Monthly Archives: October 2012

80,000 Pounds of Walnuts Hijacked from California Freight Company!

When I ran a crime blog I remember covering some large scale meat and produce thefts a couple of years into the Great Recession. This is the first time I’ve heard of walnuts being targeted but it makes sense. Walnuts … Continue reading

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Idiot Poisons Family With Mushrooms She Picked from Her Backyard

When you hear stories like this you assume some hippies thought they scored some free magic mushrooms, but in this case a 40-year-old house wife from Connecticut walked into her backyard, picked up some mushrooms seemingly at random then sauteed them with garlic and … Continue reading

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The Great Long Island Alligator Horde!

Long Island, NY may well be the setting of a modern day horror movie if these reports are right. SIX alligators have been caught in the area recently which means either someone had a lot of pet alligators that they’re … Continue reading

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Harvesting Road Killed Deer

Dual Survival alum Dave Canterbury has been working hard on the Pathfinder School YouTube channel sharing some valuable skills for the 21st Century Longhunter as he terms it. One skill we all should be learning is taking advantage of every opportunity to attain … Continue reading

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In Search of … The Lost Colony of Roanoke

In Search Of … ran from the late 70s to the early 80s and if you’re my age you well remember Leonard Nimoy’s narration of the wild and bizarre mysteries that often occurred in those forgotten place we wanderers seek out. Since … Continue reading

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