Author Archives: Joel

Shannon Watts says this never happens, and I believe her. After all, she’s on the Internet. Hero homeowner holds escaped Georgia inmates at gunpoint until arrests Tennessee Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Bill Miller said late Thursday that the homeowner caught … Continue reading →

None of them have worked for a while anyway… ETA: I think it’s broke.

One of the odder skills I never expected to need, growing up, was crap connoisseur. For example: Do you know how to tell dog crap from coyote crap? I’m almost embarrassed to admit that I do. This, for example, is … Continue reading →

Evergreen State Is Launching a Masters in Social Justice Program, With Guaranteed Jobs for Graduates “Teacher candidates here are immersed in social justice, informed by our conceptual framework,” reads the official page. “You will tackle questions of policy and politics … Continue reading →

Well…no, that’s not an accurate statement. Better to say I’m resigned to it. I only protest as a matter of form. But why do I have to clean rat crap out of it? Why can’t four adult chickens, each two … Continue reading →

I keep two open cans, opening a fresh one whenever one of the two is emptied. No matter that it’s always a bowlful of warm slop, at least you never quite know what the new one’s going to taste like. … Continue reading →

…to be a senile parent’s sole caregiver while trying to make a living and also just generally keep the wheels on. I jumped out of the sack at 5 and LB and I were at S&L’s by 5:15 to give … Continue reading →

That didn’t take long at all. Barry Loudermilk wants concealed carry for lawmakers in DC after Scalise shooting One Republican lawmaker believes that concealed carry reciprocity for members of Congress should be considered as part of possible security upgrades after … Continue reading →

I wonder how long this carnage has been going on out there?

This morning’s mission was to take down the siding on the west side of the cabin, something I was extremely reluctant to do. Not because I’m sentimental about it – though I find I am, a little – but because … Continue reading →

Steve Scalise, aides shot in Virginia Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., told Fox News he left just before the shooting. As he walked to his car, a man asked DeSantis if it was Republicans or Democrats practicing. About 3 minutes later, … Continue reading →

But I KNOW DAMNED WELL they’re a bad idea when designed by a gaggle of senators. A trio of senators plan to establish a new model for regulating self-driving vehicles, with the hope that the new technology could cut the … Continue reading →

Look, I get it. Gun owners have been an oppressed minority in this country for a long time, and we get to listen to all the righteous gungrabbers going on all damn day about reasonable restrictions on gun violence. Meaning … Continue reading →

…on the Jeep radio and the Internet I’ve already encountered pieces about the “opioid crisis” twice today. So either we’re being lied to in a really systematic way, or there’s a prescription pill epidemic. After – how long? 50 years? … Continue reading →

And for once I’m pretty sure it isn’t me. Believe whatever you want, I don’t care. If it’s demented, you’ll at least have some entertainment value. But the problem with this bullshit is that it’s prescriptive and coercive. Like they … Continue reading →

That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. It had nothing to do with that old-man nap evil Trumpists claim I fell into after coming home from the morning water run. Nothing. Nothing! By the way… If you’re loading a … Continue reading →

Many years ago I went on a bewildering two-week business trip to mainland China. I say bewildering because most of it degenerated into a string of meetings and drunken, overfed lunches and dinners where I mostly didn’t even know why … Continue reading →

…and it’s not yet 8:30. Rolled out at the usual time for summer solstice, just as the sky was getting good and light. Wanted coffee and a quick breakfast but I’d kept that half-loaf of bread a day too long. … Continue reading →

I don’t know why they do, but they do. Some sort of evidence for genetic memory? I dunno. But nets terrify them. As a California liquor store owner learned to his great cost. H/T to Claire, who just returned from … Continue reading →