Author Archives: Joel

Nearly every day I think, “He minds so well. And he’s not that young anymore. Is this dumb leash still really so essential?” And then I come to my senses. He’s obedient to the leash because he knows it’s there … Continue reading →

Didja ever wake up, rub your eyes, hop over to the window and say, … “Huh. Okay.” It’s still coming down hard. Wonder how much we’ll get? It’s a great time for it – the guests are all gone so … Continue reading →

Ian left me with a copy of The Last Jedi, a movie I was contractually obligated to watch at some point. Figured I may as well get it over with, and finished it maybe an hour ago. Which is why … Continue reading →

Where’d everybody go? Here’s a funny picture.

I really don’t have anything this morning, but it’s Monday and a post is obligatory. Just getting the cynicism out in the open there. The other day I mentioned Ian’s video channels, and yesterday afternoon I realized what a treat … Continue reading →

I wanted to ask Ian, when I had a chance to chat with him yesterday, how those new YouTube restrictions on gun content were going to affect his Forgotten Weapons and InRangeTV channels. Turns out if I paid any attention … Continue reading →

I was supposed to help tile Landlady’s tub surround this afternoon but things changed and freed up that time. Fortunately there was another chore to fill it, and I’d wondered before whether I’d be able to get that chore done … Continue reading →

😀 I laughed till I choked.

Landlady likes my rosemary bread. She’s hosting a little get-together tomorrow and asked me to bake some. Glad I didn’t wait till tomorrow. Rosemary is one of the very few non-native plants I’ve seen do well here. A hard winter … Continue reading →

I’m from Detroit. If I’d ever been presented with a couple of hay hooks I’d have presumed they were a sort of weapon. I knew from the moment my feet hit the floor it was going to be a busy … Continue reading →

Iowahawk: Homeless Junkie Killed Jumping In Front of Robot Car Carrying Trans Armed Robber is the most 2018 story ever I’m never coming out of the desert again. Never ever ever. And if I ever see a driverless car out … Continue reading →

“When we demanded totalitarianism, we meant for OTHER people! WAH!” 😛 CAUTION: The link below opens with a picture of David Hogg’s face, in case you’ve grown as weary of looking at it as other rational people have. Sheesh, talk … Continue reading →

I don’t have the imagination to make this person up. “I think this clearly shows the effect of his attacks on governmental institutions, on the government itself,” [Washington Bureau Chief for USA Today, Susan] Page said. “This is not to … Continue reading →

I tried setting up a summer oven outdoors, scrounged from a scrapped-out RV. It worked, sort of. For a while. Not very well. It didn’t like being outdoors, that’s for sure. In early winter a neighbor asked me to haul … Continue reading →

I’m never entirely sure what will and won’t trigger the game camera. What is certain, though, is that predators at least can see the IR flash. I’ve never gotten a nighttime pic of a coyote who wasn’t reacting to the … Continue reading →

Windows are open today, for sure. What a lovely day. This is the sort of place where, if a juniper branch is getting in your way, you can just throw your saw in the Jeep and go cut it off. … Continue reading →

Having been up for a few hours in the middle of the night, of course I overslept. Got a text from Neighbor L at 7:30 that it was laundry day, which meant I had to get going. Absolutely perfect day … Continue reading →

Other hermits have life-changing spiritual epiphanies. I’m told. I wake up at midnight with “My Baby’s In Love With Eddie Vedder” stuck in my head. Humming the accordion solo.