Author Archives: Joel

Factors in favor weren’t hard to find, I was down to a heel of bread that might go moldy tomorrow and it was a cool windy day anyway, far too windy to want to work outside. Gusts to 60 on … Continue reading →

They exist to break your heart. Yesterday I wore my favorite pair to S&Ls so as not to attend one of their famed neighborhood breakfasts in ragged BDUs. And the worn fabric just spontaneously tore, just from a little tug. … Continue reading →

Monday mornings I usually go to town with D&L for drinking water and groceries. But this morning they had rather more extensive chores and I didn’t feel like spending hours sitting around. So I gave D my empty bottles and … Continue reading →

Allegedly – I don’t know because it’s dubbed in Spanish for some reason – in the video linked here Hillary accuses Donald of…well… “He’s somebody who lives in a very protected environment. I don’t think he knows that many people … Continue reading →

She likes the 22/45, I don’t think she’d find the Lite version an improvement. 🙂 One nice thing about living here, you don’t need to “go to the range” just to try out a gun.

Wish me luck.

I have a book that a reader sent me a year or two ago – and I apologize but I don’t remember who sent it – It’s about a guy who took it into his head to semi-retire into the … Continue reading →

This would have been a great story for three days ago… Police department’s incinerated marijuana smoke wafts into store parking lot “That smoke coming out of the chimney is wafting over, straight into the New World carpark and man does … Continue reading →

Bompas & Parr creates ‘anti-ageing’ gin I wish to live forever. I also wish to drink booze. Clearly what’s called for here is additives. The “age-defying botanicals” in the gin include: collagen; an anti-wrinkle substance; nettle, containing mineral content for … Continue reading →

Will someone please slip Josh Sugarmann a new talking point? Because this one is really starting to smell, and pieces keep falling off. Of course the title says something entirely different… New study shows guns rarely used for self-defense Which … Continue reading →

Here at the Secret Lair, Spring does not fall on some arbitrary date. No. Spring, like stupid, is as it does and here at the Lair it is defined as the first morning on which I don’t reluctantly roll out … Continue reading →

(Note to visitors: Everything that follows, every single word including ‘a’ and ‘the,’ is complete bullshit.) More Than 1,000 People Shot in Chicago So Far This Year The number of people shot in Chicago so far this year has exceeded … Continue reading →

Pork and pineapple pie! I actually woke up intending to do this today, except with canned ham instead of pork roast. But I had this pork roast I had to use up in something or I’d otherwise eat the whole … Continue reading →

…this did bring a smile to my face. Breaking: Treasury throws founder of the Democratic Party off $20 bill, replaces with gun-toting Republican pic.twitter.com/G9dVXpTaXv — David Burge (@iowahawkblog) April 20, 2016 I saw that yesterday and held off posting it, … Continue reading →

…that tries to tell me pork is bad. Now – after the delightful lunch I’m going to try a pork-related bread project. I’m pretty sure it can’t entirely fail.

Landlady brought a most wonderful gift last weekend… Three-pound pork roast, which I’ve been thawing in Ian’s fridge since then. I have no use for three pounds of roasted pork all at one time, of course, so… …and two of … Continue reading →

It’s kinda like that. The participants aren’t as pretty. I’m expecting things to look up pretty soon, though. Report later.

h/t

Spent two hours on laundry this morning, with some towels and winter bedding. Had so many things to wash, in fact, I got concerned that I might have more laundry than clothesline. But the weather gets a little warmer every … Continue reading →

I see this headline and think, “Cool!” Why living around nature could make you live longer Because I certainly live around “nature,” and plan to live forever. Hell, I’ll even forgive the writer for working for Wapo, if he’ll deliver … Continue reading →