Author Archives: Joel

Seems there was another coyote attack in NH a few days ago, and this time the dog stood and delivered. The woman involved in the Monday morning attack didn’t want to be identified. Her 4-year-old dog, Mac, has too many … Continue reading →

So said L as we strapped a big horse-feeding tub on top of a pickup-load of plywood, roofing, wood pellets and long tools. I said, “Well, we sort of are.” I saw the greatest thing this morning, just as the … Continue reading →

I have to leave early for hardware and glaucoma meds, and may not be back for quite a while. Given the topic of yesterday’s last post, I didn’t want anybody getting the idea I was now residing in the colons … Continue reading →

That was very unusual. I just got a personal visit from D&L, who said they couldn’t raise me on my phone, wanting to know if Little Bear was all right. Seems they got a call from another neighbor who lives … Continue reading →

Okay, so the gunblogoverse is getting its jollies LOLing on the new, weird Taurus Curve.And while I hereby cheerfully join the chorus of people saying they’d have no use for this gun – ever, under any circumstances – I don’t … Continue reading →

I have said before that I have an older brother who is to me, in terms of intelligence, as Stephen Hawking is to Little Bear. We don’t correspond much because he had the misfortune of being born the only social … Continue reading →

One thing I’ve noticed about the coverage of that European comet probe? Somebody always has to mention that the comet is moving at the time of the rendezvous. I suppose the writer thinks the scientists did it that way for … Continue reading →

I seem to be getting over my chimney fire phobia. I put in this new woodstove 23 months ago, and for two winters I feared really cranking it up which made it hard to keep lit at all. As everybody … Continue reading →

Or something. I don’t actually know where that saying originated. I thought I’d read it in Gates of Fire which has a bunch of paraphrases from Herodotus (the source of our old favorite Molon Labe)but that isn’t one of them … Continue reading →

And part would want to dance on their grave. When was the last time you saw any Colt in a gunshop cabinet for less than four figures? Colt could default on bond repayments Elsewhere there’s a link to a WSJ … Continue reading →

…and maybe so do you. So here’s the QoD, from the Lord of Hate: If I land a space ship going millions of miles an hour on a rock going millions of miles an hour, y’all are lucky if I … Continue reading →

I found your weather. You wanna come get it, and then keep it penned up better next time?

I need to cut that old recliner up and haul it off to J’s Dumpster, but there’s no rush. The Dumpster’s full at the moment, and the day is cold and windy. Ghost doesn’t think there’s any rush, either… …’cause … Continue reading →

Day got so busy, and I came home so tuckered out, that it only just now occurred to me that the one chore I forgot to do is to check the trap I set in the powershed. Yesterday it was … Continue reading →

Oy, what a day. Fridays are shaping up to just naturally be extra-busy for a while, but that also seems to be the day when the phone rings. I’m still not finished running around because I’ve got to go see … Continue reading →

Some friends gave me MP4 copies of this TV show called The Walking Dead, which everybody was talking about a few years ago, and may I just say that if I ever find myself in a group of soap opera … Continue reading →

Remember back in Spring when the Navy decided to respond to Russian territorial aggression by sailing a missile destroyer into the Black Sea? We didn’t hear much more about that after the fact, oddly enough. I recall that when I … Continue reading →

I know what you’re thinking but apparently it’s not a joke. H/T to Robb Allen.

A few days ago I went into the powershed to see that: a) I’d left my toolbox open, and b) sockets were scattered all over the place and several were missing. I’ve known from the clutter for some time that … Continue reading →

Ian and Karl have struggled somewhat with their new InRange TV product. Despite fine content, the first episode in September had some technical issues and caught a lot of flack for the pay format. They’ve made some changes, switched platforms, … Continue reading →