Delivery of Backwoods Home Magazine’s Special Preparedness Issue is still a week away from delivery to our subscribers, but it is already a big hit. Our March 26 newsletter announcing the issue generated a flurry of advance orders for it, and several internet blogs, especially SurvivalBlog.com, began talking about it and generated even more orders. Since March 26 we have gotten about 400 orders for the issue. SurvivalBlog.com is an excellent site; I’ve added them to my Blogroll.

The BHM Newsletter

Readers of this blog may recall my March 8 post in which I said I’d elaborate on an included photo at a later date. Well, earlier tonight I did so in our newsletter, and I invite you to read it as part of this post. It reveals the gist of the upcoming issue, which is a Special Preparedness Issue. Since the newsletter is too long to email to individual mailboxes, we send newsletter subscribers a shorter email showing where the newsletter is located online. Click here for the newsletter. It’s free. At the bottom of each newsletter is a place where you can subscribe.

It will be a couple of weeks before the new Special Preparedness Issue gets to subscribers.

Robby plays with the varsity

Robby was invited to play with the varsity golf team in their tournament at Bandon Crossings golf course tomorrow. An opening developed because one of the varsity players is on vacation with his family. Robby is the No. 1 JV seed so he was bumped up to fill the spot. We got a late winter snow earlier this evening, but that didn’t stop Robby from practicing his swing, on the deck, in the snow. Lenie and I will go up and watch the tournament.

Today’s my birthday. I’m 64, full of energy and ideas, publish a good magazine, have a lovely wife I love who fits my lifestyle perfectly, and have four wonderful kids. I’m delighted with everything.