Category Archives: Planning

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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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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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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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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It Could Happen

Posted on 06/06/2019 by leftwingsurvivalist

On my commute to and from work, I’ve been listening to a lot of podcasts lately. (My drive is about 45 minutes one-way with good traffic, and has been up to 3 hours with bad.) I listen to casts on … Continue reading →

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Miscellany

Posted on 04/25/2019 by leftwingsurvivalist

Once again, I’ve been too busy to plan out a nice, meaty, solid post for you all…  So here’s a handful of smaller ones, smashed together. The Report The Special Counsel’s report has been out for a bit now. That’s … Continue reading →

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Cat’s Out of the Bottle, Djinni Won’t Get in the Bag

Posted on 03/28/2019 by leftwingsurvivalist

The inescapable news of the last week or so is, of course, the Mueller Report. Basically no-one has actually read it yet, so I’m not going to spend much time on it. But “not much” is not “none.” Frankly, I’m … Continue reading →

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Learned it in Kindergarten

Posted on 03/14/2019 by leftwingsurvivalist

As I started to talk about last time, I’d like to explore the idea of what, when, and how much to share with others. I don’t think there’s a one-size-fits-all “right” answer to the question; at the end of the … Continue reading →

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