Author Archives: Joel

So I took the second squirrel (small male, possibly immature) flying into the wash, then set the game camera up to watch where it landed. And we’ll see what we see. 🙂

And with a third apparently anxious to get in and perform a rescue. The game camera didn’t really picture it, but the one on the outside dug around the cage, as if to release the one inside. That’s a level … Continue reading →

I threw that dead squirrel into trackless sand in the wash near Ian’s place, a good respectful distance from the Lair, where I’m accustomed to disposing of rodent bodies without giving scavengers the notion that the Lair is a good … Continue reading →

Came as no surprise, the winter and spring having been so dry. Woke up, put my leg on, let LB out for a pee and immediately got a big snootful of woodsmoke. As the sun came up it did so … Continue reading →

…what this could possibly be for. It appears to be a real thing, not just a whimsical little boat somebody built – of course I could be completely wrong about that. Spent some time searching around last night and came … Continue reading →

Oh, he was pissed, too. They don’t seem to consider live traps humane at all, but he settled right down after I shot him through the bars. More and more often in the summer season I just carry the Ruger, … Continue reading →

On an absolutely gorgeous late April day in the high desert, I tackled the dreaded front Jeep shocks. And I do mean dreaded. Look, technically it’s no big deal. When I wrenched for a living this would have been considered … Continue reading →

…that if you type “dumbass gun video” into a Youtube search window you can pretty much kiss the rest of the day goodbye? Assuming you find stupidity-induced personal injury entertaining, of course. I don’t, really. But the phenomenon is fascinating … Continue reading →

Well, I’m certain California will be able to make it work. Finland is killing its world-famous basic income experiment Hey! D’you know what you get when you subsidize sloth? More sloth! I know, right? Who could possibly have predicted that? … Continue reading →

Oboy. Y’know, I used to rather enjoy working on cars. Well into my mid-twenties I enjoyed tinkering with cars. I really enjoyed tech school – in fact I kind of understand why a lot of people look back on school … Continue reading →

You probably have this problem all the time. You check out the chicken coop, find a couple of eggs, drop them into your cargo pocket, get distracted by the next thing. Hours later you climb under the Jeep or drop … Continue reading →

I purchased a Hav-A-Hart trap 3 years ago, not because I’m interested in humanely and non-violently removing peaceful, harmless squirrels from my area of influence but because it was the only trap available locally that seemed capable of dealing with … Continue reading →

On his way east, Big Brother was attacked by a suicide collider. Antlerhu Akbar! Or maybe it thought BB insulted its mother. BB speculates that its method of crossing the road involved closing its eyes and trying to get it … Continue reading →

If “everybody” owns them, nobody owns them. Which means they don’t get maintained. The Gulch has one really good ladder, and of course it does have an owner – Landlady bought it, Landlady owns it. But it gets used promiscuously … Continue reading →

When I started on the Lair’s bedroom addition last year a friend’s mother said she had some kid’s bedroom furniture that had been in her basement for a long time, and I could have them if I wanted. I wanted. … Continue reading →

(“LB, did somebody break in here and drool all over my laptop?”) At one point there was actually a line at this thing, five cedar rats long. And I was at the front of the line!!!11! Because seriously, that last … Continue reading →

Hi, guys. Yeah, it’s me. Haven’t been on the keyboard since December, hope you’re all well. Dad went to town for the Monday water run, and I thought we could just take this time for a word about snackies. Look, … Continue reading →

I was sitting at the computer, munching on a bowl of raisins. LB had crept up behind me and was earnestly bathing me in “If you need help with that, I’m here for you” rays. I said, “I don’t think … Continue reading →

He was going to pull out sometime this afternoon, having a appointment to meet a guy tomorrow in the big city about five hours away. Then the meeting got bumped up to this afternoon, and he decided to boogie. We … Continue reading →

Though when the promise comes due in the middle of winter, it might take me a while. I promised that if the Patreon account crossed $100/mo, I’d put actual shock absorbers on all four corners of the Jeep. Voilà!