Author Archives: Joel

Virginia Attorney General Unilaterally Eliminates Concealed Carry Reciprocity A pen and a phone, baby. “To ensure Virginia’s law and safety standards for concealed handgun permits are applied evenly, consistently, and fairly, I have recommended the State Police terminate the reciprocity … Continue reading →

There are three things I hate to do: 1. Talk to strangers. Esp: Try to convince strangers to do things. 2. Talk on the phone. Esp: Talk to strangers on the phone. 3. Fill out written forms. Esp: Unfamiliar forms. … Continue reading →

A pretty and still winter day for once. Frigid at daybreak but starting to warm up now. We got walkies out of the way and I’ve got some work to do after lunch when it has warmed as much as … Continue reading →

Forget Christmas, I’ve been known to pass Dec 25 without even noticing. No, the day I watch for is of variable date, but always happens right around now. Today (this evening actually, but I don’t need that much precision, I’m … Continue reading →

If you’re a Tam fan at all, you’re familiar with the Fun Show Song. I don’t know that anybody ever actually put it to music before, though. Before this.

Dogmeat quietly assassinates a raider. pic.twitter.com/fmdrgW7iiP — Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) December 18, 2015 If you’re going to put a dog kennel on the business end of a half-pipe, the dog is going to get involved. And maybe win himself a … Continue reading →

A couple of people sent me care packages of canned meat, which is always welcome but I did not realize how much that stuff costs. Examples: Yeah, I see you curling your lip. But this stuff works great in spaghetti … Continue reading →

Obama Reassures Americans No Credible Threat of Terror Of course he always says that just before there’s a slaughter, so… But this part either means a complete 180o reversal of long-held Obama doctrine, or – but what are the chances … Continue reading →

Guess who’s a High Panjandrum of the Government Party? And the righties are all outraged. Someone has not been paying attention.

After a month or so of peace and quiet, that rancher kid drove another herd of cattle onto my stomping grounds. The boys are very excited about this. I guess I’ll count my blessings, at least so far it hasn’t … Continue reading →

The cultural appropriation cops have caught you. Yeah, you think you’re all cool with your adorable $30,000 tiny house on wheels and your dumpster diving, don’t you? But we who once lived in a trailer and ate a cheese-product sandwich … Continue reading →

Officially a little above freezing around noon, there’s mud on the sunny side of the yard. Yesterday started sunny but never got quite this warm, and then in early afternoon a new storm front roared through. Not a lot of … Continue reading →

Try to wrap your mind around this film concept: A respectful biopic about the late Senator Ted Kennedy and the events of Chappaquiddick. No, I am not making this up. I checked twice to make sure I wasn’t reading a … Continue reading →

…that I need to learn more about it. And this is one of those.

…the thermostat. Yes, the humble thermostat, unsleeping guardian of nightly comfort. When paired with an electrically-actuated gas heater – another marvel of human ingenuity – the thermostat permits deep sleep and comfortable waking without the need to rise during the … Continue reading →

In Jerusalem, a place not entirely unacquainted with Muslim terrorism, I gather there isn’t a lot of nonsense spoken about how ‘blood will flow in the streets’ if ‘civilians’ are allowed to defend themselves. Sometimes, since blood is gonna flow … Continue reading →

Those who think of your old Uncle Joel as a sort of aged Fess Parker, a fearless and forthright man’s man, should just skip the first part of this morning’s post. Truth is I’m mostly a neurotic mess, best left … Continue reading →

You’ve probably had the scary experience of a shopper at a gun store or show pointing a gun in a direction that involves your own precious bodily fluids, right? Makes you want to slap that person. Two days ago I … Continue reading →

I went out for an armload of firewood and passed him lying contentedly in the snow. Looked out the door maybe twenty minutes later and saw his cable clip lying right in the same place – without the dog. Oh, … Continue reading →

I’ll just go ahead and admit that I snagged both these examples from Claire’s Sunday post, which may make me something less than mighty… “I’m a metrosexual who knows nothing about guns, so you yokels shouldn’t carry guns.” In the … Continue reading →