Author Archives: Joel

The woman’s in her seventies. I believe trying to keep up with her is why somebody invented Auto-Tune.

But as with so many other dishes I love, it never occurs to me that I could make it myself. If I could go back to my childhood and change just one…thing… Okay, that would require a backhoe and a … Continue reading →

But a bolt-action Glock? Guys, (I work hard at not saying this, because I am very well aware it’s easier to say than to do, but) this is how you know it’s time to move away from that stupid state.

Saturday Landlady came up with a gift, an inch of memory foam cut to the size of a twin mattress. I got Sister Creaking Springs the way I get everything, somebody else was getting rid of it. It was originally … Continue reading →

I am still not making this up… ‘More paint and less hate’: Online petition calls for end to ‘black targets’ at shooting ranges A new Change.org petition calls for the end of “human black targets” at shooting ranges, citing the … Continue reading →

The problem with heating with wood is that it’s a messy, constant, labor-intensive pain in the ass. Really. There’s a reason – not related to particulates or carbon credits – that American homes so rarely heat with wood. A heater … Continue reading →

There was trouble in Seymour’s love nest all day today, of a sort I’ve seen before. One hen just sort of goes nuts, and Seymour is involved. He apparently starts persecuting her, she starts spending the day inside the coop … Continue reading →

This may actually need to be a TUAK feature for a while. There are clearly “journalists” out there who have lost what little of their minds they had previously retained. Get a load of this: Donald Trump’s Congressional Lackeys are … Continue reading →

Mark Zuckerberg’s plan to save the world: Facebook founder reveals his vision to ‘bring us together in a global community’ in 5,500 word manifesto I haven’t attempted to read the “manifesto,” – or even seen it, there’s no link at … Continue reading →

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I just made that up, but I’m pretty sure that with the current administration in office I can get a big study grant to publicize it. Friends of the Blog have sent me many books this winter (thank you very … Continue reading →

I love the dawn of a sunny day in winter. The sun breaks over the ridge behind me, to light the cliff before me. Soon the frost – and unfortunately the mud – will thaw…

Take enough facts, stack them just right, turn them this way or that, maybe trim the corners a bit, and before long you have a huge untruth. Examples: The False Promise That ‘Armed Citizenship’ Will Keep Women Safe The premise … Continue reading →

Seriously, I swear I did not make up the following headline… Obama makes rest of us look bad with his effortless kitesurfing In Wapo, of course. Not The Onion. No, I didn’t forget the link…

Husbands Are Deadlier Than Terrorists Because guns, of course. The unbiased journalists at the New York Fishwrap strike again. Last year Americans were less likely to be killed by Muslim terrorists than for being Muslim, according to Charles Kurzman of … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since I had any of the bright paint I use on the metallic targets at Ian’s range. Without regular painting, they quickly fade into the background and can be hard for these old eyes to put … Continue reading →

At Landlady’s place and at mine, we went two completely different ways in designing chicken accommodations. She has a large enclosure where the chickens prefer to spend most of their time, in which they eat and sleep and water and … Continue reading →

Days like the last few, that’s why. I’ve had positive results on cloudy days with my newly-expanded solar panel array, but Sunday and yesterday it did no good at all. It was rain, rain, deep gloom interspersed with occasional drizzle. … Continue reading →

It started raining yesterday in the early afternoon and didn’t stop all night long. This morning, still raining, the road was nearly impassible even for a capable 4X4. I considered this a good thing, because I have this superstition that … Continue reading →

I have to get an early start. The Jeep needs new tires, and the money’s in the account and the tires are (hopefully) waiting for me at the shop in town. But I don’t normally drive the Jeep to town … Continue reading →