Monthly Archives: July 2018

Nobody would ever agree to subsidize my ammo in the employment agreement. 😉 h/t

A typical monsoon-pattern day yesterday, which for some reason kept things roiled up to where I had next to no cell coverage all day. D&L started a cleaning project that busied them till after lunch, so we went to town … Continue reading →

…and it’s just not working this afternoon. Busy morning, didn’t make the Monday water run till after lunch, got back to the desert just in time to race a big storm cell that has pretty much cut off my connection. … Continue reading →

Has David Hogg taken to simply repeating the mantra of the day over and over for the benefit of what he imagines is his teeming and dedicated army of retweeters? I’m guessing. I don’t know. You might be wondering what … Continue reading →

“There’s only so much you can eat. There’s only so big a house you can have. There’s only so many nice trips you can take. I mean, it’s enough.” Says the guy flitting around the world getting paid huge sums … Continue reading →

For the first several days the new hummingbird feeder’s customer base was limited to one or two green ones and one really aggressive red one that devoted his very life to chasing the green ones away. So actual nectar consumption … Continue reading →

Police: Man arrested after calling 911 to find out if he had any warrants It’s not what you think. I know, I also assumed that yes, he was indeed wanted for kidnapping that busload of cheerleaders after his amazingly dramatic … Continue reading →

…You might be a redneck. I’ve been babysitting a neighbor’s spare AR just lately, because it gets separation anxiety and you know how destructive they can be when they’re upset. With regular care and feeding it’s been well-behaved, hasn’t snuck … Continue reading →

Regular readers know that last winter cranky old Uncle Joel spent his first reliably comfortable nights since moving to the boonies, thanks to the installation of a Genuine Thermostat-Controlled Propane Space Heater in the new bedroom. Oh, yes, don’t ever … Continue reading →

How to know you might want to look for a different blade instructor…

Well, after all it was a million years ago. Okay – it was three years ago. It wasn’t a scandal, though. It was Making the World a Better Place. “The [center-left] bloc has not been able to unify around a … Continue reading →

Went out early while it was cool and definitely not going to rain in the next few minutes to finish painting cabin trim. This job sort of went on hold until my back had healed a little more. The back … Continue reading →

And we’re back. Actually we seemed to be back last night after the evening storm passed, but that’s life. Went on a trip over the local “roads” to bounce a draft of my proposal for taking over that brush maintenance … Continue reading →

Every time we get weather the connection goes all wonky. That’s always been the case and it was much worse back when I depended on the satellite dish. Back then sometimes I lost connection for days. Now I have this … Continue reading →

Getting dressed, and over my second cup I’m getting ready to go out for morning chores. Check to see if my belt knife needs a touch-up, and… …are you f’ing kidding me? Monsoon’s been on for what? A week? And … Continue reading →

It stormed like crazy yesterday afternoon. Storm came out of the north, which I’ve been kind of hoping for because I wanted to see how fixing the north edge of the roof would finally get the front window to stop … Continue reading →

Until recently I’ve had a long and relatively happy relationship with Amazon*. Then I got a smartphone and it all went to hell. Naive and unknowing, I made the mistake of logging on to Amazon with a second device, which … Continue reading →

And she assumes she’ll be getting all this largess from…who? Slaves? Or maybe I’m misreading her, and she thinks she’ll marry some sugar daddy then spend her life eating bon-bons because she carries paradise in her crotch? That’s not the … Continue reading →

Thanks to a cash infusion from Big Brother I was able to fill all the gasoline cans. Next Monday if all goes well I’ll fill my two empty propane bottles. then I’ll be stylin’. Had a bit of an unexpected … Continue reading →

I have grown dependent on Former Weekender Neighbor L in the past two years because she has a washing machine and (especially) a water softener. I can wash my own clothes – actually find it kind of relaxing – but … Continue reading →