Author Archives: Joel

The former chicken yard has been shortened four feet and cleaned up. I cleaned out the coop, took out the boxes and roosts, turned it around, did some repairs and reworked the doors so it can serve better as an … Continue reading →

…and Texas law enforcement types can get in your ass about bizarrely picky rules. For example – how seriously does your state’s Ag Commissioner take barbecue? This seriously? On August 7, Michael Hernandez was fed up. That morning, the pitmaster … Continue reading →

I just sort of assumed that, based on related prior experience. I’d never really tried running a 250 watt heat lamp in an off-grid power system. Because really – who would do that, right? That’s just silly. For the record … Continue reading →

All these generous strangers, offering to let me in on the ground floor of a Huge Money-Laundering Deal! What did I ever do to engender such widespread blind trust? Good day and compliments, I know this letter will definitely come … Continue reading →

Sure, sure. Anyway, why is this bullshit article calling the bullshit flying machine a “flying car” when it has nothing to do with wheels or roads? It’s a weird-ass ultralight, not a flying car. But editors don’t need to fact-check … Continue reading →

The Smallest Minority has been a favorite blog since …basically ever since I started following blogs. Lately it seemed there wasn’t nearly as much activity there, and now I learn why… Kevin Baker, author of the blog The Smallest Minority, … Continue reading →

I can think of two possible explanations that make grammatical and logical sense: 1. London Mayor Sadiq Khan believes Londoners are so comically inept that they cannot keep a knife in their possession without fatally harming themselves, or… 2. “If … Continue reading →

Until yesterday afternoon I had begun to grow concerned about Laddie’s health. Turns out it was a failure to communicate. The first evening after he moved in, I put some kibble in his bowl expecting him to hit it. He … Continue reading →

You’re asking to get hurt. Question, though: Why did you have to “go to the mountains” to “train” to “punch nazis?” Couldn’t you have done that in your mom’s basement? Either way, good luck with that. I suggest you study … Continue reading →

Got the concrete back stairs done this morning, along with the latch and corner posts for the kennel. Should have gotten off my ass and off to work earlier, though… …that’s the sunny side most of the day, and it … Continue reading →

Yeah, it’s mid-August and there’s no frost danger. But I had a bit of insomnia, it rained much of the night, and at 3am the bedroom was chilly. So I thought it a good time to try on this new … Continue reading →

Some of the spam that lands in my inbox is really quite entertaining. Not the first time I’ve gotten this one, if my memory is correct. I’m sure they’d appriciate payment by the 20th, but their patience seems infinite so … Continue reading →

Laddie is certified to Not Like Thunder. How much does Laddie not like thunder? This much… Now, when Ghost the big bad “too cool for you” desert dog didn’t like thunder – or gunfire, or fireworks, or any other loud … Continue reading →

I’ve had two behind-the-cabin projects hanging fire for the past few days and it was definitely time to get back to them. I’m shortening the chicken yard and repurposing it into a dog kennel. Used up my last sack of … Continue reading →

We got an early rainstorm yesterday afternoon, after which Laddie and I went over the ridge to check on the new chicks in Ian’s Cave. Laddie finds his new environment fascinating: So many things to see, to smell, to herd. … Continue reading →

Laddie had a kind of anxious first night, eager to be reassured when I started going vertical around five this morning. We went right outside and watered some trees together and that seemed to settle him down a bit. Then … Continue reading →

We’ve been running around all day – and in fact I’m running out the door right now. Pix… Laddie insists on checking out every pile of junk behind every outbuilding and I still don’t know if he’s at all snake-averse, … Continue reading →

But well into the evening, so I just set them up in Landlady’s house and bid them adieu. We’ll do the tour and dog hand-off tomorrow.

First, the Laddie thing is moved up to today. These guys really are driving through. So stay tuned. Yesterday while going to collect the game camera from its apparently completely sterile location, I learned another way the wash had screwed … Continue reading →

Yup. Censorship PURGE points to imminent false flag violence before mid-term elections… bigger than 9/11? (Natural News) For the last two months, I’ve been warning about the rising risk of a major false flag attack taking place before the mid-term … Continue reading →