Author Archives: Joel

I think they all have great futures in the intelligence industry, or possibly the Pentagon.

CNN says so, and they’re experts. My god, it’s all so simple now. What a fool I’ve been! Of course only mass murderers can carry guns in schools. This is humiliating. Why didn’t I see it before? It’s impossible for … Continue reading →

And got me off my ass to install that new thermostat. Hopefully this will fix the only complaint I have with the space heater, which is that I never really know what the bedroom temperature will turn out to be … Continue reading →

Is when Dad “empties” a peanut butter jar. Bliss out, LB.

Look, kids, I’m sure you’re all heartfelt and sincere and all about your wish that that crazy bastard hadn’t had that rifle. Honestly I might have been too in your position, though even at your age I wouldn’t have fallen … Continue reading →

For a few years now Big Brother has been sending me monthly care packages that usually include an envelope of green paper. These pieces of paper can be used in exchange for certain essential commodities, did you know that? I … Continue reading →

…that from now on until next winter, the nights will be warmer. I set the bedroom thermostat wrong – again – and spent the wee hours in that miserable half-shivering fugue state where you’re too cold to fully go to … Continue reading →

Early this morning, apropos of nothing whatsoever, I happened to go to the Amazon page on the smartphone. And Creepy Amazon Cookiebot naturally tried to upsell me a bunch of poorly-selected shit “inspired by your browsing history.” Honestly, Amazon does … Continue reading →

This morning LB and I drove Landlady and Dharma out to the cattlegate leading to the county road, where she parked her car yesterday before the snow all melted and turned to impassible mud. The ride was uneventful in a … Continue reading →

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Just last week, Congress was calling on Tide to change the design of the Pods so teenagers would stop eating them. This week, teenagers should determine gun policy.

Muslims burn piles of Pampers nappies and call for a ban because cartoon cat’s whiskers printed on them ‘look like the Arabic spelling of Mohammed’ What can I even add to that?

Landlady had the same thought as me, only she had it first. So she texted me that she’d just gotten back from driving her car up the hill, and we back-and-forthed as to whether we should ferry it to the … Continue reading →

I swear it was supposed to be cold, clear and dry all weekend. The forecast has been dependable lately. But nooooo… Normally snow would be kind of welcome, really, in spite of the resulting mud. It’s been a very dry … Continue reading →

Landlady’s been on the road and came to the Gulch unexpectedly on her way back to the city. Care packages!

I did not know that Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School did have an armed police “resource officer” present at the time. And he stood out in the parking lot and called in the incident*. But it’s your fault and mine … Continue reading →

Yesterday I moved the game camera to a view of the wash. This morning at seven AM, this happened… I do believe that’s an extremely curious bobcat, but couldn’t swear to it in court. 😀

Thanks for the suggestion.

Isn’t it exactly what our would-be masters say they’re protecting us from, when they say “civilians” shouldn’t have guns? But I first saw it at Captain’s Journal*, then had to climb down a rabbit hole to find any actual news … Continue reading →