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Here’s something funny I stole from Claire’s Cabal.

This has not been a great week for Lair construction. In fact it’s just been a bad week. I spent a lot of money on the wrong ceiling paint and so lost five days’ work. By this time I hoped … Continue reading →

Hee… Neighbours ‘thought man was terrorist’ for flying Jack Daniels flag They saw something, they said something. What could possibly go wrong? Y’know what would be funny? If you infiltrated one of those ISIS marches waving a JD flag. It’d … Continue reading →

Feds ban listing ‘love’ as a food ingredient The Food and Drug Administration sent a letter to Massachusetts company Nashoba Brook Bakery on Sept. 22, rebuking them for, amongst other things, including “love” on the ingredient list for the company’s … Continue reading →

“Do you know what stupid is? Stupid is continually telling a large portion of the population that they’re the cause of all social problems, you hate them, they’re Literally Hitler and you wish them dead. And then telling them oh … Continue reading →

First thing in the morning. Before coffee. WAY before breakfast. Before I feed the chickens, even. Ghost has never been my favorite dog – mostly because I’ve never been his favorite human. He was smart, quick, a very useful watchdog, … Continue reading →

NRA calls for ATF review of bump stocks, new regulations after Las Vegas shooting Utterly unprincipled, utterly cynical, and a relatively cheap way to give cover to their expensive politicians. Oh, but don’t worry. Trump’s on your side. Just behind … Continue reading →

Never really had an opinion about it before. Do as you will as long as you don’t harm me, that’s always been my motto. Or would be if I started having a motto. Then a good friend gave me an … Continue reading →

We pump our own water out of the ground here, using a well Ian paid Big Bux to have drilled, with a solar powered DC immersion pump… …through a whole bunch of flexible pipe into a big water tank… …and … Continue reading →

Hee… Someone dressed like the Monopoly guy is photobombing the Senate’s Equifax hearing

It’s getting back down that’s a pain in the ass. Yah, keep your “big sky country,” Montana. My sky’s plenty big. There are two ways to get here: The short, rocky, nearly vertical way and the long round-about way. I … Continue reading →

LB got a treat this morning. Daddy came down the ladder and we went straight out the door. It’s gonna be like that all week. I’ve got two sets of neighbors out of state and they’ve all got dogs (and … Continue reading →

23 years ago…

Two headlines in quick succession First: Top CBS Exec: No Sympathy for Vegas Victims as ‘Country Music Fans Often are Republican Gun Toters’ Yeah! Those damned country music fans deserve to die! Republicans, every one. Gun toters. Church burners. Nazi … Continue reading →

But since I’m only being political in self defense, you first.

You know you’re a member of a persecuted minority when you see references to “the worst mass shooting in [American] history” and your only reaction is “Oh, hell. Here we go again.” Joel to MSM gasbags: I’ve never even been … Continue reading →

…because I’ve seen a Resident Evil movie. But it’s close. Very, very close. Introducing the Pause Pod, your very own portable snowflake safe space. Enjoy. They ran a kick-starter to “invent” a $99 pop-up tent? Couldn’t you just use a … Continue reading →

“We just want your compliance.” The conversation happened a long time ago, but it was sufficiently unpleasant that every time I see that word I’m reminded. A highwayman would say exactly the same thing – with exactly the same motive. … Continue reading →

…a blinding flash of insight, informing me I don’t need to do one chore I’d planned for this morning, because that chore has been rendered obsolete. This is my wood cutting table. All summer it’s been at the Lair to … Continue reading →