Tag Archives: practice

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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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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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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Fixing It

Posted on 08/01/2019 by leftwingsurvivalist

Or, rather, fixing me. I’m going to keep this short, unfortunately, as I’m experiencing a very slight, very local “sort-of” emergency. To wit, I got an injury–stabbed by a rose thorn–on my hand, and it’s infected, and swollen like a … Continue reading →

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A Bit Brisk

Posted on 01/31/2019 by leftwingsurvivalist

As I’m writing this, a large portion of the country is dealing with the Return of the Polar Vortex ™. Parts of the North Central States are dipping to temperatures not normally seen on this planet. The temperature gradient between … Continue reading →

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Planning for Success

Posted on 01/17/2019 by leftwingsurvivalist

One of the things that strikes me on a near daily basis is the average person’s lack of a plan. Not only for prepping purposes, but for most parts of their daily life. They don’t plan what they’re going to … 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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Observations from Vacation

Posted on 08/30/2018 by leftwingsurvivalist

We’re back. Vacation was good, and I certainly got enough relaxation to cover some of the more exciting bits (tire blowouts, household plumbing leaks, and the like). We went “camping,” for values of camping–Pennsic isn’t exactly “roughing it” in the … Continue reading →

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