Overview/Thought Process

My thought process for how to start preparing for "the cruel world" is beginning to form.  My biggest issue is when you begin to search the internet you find TONS of information out there.  One of the hardest things to do is to find a starting point.  I haven't yet found the best way to sort through all the data yet, but I have been downloading and saving and bookmarking all information I think could be useful.  Will it all be useful?  Most likely not, some will be redundant, or not important to my situation, but at least I have the information to sort though. 

I will go over what I have found thus far.  I wanted to identify the most probable issues that could be a threat to me and what steps I needed to take to minimize it.  The biggest and most probable threat I can perceive would be that of another person. 

After deciding that would be my greatest threat I decided to I would purchase a firearm.  (I will be doing a review of it at a later time) That decision was based on the fact it would serve as a great self defense tool in almost any dire situation.  Now that I have a firearm I feel a lot safer in the house, although I currently do not have a license to carry, but I will be getting that soon enough. 

I suppose I'm still searching for the format of this blog.  My assumptions are that it will be a mixture of articles, ideas, thoughts, reviews and questions.

-R

First Post - Thoughts and Ideas

Okay here is my first post.  Not entirely sure how this whole thing is gonna end up.  I have tons of ideas floating through my head about how I want the blog to work and how it'll help me in my journey.  I'm not sure how I want to word everything, but I suppose I should lay some ground work and it'll perhaps help me get going.

A little background:
I'm 26 years old.  I live in suburb outside of Philadelphia.  Far enough to be away from the chaos but close enough to travel in for a visit easily.  I live my girlfriend of 2 1/2 years, and my best friend since high school.   I have two jobs and go to college part time.

There are two phrases I've heard in my life that ring truer and truer as I get older.  First is "If I knew then what I know now" and "Ignorance is bliss."  I'm sure everyone can relate to the first phrase, but some may find the second one more puzzling.  Simply put when your a child you think everything the world is a safe and wonderful place.  The older you get and the more exposure you have to the world the more you realize that its less and less true.  When your young you never worry about someone knocking down the door potentially hurting you, but as you get older the thought eventually crosses your mind.  So what I mean with the second phrase is that the more I know the more I realize how unprepared I am.  This relates to everything from an intruder to a natural disaster.

I never thought about all the things in the world that could go wrong that could prevent something so basic as living my life.  The wake up call for me came out kind of comically.  There has been countless zombie movies/books/comics out there.  One day we got the idea, hey what would we do if there was a zombie invasion?  Kind of comical yes? Then I began thinking.  Well I would need food, water, weapons etc etc to survive it.  Then I dismissed the idea of an actual zombie invasion, but other thoughts crept into my mind.  What would happen if say there was a terrible virus, natural disaster, or even something simpler as someone trying to enter my home?  These are the thoughts that made me start this blog.

Purpose:
So my purpose for this blog is to document my journey from someone who is a native person, to a person who is growing, learning, and preparing for anything I perceive as a threat.