Author Archives: Joel

Hillary seems to have decided that those bogus “90% of all Americans think gun owners should be disarmed and ground up for compost” polls are actually real. Hillary Clinton Believes It’s Time to Act on Gun Violence America simply cannot … Continue reading →

That’s the get of 12 pallets of various sizes, types and levels of decrepitude. And speaking of that last thing, my back went twang while I was trying to saw through some 4X4s, and I don’t know if I’m going … Continue reading →

Morning’s extremely busy with several things, I have to be out of here with the boys in about fifteen minutes to help L unload some hay, I’m in the middle of a big firewood push, chickens need stuff (they think) … Continue reading →

That business with the llama was blown completely out of proportion. In a year when Donald Trump is the GOP frontrunner, you have to dig deep to find political news that’s considered weird. But leave it to the intrepid Libertarians … Continue reading →

At least that’s the way I always do it, in matters agricultural. I’m from Detroit, and grew up assuming chickens came into existence as lumps of meat in a supermarket cooler. Everything I’ve learned about actually raising chickens in the … Continue reading →

L was positively giddy this morning. D got transported from the hospital in the big city far far away to the hospital in the town about 35 miles away. He could have come home, but still needs daily care and … Continue reading →

…On breezy days, it’s a damned good thing the little town nearest where I live is what it is, or I’d be ‘splainin’ myself to more policia. Seems like half a dozen times this morning, usually right after an encounter … Continue reading →

Had a windy afternoon yesterday. Not ‘windstorm’ windy, but windy enough to tear out the hole in the Big Chickenhouse’s doorjamb… …causing the door to blow open and stay that way, probably for several hours before I got there for … Continue reading →

Woke to an email… Was reading that NYT article you referenced, got to the end of the list: 25. The modern man has no use for a gun. He doesn’t own one, and he never will. 26. The modern man … Continue reading →

This is the biggest-circulation outlet I’ve seen publish somebody saying it. Does USA Today qualify as MSM? Time to talk about gun free zones In other mass shootings, the shooters’ motivations have varied, from racism to religion to anti-religion. There … Continue reading →

About “27 ways to be a modern man.” And if you haven’t heard about it by now you don’t use the Internet and you’re not reading this, either. It’s so spectacularly hipster I honestly wasn’t sure – I’m still not … Continue reading →

D’s coming back from the big city this afternoon! This took some finagling, because he’s got a drain in his liver that needs daily servicing, and no home care nurses will work this far out. So he’s going into the … Continue reading →

For some reason, every time Obama opens his yap about Common Sense Gun Controltm* I want to go out and buy another gun. Untraceably, from Somedood. And I already own plenty of guns**. Man protected by heavily-armed agents wants me … Continue reading →

Now that I have your attention, go read Tucille’s latest. Good stuff. [Y]ou can definitely see why governments would dislike sedition and treason, but they’re not like murder and rape, which are inherently wrong. The moral content of an act … Continue reading →

…that every time one of these things makes the news my first reaction isn’t “Oh lord, how terrible!” but “Oh, lord. Here we go again.”? Predictions: a. Umpqua Community college is a gun-free zone. b. The level of coverage will … Continue reading →

Figured I’d get an early start on a busy day. It’s Battery Day, which means maintenance visits to J’s, Ian’s, Landlady’s and mine own humble battery bank. And I’m still making firewood, which means hauling another pile of pallets to … Continue reading →

…I worked on some batteries. 🙂 Turns out D normally services his batteries at the end of the month, and from his hospital bed in a city far, far away he began fretting about them. Makes sense, he has twice … Continue reading →

Sunlight is bad for plants. No, seriously. Stop laughing. It says so right here… Think sunny days are good for plants? Not always. Sunlight causes #ozone to form, which harms foliage, weakens trees: http://t.co/6skU7aBsTx — U.S. EPA (@EPA) September 29, … Continue reading →

Met L this morning. Their garbage was out of control, and she’d asked me for help with a dump run. This involves hitting the pavement a few miles to the north… …and then hanging a right into an ash field … Continue reading →

And it worked out well anyway? Old man, I’d rather have your luck than a license to steal. 74 Year Old Man Sends 3 Thieves Running For Their Lives What caused the firearm to not discharge? Safety, bad ammunition, not … Continue reading →