Author Archives: Joel

He was, however, very glad to have a rawhide bone of his very own to destroy. Once I put the nosy camera down, he looked up at me with his happy face, then proceeded to crunch.

I get to unload a whole bunch of hay with D&L this morning, and then after that there’s a dump run and a barn roof repair with Landlady. I’m a little booked right now, is all I’m saying. There are … Continue reading →

Here’s the set-up… GOP delegates at Texas’s Republican Party state convention will vote Friday on whether the state should secede from the U.S., after the idea passed a special platform committee on Wednesday. The motion is not expected to pass … Continue reading →

It’s stupid, but it’s sincere. The set-up: A bunch of suicide bombers went out to, um, celebrate a religious holiday or something, you know, just the way right-wing Christians do it. One of them apparently got his suicide belt from … Continue reading →

…not… Here at the Joel’s Gulch top secret R&D facility our highly trained engineers are rolling out the latest advances in aircraft for individuals, developed specifically to bypass those pesky but ever so necessary minor delays… Should be ready any … Continue reading →

A friend sent me a link for a no-knead recipe, makes a single large loaf in a cast-iron skillet. Looked okay, though I hesitate to take advice from actresses about anything but acting, and I had questions about some of … Continue reading →

The Joel’s Gulch Defense Force is ever vigilant. If perhaps a little behind the times.

Well, whadaya know? Uncle Joel’s actually going to do a T&E. I mean not the usual kind where I just bitch about stuff, the kind where somebody sends me free stuff and I test and evaluate it and then write … Continue reading →

George Zimmerman staggers back into the news briefly… “I am honored and humbled to announce the sale of an American Firearm Icon,” Zimmerman wrote in the online description. “The firearm for sale is the firearm that was used to defend … Continue reading →

Sure you can. Suppose you’re kidnapped by ISIS radicals who give you the choice between being burned to death or hacked to death. If you refuse to pick either option, and the ISIS radicals decide to hack you to death, … Continue reading →

Ted Nugent is still present, and still impervious to the effects of past mistakes.

Amen and hallelujah. Leave the lying and the self-delusion to the gun-grabbers. We have to be about the truth. The way things are going, critical matters may soon hinge on our ability to discern the reliability of information we send … Continue reading →

Last year I had to do it, and must confess I did a fairly half-ass job and now I faced doing it all over again. Now Weekender Neighbor S laid those sixteen expensive stainless steel bolts on me, and I … Continue reading →

This is supposed to be a feel-good story. Judges Are Refusing to Jail People Who Can’t Pay Fines, Choosing Community Service Instead Municipal Judge Ed Spillane refuses to send people to jail simply because they can’t afford to pay fines … Continue reading →

Clinton Dumbfounded by Rising Cost of Obamacare Hillary Clinton was stunned Monday when a small business owner told her that the cost of her health insurance had increased nearly two fold. “A $400 increase, assuming you didn’t have some terrible … Continue reading →

Former Obama speechwriters, laughing about the good old days. That’s so funny, that you think it’s funny. Someday someone will meet you in a dark alley and say, “If you like your kneecaps, you can keep your kneecaps.” Then he’ll … Continue reading →

Of course you don’t. It’s so last year. The reason I ask: It turns out someone in Brazil has taken the concept to a new level. To wit: If you’re pointing your gun at a gas station attendant demanding money … Continue reading →

I don’t know why I found this funny… Dems Battle Each Other Over Gun Control Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom forged ahead with a controversial ballot initiative designed to put severe strictures on guns in California. But in addition to raising … Continue reading →

Last evening, for the first time in my life, I made it all the way through the movie Office Space. Curiously, that link says the movie was released in 1999 but it seems to me it’s been in my life … Continue reading →