Author Archives: Joel

Two in three days, when I can go months at a time without even thinking about coyotes! Weird. I was doing what has evolved into my security round yesterday afternoon, without the dogs for once because I had a grim … Continue reading →

Ripped right off the wall at Borepatch’s place.

And all for a tiny little strip of light. ‘Way back in January my older brother sent me some 12v LED lamps, including this diminutive strip for the kitchen. For winter use if nothing else it has proven wise to … Continue reading →

I chuckled with my coffee… h/t

Lousy food, low pay … lawmakers testify (gripe) about working on Capitol Hill Capitol Hill is a terrible place to work — That’s the lasting impression one might have after listening to lawmakers this week discussing the budget for Congress … Continue reading →

Last summer, after Former Neighbor J moved away, he laid upon me an injunction to kill any rabbit I found in his yard – with the common-sense proviso that it mattered what the rabbit was standing in front of. Since … Continue reading →

“When you’re white you don’t know what it’s like to be living in a ghetto, you don’t know what it’s like to be poor. You don’t know what it’s like to be hassled when you walk down the street, or … Continue reading →

Because Little Bear and I just did, not ten minutes ago. It’s bread-making afternoon, and a good time to do it, too, because it’s cool and blustery outside and a warm oven is a good oven. I finished the rising, … Continue reading →

When I was a boy, I lusted after my very own Boy Scout pocketknife. I was never a boy scout, but I did admire the folding knife. I eventually wore my elders down, and was allowed to save my dimes … Continue reading →

Yeah, I should have done it before now but I was torn over whether I was even going to keep the meat. A few days ago I killed #4, and she was the greasiest thing…I could barely choke her down … Continue reading →

The email address I use for this blog is a fossil still lying around from days when Cubicle Rat Joel spent a lot of company time on fora and called himself John DeWitt. I’m unaware of ever having joined a … Continue reading →

You may talk of your Tamalanche, your Uncalanche, even your coveted Instalanche. But for sheer “what the hell is going on” fun at a sleepy little freedomista blog, nothing seems to beat getting tweeted by a minor celebrity. Milo Yiannopoulos … Continue reading →

…here in the first week of March, where it doesn’t belong. It’s supposed to cool down a bit after the weekend, but even then we’re looking at days in the sixties and nights in the high twenties, and only for … Continue reading →

Since we seem to be living in Bizaaro-election world, Trump may live to regret bringing up this subject if it comes to convention polling, allowing it to thrust deeper, deeper, oh god deeper into the national conversation, … It’s “yuge” … Continue reading →

‘Cause, like, it hurts, man*! I gather that’s what he’s doing, judging from the tenor of this article. Aren’t there laws about that? No, seriously, hear the anguished cries of the few scattered survivors! Marcus Robinson, president of Pitt’s Rainbow … Continue reading →

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Saw this first at the Captain’s Place… CHARLESTON, West Virginia — The West Virginia Legislature has approved legislation allowing residents 21 or older to carry a concealed gun without first obtaining a permit or undergoing training. So I thought, good! … Continue reading →

Okay. Gimme a minute. Just lemme get around some coffee, and go water the chickens. (Yeah, right, that’s what they’re calling it now.) I’ll be back.

Yeah. This is where I want to be. Riiight here. Uh huh.

The county dump near here is actually very well – or at least energetically – run as far as I can tell. Layered like lasagna, the fields of trash never seem to remain exposed for more than a few hours … Continue reading →