Sounds like you're looking for a level 16 Ranger Thief, Coco

Some kind of creative talent, like music, art, drama, writing, storytelling, etc.  Most likely there will be a lot of waiting or down time, and you gotta have something you enjoy doing and something to entertain the kids with to keep everyone from going stir crazy.

Creative talent... hmm... Cococlan loves charades! Ready kids? We're playing "Name That Evil World Leader". Mom's first... Seriously, that sounds like a good idea. Haven't thought about the "downtime" so much. MrCoco's mom probably had 100s of songs memorized - little kid songs, old Stephen Foster-types, classics from old movies, etc... She calmed down the beastly kids in the car for us more than once... awesome.

You know, I love the Boy Scout manual, too. Cocokid#1 seems to have "misplaced" his - I'll probably just buy an extra for me. I think I may scan Amazon for that Marine Corps Winter Survival Manual... then search the lists it's on... then go from list to list... shoot, I better wait 'till I have like an hour to do that one.

One thing that sort of bothers me is the idea of trying to leave - go somewhere - and not wanting people to be able to follow me. I have this feeling I leave a huge, easily-followed trail, at least to someone who's semi-trained in tracking. I wonder how I could learn to be more... "silent" ? I guess this is where some of those Tom Brown books might be helpful...

Believe it or not, Mrs. HSR actually has the skills and equipment to remove hair from hairy animals, process it into yarn, and then turn it into something useful like socks or sweaters. Sometimes I actually look forward to the day civilization crumbles, so I can go from being annoyed at all the stray hairs, to falling at her feet in gratitude for her ability to make stuff we can barter.

Hopefully you'll live long enough to do that very thing!


Awesome, for Mrs. HSR!! I'll be bartering with you, cuz I can't sew and it holds little interest for me to learn. And yes, I make a point of making friends with those who can.

what are "martial skills"?

Val you forget my favorite martial skill, Dow. The chemical company that makes mace!

Gardening would be a good skill to know.


I like this quote, because I don't know how to translate myself, but I sure know how to handle a gun:

In reference to 3 Nephi 4:33* President Hinckley said:

"While we must have science, while we must have education, while we must have arms, we must also have righteousness if we are to merit the protection of God" (Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley, 40).

*33 And their hearts were swollen with joy, unto the gushing out of many tears, because of the great goodness of God in delivering them out of the hands of their enemies; and they knew it was because of their repentance and their humility that they had been delivered from an everlasting destruction.

Cool. I have a bow too. Need something silent for the apocalypse.

I wanted to go try out the rifles too, but the road was washed out.

I think slings are cool, too. My dad made cocokid#1 a sling... they went up to this mountain area and picked out the "Y" branch, got it all ready, got the leather... pretty cool.

Awesome, Euph!! You guys so totally ROCK! MrEuph's a lefty? MrCoco's a lefty, too. Well, he throws/bats with his right but writes with his left... anyway.