Author Archives: Joel

I’ve often speculated about whether the hens throw him out of the coop around then, since he’s incapable of shutting up. I mean he does this every single morning but mostly I don’t care because most evenings I remember to … Continue reading →

So common they’re apparently given away as tchotchkes. I guess it’s just a bigger battery than the one in the phone. Since I never go anywhere I don’t actually have that much use for it, but I still think it’s … Continue reading →

If I see a bunch of kids with their eyes glued to smartphones and walking toward the edge of a cliff, I’m just bringing a folding chair and some popcorn. I don’t really know what this Pokémon Go business is … Continue reading →

I finished the winter with just under a tier and a half of firewood left in the hoop shed, and was very pleased with myself. Last Sunday when Landlady came over for coffee her dog Dharma detected a packrat in … Continue reading →

Huh. I meant to post about this yesterday, though I’ve a feeling it’s not going to amount to much. Be Aware, But Not There! National ‘Day of Rage’ Scheduled For July 15th, 2016 These are the locations and times for … Continue reading →

Thieves Steal Ammunition From Secret Law Enforcement Shooting Range Heh… In a remote, undisclosed location hidden in the Placer County foothills, Lieutenant Troy Sander gave CBS13 full access to the shooting range used by half a dozen area law enforcement … Continue reading →

I’ve wanted to do this for years. We’re just before the monsoon here, mornings are hot and afternoons are hotter. Wouldn’t it be great if I could do my baking outdoors? As of this morning, I can. Unfortunately my hopes … Continue reading →

How you know when your political leaders aren’t paying attention to what’s going on right outside their locked and guarded palaces… “Do you think they will stop us with a financial blockade? With or without Citibank, we will move forward.” … Continue reading →

D&L are still fighting off some sort of respiratory infection, as a result of which I’m kind of ducking them. But they know I’m there if they need something, and of course L is still the neighborhood telegraph so I … Continue reading →

The big wasteland between Acadia and Aztlan contained a great and powerful nation. They used to go on and on about how great their health care system was, wouldn’t shut up about it. Then one day they decided to improve … Continue reading →

Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you. Rep. Crowley.: ‘Thorough Background Checks’ Would Deny Guns to Those ‘Who Have Criminal Thoughts’ [W]e do know [that] there will be more people killed by guns (sic) and people who ought not … Continue reading →

If Time Traveler Guy returns to 1956, he can explain why we have video telephones and mostly use them to typewrite telegraphs — David Burge (@iowahawkblog) July 12, 2016

Geez, now I feel like a bad hired nurse.

We had a cow, man. Y’know, I love it here. I really do, and wouldn’t want to imply anything different. But in other places I’ve lived there was one rule of which, in hindsight, I rather approved. If I or … Continue reading →

The beginnings of my summer kitchen! I bake all my own bread, of course. In the winter the heat from the oven is welcome inside the Lair. In the heart of the summer, not so much. I would have pulled … Continue reading →

Seems easy. Good hours. Allows you to gas on subjects about which you really hilariously know nothing. And you get paid! While I’m asking questions, where are these supermarkets where I can buy these exotic guns she’s talking about? A … Continue reading →

Ralphie was much better yesterday, but he had a bad night and this morning his eyes were gummed up again, he hadn’t been eating or drinking, and he was very sluggish. I swabbed his eyes again – he hates that … Continue reading →

Alinsky’s Rule 10: “’If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.’ Violence from the other side can win the public to your side because the public sympathizes with the underdog.” Or, make the … Continue reading →

Thus Spake Gersh (AR-15s are horrid and scary and loud) Kuntzman: The NRA is to blame for police shooting of Philando Castile by encouraging citizens to arm themselves (There’s no edifying reason whatever to click on that link. I’m just … Continue reading →

Haven’t been seeing a lot of useful information about that Dallas shooter. The more time passes, the more he comes across as just another loonie wannabe (I’d imagine it would take talent to finish six years in the reserves as … Continue reading →