That self-reliance is at the heart of Backwoods Home, <\/em>our host entity and the one to which I paid homage in the most recent post before this one.\u00a0 A couple of days ago, at the Self-Reliance Expo in Lakeland, FL I finally got to meet Jackie Clay-Atkinson, who for good reason is Backwoods Home\u2019s <\/em>most popular writer. Her talk drew more people than any other presenter\u2019s, and watching her answer audience questions I saw a human encyclopedia of the answers the attendees sought.<\/p>\n It\u2019s easy to see why she\u2019s so popular. She\u2019s as down to earth in person as she is in print, and Jackie also has a sense of humor of which the print media has not taken full advantage. She genuinely cares about the people who read her work. She walks the walk, talks the talk, and lives the life.\u00a0 She and her family are role models in many, many ways.<\/p>\n The Backwoods Home <\/em>booth was clearly the most heavily attended at the Expo while I was there, including the Home Depot display.\u00a0 The \u201creal people\u201d public recognizes what Backwoods Home <\/em>is doing for them.<\/p>\n On 9\/1l\/16, \u201cKeep your head on a swivel\u201d as Pierce Kibbey advised in his excellent presentation at Self-Reliance Expo. The \u201cbad guys\u201d in this fight seem to place value on anniversary dates when they plan their evil.<\/p>\n And stay ready for anything (I say as someone who went through a hurricane about ten days ago, and was glad to be prepared).\u00a0 Thanks to Jackie and the whole team at Backwoods Home <\/em>for all they do.<\/p>\n The Expo…<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Got to finally meet Jackie, left, and see Lenie Duffy again…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Jackie commanded the rapt attention of the largest audience I saw at the Expo.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n![\"bhm_se_02\"](\"http:\/\/backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/BHM_SE_02.jpg\")
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