Author Archives: Joel

NRA calls for ATF review of bump stocks, new regulations after Las Vegas shooting Utterly unprincipled, utterly cynical, and a relatively cheap way to give cover to their expensive politicians. Oh, but don’t worry. Trump’s on your side. Just behind … Continue reading →

Never really had an opinion about it before. Do as you will as long as you don’t harm me, that’s always been my motto. Or would be if I started having a motto. Then a good friend gave me an … Continue reading →

We pump our own water out of the ground here, using a well Ian paid Big Bux to have drilled, with a solar powered DC immersion pump… …through a whole bunch of flexible pipe into a big water tank… …and … Continue reading →

Hee… Someone dressed like the Monopoly guy is photobombing the Senate’s Equifax hearing

It’s getting back down that’s a pain in the ass. Yah, keep your “big sky country,” Montana. My sky’s plenty big. There are two ways to get here: The short, rocky, nearly vertical way and the long round-about way. I … Continue reading →

LB got a treat this morning. Daddy came down the ladder and we went straight out the door. It’s gonna be like that all week. I’ve got two sets of neighbors out of state and they’ve all got dogs (and … Continue reading →

23 years ago…

Two headlines in quick succession First: Top CBS Exec: No Sympathy for Vegas Victims as ‘Country Music Fans Often are Republican Gun Toters’ Yeah! Those damned country music fans deserve to die! Republicans, every one. Gun toters. Church burners. Nazi … Continue reading →

But since I’m only being political in self defense, you first.

You know you’re a member of a persecuted minority when you see references to “the worst mass shooting in [American] history” and your only reaction is “Oh, hell. Here we go again.” Joel to MSM gasbags: I’ve never even been … Continue reading →

…because I’ve seen a Resident Evil movie. But it’s close. Very, very close. Introducing the Pause Pod, your very own portable snowflake safe space. Enjoy. They ran a kick-starter to “invent” a $99 pop-up tent? Couldn’t you just use a … Continue reading →

“We just want your compliance.” The conversation happened a long time ago, but it was sufficiently unpleasant that every time I see that word I’m reminded. A highwayman would say exactly the same thing – with exactly the same motive. … Continue reading →

…a blinding flash of insight, informing me I don’t need to do one chore I’d planned for this morning, because that chore has been rendered obsolete. This is my wood cutting table. All summer it’s been at the Lair to … Continue reading →

“…because only cool people have portable generators worth having…” …That wasn’t a bleg. 🙂 But I’ll take it. Guess what just showed up at the maildrop… An extremely generous long-time reader emailed me right after the post at the link … Continue reading →

And we’re getting into the season where for the first hour or two of the morning a good chore coat feels pretty good. …so this morning that nice new canvas coat came out of the powershed. Not everything stored in … Continue reading →

I wasn’t going to say anything here about the NFL kerfuffle, because a) I haven’t watched a football game in decades and b) the whole issue of patriotism is such a mess you’d need to start with “first let me … Continue reading →

(Right – and so does the website at the link. There’s an infuriating autoplay video ad FRICKIN’ RIGHT ON TOP OF THE INFURIATING AUTOPLAY VIDEO. SO IT’S TWO INFURIATING AUTOPLAYS ONE AFTER THE OTHER. IF THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT MAKE … Continue reading →

Uh…ladies? I dunno – maybe this is like the Century Village equivalent of taking Grandma out to the ice flow. Seems harsh, is all.

It’s been on-again-off-again rain since daybreak. This afternoon the sky was getting really threatening and I thought I’d better go take care of Landlady’s chickens early while I could do it and stay dry. Turned out it’s been raining heavily … Continue reading →