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I think this was composed by an AI whose first language is not English. You know you’ve addressed this to someone who can’t confidently define what an app is, right? No. You didn’t know that, Robbie Robot. I award you … Continue reading →

This is normally an autumn flower… …but they’re already showing up in May/June. A little confusing, especially since it hasn’t been wet.

I had a few days’ reprieve, where I was getting work done and feeling pretty good about life, but now I’m back to barely being able to breathe, see or sleep. Otherwise I’m fine, nothing is seriously wrong, but I … Continue reading →

It was a TUAK reader quite a few years ago who turned me on to gelsocks. The prosthesis I had before my current one, I got so long ago that there was no such thing then, and when it no … Continue reading →

And a first coat on about half the south wall of the main cabin, just to use up what was in the tray. The south wall got complicated a lot with the bedroom addition, what with door trim and downspout … Continue reading →

I’ll be damned. Quarter to five in the morning and I just took my first shot at a coyote in something like 11 years. In all the time I’ve been here I have only ever killed – or at least … Continue reading →

Into each new relationship, some rain must fall. I put a red dot on my S&W m69 two years ago and it worked without difficulty, but the Smith is a revolver without that pesky steel slide that automatics have, slamming … Continue reading →

In June of 2015 the longsuffering Lair finally got its siding. This was like six years after the structure was otherwise complete, by which time the underlayment was not in great shape. 2015 was deep into my “you too can … Continue reading →

…the past couple of years it has done me dirty. I mean, I know the weather and the flora haven’t changed, and I’ve always gone through Spring spells where I shouldn’t get too far from a handkerchief. So I’m assuming … Continue reading →

Sometimes the problem with living in the boonies is that the logistics of doing something is harder than actually doing something. Example… One thing I was absolutely determined to get done this season was at least one good coat of … Continue reading →

I know better than to do this. But I confess it’s not the first time I’ve done it… “I’ll go back and finish cleaning up after lunch.” Uh huh. So there the old antifreeze sat, totally forgotten. Tobie had probably … Continue reading →

Got a new radiator Friday, and installed it this morning. This one went considerably faster than the first one did, since (unexpected benefit) in the interim the Jeep got a whole new trans cooler and so the bottom tank on … Continue reading →

Tobie seems to have achieved total snake aversion all on his own! Last time he seemed to be getting it, but that was a long time ago. Last year I don’t think he encountered any snakes at all. But this … Continue reading →

Okay, so I went through the same thing this time last year so it didn’t come as a surprise…

I’m a creature of habit and of course so is my dog. First thing in the morning we have our immediate schedule – somebody needs to go outside and take care of necessities – and then I do my usual … Continue reading →

I’ve spent more time than usual out at the range lately, playing with my new toy. It made like it was going to disappoint me, with a stovepipe in the very first magazine. Might have been because I was shooting … Continue reading →

I went to town to get my new holster, which came in this morning. Quick trip in and out, that was the plan. About a mile and a half from the Lair the temperature gauge pegged. From where the steam … Continue reading →

Found a couple of flowering prickly pears over near SurvivalDave’s place. None of them around the Lair are flowering at all. Guess I’m not living right. But I was clearing out some rocks in my yard this morning when I … Continue reading →

When it comes to dealing with wildlife, this place has gotten kinda boring. I can only guess that so many people live here now that all the interesting animals have gone elsewhere. Nothing around but coyotes lately. I set my … Continue reading →

People climb mountains “because it’s there.” People build entirely impractical firearms “because it’s not there yet.” (trigger warning: Brandon Herrera was dropped on his head as a baby and is now incapable of completing a sentence that does not contain … Continue reading →