Category Archives: Critical Thought

The Common Cold

Posted on 01/30/2020 by leftwingsurvivalist

Or, in this case, maybe a not-so-common one. It’s really hard to tell, without running some very specific tests (and probably a DNA analysis). What, that thing I went through a couple of weeks ago?  No. I’m not certain what … Continue reading →

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Once More Around the Sun

Posted on 01/02/2020 by leftwingsurvivalist

Hello!  And welcome back to the Radical Left-wing Survivalist Blog, as we kick off another glorious year of wondering, “what fresh hell is this?” I hope your sojourn with us last year was worthwhile, and that your year went well; … Continue reading →

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When Things Get Cold

Posted on 12/05/2019 by leftwingsurvivalist

As promised, I’m going to go very briefly over things to think about as cold weather arrives again… I recently had the opportunity to “camp out” at an SCA event. I use “camping” advisedly, because most of us were in … Continue reading →

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A Quick WTH?

Posted on 11/21/2019 by leftwingsurvivalist

This week (and, in fact, probably the rest of the year) is going to be a short one. I hope to expand it into a quasi-regular offering, which I’ll tentatively call “Conspiracy Corner.” An acquaintance of my wife’s recently expressed … Continue reading →

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When You Get Sick

Posted on 10/24/2019 by leftwingsurvivalist

Okay, a relatively quick one this week, because I’m out of town. (Not unexpectedly, but… well, it sort of snuck up on me.) This will be a little train-of-thought-ish, and springs from an idea I read about a couple of … Continue reading →

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More Boots…

Posted on 10/10/2019 by leftwingsurvivalist

Well, re-boots.  We’ll continue the thread of the last post in a second, but first… Well, yep, it’s a full-blown Constitutional Crisis, at this point, much more than it has been at any other point. The White House is now … Continue reading →

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Bit of a Reboot

Posted on 09/26/2019 by leftwingsurvivalist

I know it’s like watching a slow-motion train wreck, but I figured I’d try once again to turn my eyes from the events on the world stage, and focus some more on actual prepping… In that vein, let’s go back … Continue reading →

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Almost There

Posted on 09/12/2019 by leftwingsurvivalist

At least, in the Northern Hemisphere. “Almost where?” Well, really, pick your place. (“Hell in a handbasket?” Why, yes…) Fall is also almost here, with all that entails–we had our first delivery of firewood this week, which means that 1) … Continue reading →

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Watching the World Burn

Posted on 08/29/2019 by leftwingsurvivalist

Or, well, the Amazon, anyway. And if Dear Leader has his way, likely the wilds of Alaska soon, too. And now, as I type this, he’s apparently considering “changing the rules,” such that the children of U.S. Servicemembers born overseas … Continue reading →

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Recovery Mode

Posted on 08/15/2019 by leftwingsurvivalist

Thanks, everyone, for your concern regarding my finger. I went through a full antibiotics regime, and the infection has been gone ever since. Now it’s just a question of letting the cells repair themselves, and getting the swelling to go … Continue reading →

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