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Cooking after the cataclysm

blog52 — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:34:06 +0000

If your favorite cookbook doesn’t include instructions on how to dress and cook a squirrel, it’s not going to be much use after the global climate change cataclysm.

You’re going to need older cookbooks, with recipes based on local ingredients.

Listen here for more, or read post #35 Buy an old cookbook.

[El Wala Wala (Hey Dude) by Hakim]

#34 Diversify your immune system

blog52 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:55:40 +0000

The Wildlife Conservation Society has identified twelve relatively uncommon diseases that are likely to become much more widespread after the global climate change cataclysm. Listen here to learn more. Or click here to read tip #34: Diversify your immune system.

[No Fun by Iggy Pop and the Stooges]

#33 Pack your barterables

blog52 — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:54:04 +0000

A thing has only as much value as people believe it has. After the cataclysm, what will you do if people stop believing in cash? Barter! Listen below, or click here to read tip #33: Pack your barterables.

[I’m A-Giving Way by Laura Love]

#32 Don’t expect backup

blog52 — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:49:56 +0000

Whether the global climate change cataclysm arrives more like a lamb (hurricane) or a lion (complete financial global meltdown), don’t expect backup. Plan accordingly. Listen here, or read the post at blog52.wordpress.com.

[Berkay Oyun Havasi by Mogollar]

#31 Learn to count your own change

blog52 — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:06:58 +0000

After the cataclysm, swindlers and sociopaths will come out of the woodwork. With the right preparation, you can protect yourself from some of the worst. But you’ll need to be able to count your own change. Get an abacus and learn how to use it., or learn some basic math. Listen here for more, or read the post at blog52.wordpress.com.

[Solar Race by the Ventures]

#30 Remodel your home for tomorrow’s denizens

blog52 — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:24:44 +0000

Go ahead now and prepare your home for whoever will take it over after the global climate change cataclysm. Coyotes, bobcats, cockroaches - who knows who it might be. Listen below, or read the post here.

[Ever Since the Grid Went Down by I See Hawks in L.A.]

#29 Prepare for the green jobs of the future

blog52 — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:39:36 +0000

Will there be any green collar jobs after the cataclysm? Of course there will! Jobs like subsistence farming and just trying to survive. Listen here, read the post, or watch the slide show.

[Reel Ten by The Plugz]

#28 The clips that bind

blog52 — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:02:36 +0000

After the cataclysm, binder clips will be ever more valuable than they are today, so you’ll want to have plenty in your survival kit. Listen here to learn more, or read the post (and watch the slideshow) at blog52.

[My City Was Gone by the Pretenders]

#27 You can’t grow anything in cement

blog52 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:36:35 +0000

No matter how much or how often you water the sidewalk, you’ll never be able to grow anything in cement. Listen to the podcast, watch the video or read the post to learn more.

[Wonda Wonda by Ndere Troupe]

#26 Mending is better than ending

blog52 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:39:45 +0000

I don’t care what anybody said before the cataclysm; afterward, mending will be better than ending. You can learn how to do it under duress, or you can start practicing now, while you still have access to these few pointers. Listen here or read the post at blog52.wordpress.com.

[Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat by Bob Dylan]

#25 Learn to identify skin cancer

blog52 — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:37:18 +0000

As the ozone layer shrinks, skin cancer rates are rising. Even today, many dermatologists don’t care. After the cataclysm this will only get worse. Learn to identify skin cancer if you want to survive. Listen below, or read the post at blog52.wordpress.com.

[Who Loves the Sun by the Velvet Underground]

#24 Getting your fix after the cataclysm

blog52 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:55:13 +0000

Where will you get your caffeine fix after the global climate change cataclysm? Not just you, what about everyone else in the northern hemisphere? Think of it - grumpy, headachy nations with their finger on nuclear hair-triggers, all in caffeine withdrawal. Listen here and learn how to prepare. Or read tip #24 on blog52.wordpress.com.

[Loveless Couple by GTS]

#23 Forget your sleep number

blog52 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:41:21 +0000

After the global climate change cataclysm when you find yourself on the streets, you’ll have to sleep on the ground, in trees, on tables and chairs, or perhaps even the tops of filing cabinets. You can lug around a sleeping bag with you, but definitely not your sleep number bed. Listen here to learn how to prepare, or read tip #23 Forget your sleep number.

[Common Disaster by the Cowboy Junkies]

#22 Edibles in the ‘hood

blog52 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:46:52 +0000

After the global climate change cataclysm, you will eventually get hungry. Your cataclysm survival kit that looked so big inside your closet, will look so small beside your hunger. Once you’ve run through all the power bars, granola and canned beans you’d stocked up on, you’re going to come up with new options. Listen here for one of those options (click here to read the post or watch the video).

[The Message by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five]

#21 Treasure your maps

blog52 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:29:22 +0000

After the cataclysm, the soft, sweet voice of your GPS system will fail. To survive, you need to learn to read a map, and to practice. Listen here for more, or read the post at blog52.wordpress.com.

[96 Degrees in the Shade by Third World]

#20 Be Johnny Appleseed in the 21st century

blog52 — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:29:01 +0000

After the cataclysm, you’re going to wish you had more trees. They’re useful for so many things. Add them to your future stockpile by planting them now. Listen here for more, or read the post at blog52.wordpress.com.

[N’gotolen by Rokia Traore]

#19 Vote for the democracy of your choice

blog52 — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:25:56 +0000

When you’re rebuilding society after the cataclysm, you can sample from many different types of democracy. Listen here to get started, or click here to read tip #19 Vote for the democracy of your choice.

[Kefaya Song from Ahmad Sherif]

#18 Take back the land

blog52 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:12:58 +0000

Join the guerrilla gardening movement, and get three great post-cataclysm benefits! Listen here for more, or read tip #18 at blog52.wordpress.com.

[A Rose for Emily by The Zombies]

Don’t get fooled again

blog52 — Thu, 29 May 2008 00:57:57 +0000

After the cataclysm, as the economic, social and political order around you crumbles, you’re going to be forced to make decisions without the old familiar governing infrastructure in place. Listen here to find out how to prepare yourself to build a better political system - and avoid being hoodwinked by the wackos. (Or click here to read tip #17: Unpack your politics.)

[Ja Sha Taan by Fun-da-mental]

#16 The life your rubber band saves may be your own

blog52 — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:52:57 +0000

If you’ve never had to live without rubber bands then you won’t understand what I mean when I say, you can’t live without them. Listen up to learn about why you should add them to your cataclysm survival kit. Or read the post here.

[Tiny Apocalypse by David Byrne]