11:37 – The morning paper reports a home invasion in Walkertown, a few miles from here. Two masked invaders robbed the home and fatally shot one of the occupants. Barbara has a metal baseball bat sitting in the corner at the front door. I think I’ll replace that with a 12-gauge pump, even though we live in a very low-crime neighborhood.
Work on the prepping book continues. At the moment, I’m writing about why it’s a terrible idea to buy one of those X-person/Y-year emergency food kits that Costco and Sam’s Club sell.
14:31 – I just checked statistics and found that the prepping book is now 123 pages and about 46,000 words. It’s still full of gaping holes and nowhere near ready to have anyone see, but my impression is that I’m about 30% of the way through the first draft. I’m pleased with progress so far and I hope I can continue at the current rate.