Author Archives: Joel

And you’ll go to bed without pudding, every one of you!

All battened down here at the Secret Lair for what promises to be the closest thing to winter drama we’ve had so far. It’s been a very mild winter so far but now we’re getting 50 mph gusts that will … Continue reading →

Temperature peaked at 65o. In January. Hardly a cloud in the sky, no wind. Far too nice a day to spend indoors, I got quite a few outdoor chores done today. And one quasi-indoor chore… Starting tomorrow the weather is … Continue reading →

So the newstalkers all seem to be in a tizzy over whether there’ll be another fake government shutdown. Seems the nation’s newsrooms are still reeling from the last one, and they’re not sure the republic can survive. What can I … Continue reading →

California AG Threatens To Prosecute Private Citizens Who Help ICE Enforce Laws Weirdness in America. First it’s forbidden, then it’s “tolerated,” finally it’s mandatory. Speaking at a press conference, Becerra said, “It’s important, given these rumors that are out there, … Continue reading →

But other than that, pretty much, yeah. This.

Back in the ’60s, everyone just knew that by the turn of the new century, we’d all have flying cars. Instead, we’re telling people not to eat laundry soap. h/t

…a bullet train between Madero and Fresno (that’s a big 120 miles through the California central valley, a project Leland Stanford could have finished in an afternoon after a few beers) whose price tag is tickling the bottom of eleven … Continue reading →

Which are very common birds around here, and in over eleven years I never gave them much thought. Still don’t. Every day I swap the mem card on that game camera I mounted at the cattle watering station, and every … Continue reading →

Laying hens can either grow feathers or they can lay eggs. So when they’re molting, they tend not to lay eggs. Except sometimes they try anyway. I found this one laying in the middle of the Big Chickenhouse yesterday morning, … Continue reading →

…is the Progressive thing to do!

Sometimes this game camera I’m still playing with is just frustrating. It hints at things that happened, but fails to take pictures of the damned things. Example: Here we have a perfectly ordinary picture of a raven on the tire. … Continue reading →

Apparently this just isn’t meant to be. Now my backup email carrier doesn’t like your address. The only way left for me to communicate with you is open letters on the blog, which is rather silly. Anyway, as I keep … Continue reading →

Okay, so back in late October while cutting firewood, I sliced up a commercial firelog for use as morning firestarters. This morning I noticed that I’m running low on slices, and thought I’d give you an impression of what I … Continue reading →

I’ve been getting over the flu over the past month which means I’ve been as inactive as necessary chores permit. Little Bear has always been kind of a couch potato unless he saw something that needed chasing and he gets … Continue reading →

A few days before the New Moon…

h/t

😀 Illinois AG candidate robbed at gunpoint in Chicago during campaign photoshoot No reason to click the link, really, the title says everything – except that he escaped with his soft pink flesh unharmed. Pity – he doesn’t seem to … Continue reading →

I’ve tried to reply to your email twice and the reply keeps bouncing. Sorry, don’t know what the problem is, don’t want you to think I’m blowing you off.