Author Archives: Joel

No big crisis, it happens periodically as if the bots have a rotating list. The downside is that I always check the spam locker for legit comments that occasionally get wrongly dumped in there – if you ever had a … Continue reading →

I’ve been dreading this day since I first decided I was going to paint the cabin this summer… The original cabin siding was not of the best, and I put it up nine years ago. Only two sunny walls are … Continue reading →

I was chopping tumbleweeds in Ian’s driveway when I noticed that my pistol appeared to have gotten awfully loose on my belt. Looked at my shadow, and… ALL the bolts had worked loose between the holster and the belt attachment. … Continue reading →

I am undeniably a boomer. And you know what young shooters always complain about old shooters… …we’re always stopping to pick up our brass. And it’s true. At least with me it is. Even brass I don’t load for. Yet. … Continue reading →

Tobie normally kind of avoids my bedroom for his own reasons except in certain specific circumstances, like he needs the window overlooking the driveway or… …Uncle Joel is washing dishes. When I do that he almost always makes himself scarce … Continue reading →

Monsoon has been pretty predictable the past few days, with nightly thunderstorms but no real downpours. Last night was the heaviest rain so far, with my rain gauge showing .75″. Which is far from a record but enough to cause … Continue reading →

Seriously, it’s a good thing (for the blog) I started the blog when I was sixteen years younger. There is a tangible inverse correlation between physical age and ease of operating any device that contains integrated circuits. Probably there are … Continue reading →

Several years ago, after many and varied old-tractor troubles, Ian’s tractor’s injector pump got very intermittent and finally stopped working at all. It was just parked for a couple of years until July 2021, when… There was a great disturbance … Continue reading →

A Generous Reader sent me some ammo! Five boxes of 124 grain practice ammo, to help see if the Arex likes that better than 115 grain. Two boxes of .44 Magnum reloads and… Two different types of .44 snakeshot. This … Continue reading →

Oh, I hope she replies quickly! Can’t wait! Gave’er my debit card info too, just to speed up the direct deposit! Wonder who died? Funny thing, though – Lawyers may not know who both their parents are but most usually … Continue reading →

Three years ago the pear tree bore fruit, long after I’d given up any hope of it. I lost most of the yield to rot and bugs, but learned a lesson – I hope. Still got a little bit of … Continue reading →

Good news! The drunken loser and one of his friends managed to fix whatever went wrong with the POS pickup’s steering and drag it out of the hole he’d dug for it, and it’s gone from my life before the … Continue reading →

I could blame it on the weather but really I just haven’t been feeling it, and there’s been no pressing need. But this morning promised to be typical Monsoon, still and warm in the morning and then hot and threatening … Continue reading →

So this morning I went into the local drug store briefly, intending only to confirm that there’s really no reason to look for 9mm ammo there. Instead, here’s what I saw… Half a shelf of 9mm, with quite an assortment … Continue reading →

Seven ayem and I’m already sweating. Tobie found a friend, sticking out into the driveway to warm up and start her day. Actually Tobie was at the far end of a 15′ walking lead when I took this picture, because … Continue reading →

…but I’m only human… 😀

Going on seven years ago…

I overslept a lot, Tobie finally checking my pulse at quarter to six. Dammit, the cool morning is the best part of the day for getting things done, June through August, and I hate it when I’m an hour behind … Continue reading →

No sooner had I finished the post below than Tobie and I heard another engine in the wash. I thought at first maybe Neighbor S had come back, but no… …a big old white pickup was coming from the opposite … Continue reading →

Neighbor S came by to help me swap out the solar panels on my ground mount. We had agreed on 7 ayem but ended up starting rather earlier. It’s not going to get anything but hot today and wrestling heavy … Continue reading →