Tag Archives: family

What to do when you’ve got the flu

Posted on 01/16/2020 by leftwingsurvivalist

Get plenty of rest, and drink lots of fluids. Take whatever meds you tend to take for such things… And ask the indulgence of your readers, that you take another week off. The Plague(tm) has hit the LeftWing household this … Continue reading →

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Business As Usual

Posted on 05/23/2019 by leftwingsurvivalist

Or, perhaps, “busy-ness” is better.  We performed an “emergency” kitchen remodel last week, in addition to having to catch multiple bee swarms, keep the dogs from stressing out (disruption from the remodel), and the usual housekeeping, and getting ready for … 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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Prepping the Homestead

Posted on 01/03/2019 by leftwingsurvivalist

As we wait for the political worm to turn (again), my family has been taking advantage of the unseasonably warm weather to make some early preps to get the homestead ready for spring. The biggest, most obvious chore over the … Continue reading →

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Yeah, About That

Posted on 01/25/2018 by leftwingsurvivalist

Did I really say “no current events”? The problem with that is that they’re so… current. Sometimes, they’re even relevant. The recent U.S. Government shutdown was–well, not surprising. Not eye-opening. Not even an epiphany. More, I guess, of an additional … Continue reading →

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Notions

Posted on 11/09/2017 by leftwingsurvivalist

Well, then.  Last night’s off-cycle elections were almost enough to break the profound political funk of the last year or so. In a closely-watched race, largely seen as a referendum on Trump, Virginia Dems managed to not only pull off … Continue reading →

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Assessments

Posted on 10/26/2017 by leftwingsurvivalist

The last year has certainly had its share of ups and downs… In some ways, it’s hard to believe that eleven months ago and change, we were thinking “there’s no way they actually nominated that goof, and expect to win…”  … Continue reading →

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Shocked. Shocked, I am…

Posted on 08/17/2017 by leftwingsurvivalist

No, really.  Did I call the current administration a “raging dumpster fire” last time around?  It seems, over the last week, to have gotten even worse.  Incredibly, horribly, worse.  Unbelievably so.  Apparently, “rock bottom” has a basement. So the administration … Continue reading →

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Getting Home – The Emergency Car Kit

Posted on 03/02/2017 by leftwingsurvivalist

As I mentioned last time, this week we’re looking at car kits, but I diverge a little from the Family Survival Planning guide here. They start out well enough, giving their reasoning for having kits in your car, being basically … Continue reading →

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The Other “L” Word

Posted on 07/14/2016 by leftwingsurvivalist

No, not that one.  Or that one, either.  The word I have in mind is “Lists.” Lists will first chain you, and hold you down.  But then, eventually, the lists will set you free. The homestead is in a curious … Continue reading →

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