Monthly Archives: May 2018

How could they do this to me? How? Trader Joe’s! How much have I ever asked of you? This stuff has been getting me out of bed all through this century! Why go on??? If you’ll excuse me, I need … Continue reading →

I wrote the post below johnny-on-the-spot, very pleased with myself and ready to rush out and get some work done in the cool of the morning. Opened a preview screen, proofread the text, made a few minor textual changes, clicked … Continue reading →

One of this year’s projects is replenishing my stump sock supply, which I had allowed to get painfully* threadbare. My procrastination was only partially caused by economics – I literally didn’t know where to go for new ones. My entire … Continue reading →

Went to town this morning for the regular Monday morning water run. Came back with much liquid refreshment… And then it was time to work. We cut and assembled the parts for the downspout, that didn’t take much time. Lazy … Continue reading →

There’s a sad, sick little cottonwood tree near the Lair, just where the driveway meets the main channel of the wash. It grew at a poor spot, at the tail end of a sandy island between two channels, where it … Continue reading →

One of the (several) problems I’ve noticed with living in open range country is that when the cattle are here, the wildlife doesn’t seem to want to be here. Which makes playing with the game camera less interesting than otherwise. … Continue reading →

One with a backhoe, and one with a scaffold. 😉 Trim painting this morning, before it gets too sun-beaty-downy. That’s a technical term exclusive to desert dwellers. The new trim color is a bit redder than the old, which is … Continue reading →

I’m sitting here only 33% through the first cup, trying to think of something to do on the cabin more fun than painting. Yesterday I was on a roll but I’m glad I stopped when I did and went inside … Continue reading →

Low eighties this morning, bright sunny day, perfect for working. Not too hot, not too cold, no wind to speak of. Soaked through my first hat of the season. I got a first coat on all the linear wood on … Continue reading →

Claire has an excellent new post titled “The Authentic Life,” which starts… My friend Jordan longs to lead an Authentic Life. In caps. He’s done fascinating things while also doing well for himself. Most people would say he’s living the … Continue reading →

Okay, for some reason the laptop doesn’t want to connect to the hotspot right now, so no pics this afternoon. Which means I can lie like a rug about my progress!!! But I won’t, because you’d know better. The weather … Continue reading →

…though it’s getting off to a chilly start at it. Wow, I overslept. Didn’t sleep well because it was a bit cold (and I drank way too much tea last night so I was up four times just for that) … Continue reading →

This is ridiculous. That is the surface of the scaffold outside the bedroom window, just under the drip edge. That is the ice on the surface of the scaffold outside the bedroom window, just under the drip edge. At least … Continue reading →

Lew Rockwell reprinted my review of The Basics of Resistance. The version on Amazon, though, not the slightly longer one here.

I can’t figure out what the cattle guy is doing – I’m not completely convinced he knows. It was a very dry winter and – today excepted, though so far it’s only inconsequential showers – it’s been a very dry … Continue reading →

For the past few days the forecast has promised “breezy” weather, in addition to whatever other unpleasant things might be going on. I’m not sure whoever writes these things is working by any solid rules. The other day I tried … Continue reading →

I have a rule, and it has helped me maintain joie de vivre under sometimes challenging circumstances: Don’t be afraid of making bonehead mistakes, they’re preferable to a lack of action caused by analysis paralysis. But do try to learn … Continue reading →

Or something. At least that’s the gist of yesterday’s breathless headlines about the latest murderous hypocrisy issuing from the blood-dripping lips of the never-sufficiently-damned NRA monsters… The NRA said guns will be banned during a Pence speech. Parkland students see … Continue reading →