Author Archives: Joel

MY day, spent being poked, prodded and twisted (prodded in the eyeballs, no less) has yielded nothing but good news, although I left town kind of wishing I’d taken the time to shop for a left-handed holster. First the current … Continue reading →

Okay, after a bad day and a worse night I’m actually feeling a little better – at least I dragged my arm to the typing position without actually whimpering. Though it seems I still need the help of the left … Continue reading →

Switching from keyboard to mouse is basically impossible; I can lift my right arm with my left arm but the right arm won’t lift itself. Hurts too much to try yard, but it’s like there’s no strength there. Yeah, took … Continue reading →

Go look. Won’t take a second.

The babies are growing up. All 13 survivors are apparently female, to the regret of Landlady who was hoping for one accidental cock bird. Things seem to go better, at least with small flocks, on those rare occasions when the … Continue reading →

I’m going to try an impossible stunt here on TUAK, just to see if I can. Not only sickened by the subject but sick of it, I’m going to stop talking about the election. I will attempt to finish out … Continue reading →

TUAK “Why didn’t you think of that, Joel?” Prize… That’s the only entrance I can identify, and it’s definitely the one the mice were using. I’ll give it a week and check to see if they’ve moved back in; the … Continue reading →

Okay, so part of prepping for winter is doing something about the mice I happen to know are living in my summer oven. I have plastic and duct tape to hopefully keep them out through the cold months but first … Continue reading →

Right. F’ing. Here.

Yow, lady, that must have hurt. Look what came out of the south end of one of my hens… Compared to a more typical one – probably laid by the same bird, given how few are laying right now… Probably … Continue reading →

"Pre-Hillary sale. Don't wait! Prices will skyrocket after Crooked Hillary gets in." Vegas armory ad in Adelson News. Wow! And…surrender? pic.twitter.com/c24FWw99L0 — Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) October 16, 2016

What, did he intone “the science is settled” into a microphone better than anyone else? But now that it turns out he’s only another fame-and-money-grubbing creep like all the others, oopsie, we should stop taking him seriously? Anthony, some of … Continue reading →

Longtime readers know that Uncle Joel is trapped in a lifelong search for the perfect EDC knife. I’ve gone through numerous candidates in the past ten years… The Camillus AF knife: Good size, good design except for that dumb sawblade, … Continue reading →

There’s been an annual gun show in the little town nearest where I live for ten years or so. I haven’t attended in a long, long time, mostly for lack of a ride. The lack of a ride mostly arose … Continue reading →

We could call it the “He-Man Oligarch-Hater’s Club” and meet in a treehouse. ‘Cause they won’t let us join their club – any more than I let my toilet paper stash join mine. A classic for Saturday morning… We’ll need … Continue reading →

I’ve had a complaint by email that the blog isn’t refreshing correctly, and that the reader can’t post comments. I see no problems here. Anybody else having any trouble?

Stolen from elsewhere, without permission or attribution because I don’t know who said it and the site is not public: “We may not be able to change the polarized dynamic created by having to vote for either the narcissist or … Continue reading →

Went to town last week, and there was a used-book sale at the public library. In a major city, you can sometimes find truly worthwhile bargains at one of those. Imagine the picked-over slop to be found in the seat … Continue reading →

I have said repeatedly on this blog that the increasing normalization of armed adults is, in general, a good thing. But unfortunately there’s this phenomenon called “really embarrassingly doing it wrong.” Example… Yes, adults wearing shorts in public: Generally a … Continue reading →