurricane-ike/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ready Queen</dc:creator>
		
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Hurricane Ike just off the coast of Texas. We lost power about 30 minutes after this screen photo, and are still without power ten days later. When power returns, what worked and what didn&#8217;t. The short answer is we are doing okay, no physical damage and only downed trees and limbs on the fence and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grocery Buying Clubs to save on Food Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.readyqueen.com/blog/2008/08/13/grocery-buying-clubs-to-save-on-food-costs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.readyqueen.com/blog/2008/08/13/grocery-buying-clubs-to-save-on-food-costs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good Morning America featured a story today on grocery buying clubs. Great concept over the big box stores. Families combine together to purchase in bulk, have it delivered (save on gas) and then distribute among themselves for greatest cost savings. This idea works great for long term staples, but they don&#8217;t provide fresh produce or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Test - Off the Urban Grid for a weekend</title>
		<link>http://www.readyqueen.com/blog/2008/08/09/the-test-off-the-urban-grid-for-a-weekend/</link>
		<comments>http://www.readyqueen.com/blog/2008/08/09/the-test-off-the-urban-grid-for-a-weekend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ready Queen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is how you know what you need for a hurricane or storm and the few days after when things get uncomfortable.
Pick a weekend, it can even be at random. If you need, tell your family ahead of time, but just shut off the power. Try it for 12 hours, a day&#8230; shoot, even a [...]]]></description>
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