Author Archives: Joel

Should have, could have finished. But it was already three in the PM by the time I had steel and plywood ready to go out to the wash, I was tired and cranky, the sun was in my eyes, this … Continue reading →

I love the crappy market in the little town nearest where I live… …in the way one might love the cranky old uncle who lives in the spare bedroom at the end of the hall, and still want to put … Continue reading →

…but ran out of bux. So I’m going to have to go the cheap route for now. For years, ever since that dehydration/kidney stone incident in 2013, I’ve been hauling drinking water home from town. That – I’m a little … Continue reading →

Regular readers know that Uncle Joel loves him some Spam, and in fact I do go through quite a lot of it. So the recent Hormel announcement of a Spam recall literally hit home. And numerous concerned friends have emailed … Continue reading →

Don’t know how you guys put up with it, I truly don’t.

One thing I didn’t do at the end of last year’s busy building season was sort out all my scrounged fasteners. In fact until last week’s scramble to find enough bolts to assemble the new metallic target stand, I hadn’t … Continue reading →

Slow day. I hoped to go to the hardware store in the little town nearest where I live, because then I could get the bolts and drillbit(s) needed to finish the stand for paper targets at the shooting range. But … Continue reading →

Is that what this idiot was trying to say? I guess because without Dear Leader’s own-people-murdering skills the Norks would just dissolve into chaos and anarchy, so he’s duty-bound to keep doing it even though he’d rather be watching basketball? … Continue reading →

…even when you’re Gun Jesus. 😀

1: What is the proper term for the big gasket that’s supposed to run across the bottom edge of the rear glass? (Conspicuously not present in the photo above) 2: Where can I order a new one? It’s been slowly … Continue reading →

Okay, I knew I had a problem before I even knocked off yesterday evening… …because I was gonna need a bunch of bolts. And I didn’t have a bunch of bolts. Screws I got. Nails I got. Don’t really stock … Continue reading →

ETA: Some relevant reading for the good Congressman, whom I’m sure is prepared to do his research before writing his so-useful laws: The Mathematics of Countering Tyranny It’s James Wesley Rawles, so a little salt may be required to taste. … Continue reading →

And the end is nigh for my burn barrel… It’s basically in two pieces now, it just has too much inertia to act on the fact. Gets great airflow, though. I have often thought that if I knew where to … Continue reading →

This is the layout for Ian’s New and Improved Private Shooting Range! Cutting up that fuel tank rack yesterday yielded me four eight-foot lengths of heavy-duty angle iron with feet welded to one end. I planted them in two pairs, … Continue reading →

Seriously. Still, it wasn’t immediately clear what if any information Freidman could provide to investigators probing Cohen’s financial dealings. His lawyer, Patrick Egan, declined to discuss the deal and said he couldn’t comment on what the plea “indicates regarding any … Continue reading →

It’s so hard for us locals to find shade in the middle of the day. P.S. – Could you ask Joel to open the window? I can’t get in.

I know I said the next construction project of the building season was the front porch, but I’m in a chicken-and-egg situation: The very first thing I need to do is tear out the existing porch and stairs, and then … Continue reading →

Left the damned thing out for four days and there was nothing but rabbits. I considered putting this one to music, just because the muse assaulted me and I wanted to see how it worked. But then I figured not … Continue reading →

Really? You clicked on that? How the hell would I know? Yeah, I got nothin’ this morning. Maybe later – I’m gonna check the game camera during this morning’s rounds. In fact I really (really!) wanted to make this a … Continue reading →