Author Archives: Joel

Today was the day! I finally got to play with my toys outside. No more construction, no more painting and caulking and fussing with furniture, now I get to do something much more in line with my intellectual gifts and … Continue reading →

It’s that time of year. Also what with all the construction/deconstruction during the warm season I had a hell of a lot of old wooden junk lying around the yard, so this morning’s task was to pick it all up … Continue reading →

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News flash: Dogs manipulate us with body language! Because apparently scientists didn’t know this. They increased the frequency of certain expressions as a way of communicating. This included puppy dog eyes, unromantically described as movement AU101, which was used more … Continue reading →

…that we have more room now – in actual floorspace, almost twice as much – and yet Little Bear is now contriving to be underfoot at all times? As you can imagine, living in such a small cabin with such … Continue reading →

So I started the afternoon just planning to get that Honda generator up and running. Works fine. Then I thought, well, I do have this one little application requiring a power saw… In fairness, the Secret Lair can run a … Continue reading →

I do confess this was a care package dump I anticipated to an unusual degree. It’s not every time somebody sends me something likely to revolutionize a lengthy and sometimes painful annual chore. Big Brother sent me some cordless tools … Continue reading →

I know what men want. Men want to be really, really close to someone who will leave them alone. -Elayne Boozler I don’t know who the hell Elayne Boozler is, but she has identified something very important.

…except I got all the rest of my vulnerable food up into the loft. Cleared out the powershed of a couple of plastic shelves I needed for the loft (scrubbed much rat piss) moved them into the loft, then stacked … Continue reading →

Kit Perez has a blog called Montana Homesteading. There’s not a lot on it at present but I hope she stays with it. She has recently had some success raising chicks from eggs – something I haven’t even tried yet … Continue reading →

Yes, Spam! The official canned meat of TUAK! Thanks to Big Brother, I’ve been slowly stocking back up on the wonder meat. And today it all got moved to the sleeping storage loft. Along with many other canned goods. The … Continue reading →

Here’s a look at the prototypes for the wall that will keep you safely penned on safe from your southern border. Yup. Once this 30-foot-high wall is complete, Mexicans will stop tunneling under it. Then we’ll all be safe and … Continue reading →

Then our loving masters will at last have the true power they need to protect and care for us all! For as long as we’re useful to the State, we need fear nothing! And when we’re too old or sick … Continue reading →

The Monarch butterflies appear to be migrating. They come right through here, which is pretty cool. I’ve heard that Monarchs need milkweed to continue on their way. I don’t know what these bushes are, but the bugs seem to find … Continue reading →

…which, when occupied by two dressers, a twin bed, a chair, a laundry hamper and a big hole in the floor, feels more like zero square feet. I thought about that this afternoon after finally getting the big dresser down … Continue reading →

How Hillary Clinton Still Can, and Should, Become President After the Trump-Russia Investigation Okay, before we get to the actual method by which Hillary will become president (snicker) please allow me to editorialize for just a moment… People, this is … Continue reading →

Neighbor D offered to come over and help me get my mattress down from the loft. For occasions just like this, I made the loft railing easy to remove. It’s so close to the ceiling, otherwise it would be impossible … Continue reading →

I used to make fun of people who froze a lot of meat and called it “preps.” But in my case these are just luxuries, to keep me from going insane with depression if I’m stuck through the winter with … Continue reading →

S&L are traveling again, just for a few days. L and I tried something different with Ghost this time, barricading off the rear patio and leaving him outside during the day. That way I’m only visiting 2-3 times a day … Continue reading →

To put up a closet rod in the new closet, I needed a closet rod and brackets. Alas the only ones I owned that were even close to the right length were already holding up a bunch of seasonal clothes. … Continue reading →