Author Archives: Joel

Caretaker. Security guard. Gamekeeper. Now I’m the sexton. Got an email from Landlady yesterday evening. One of the original cats, who’s been living in the city, has finally found it in her geriatric heart to croak. All the original animals … Continue reading →

Cleaning mud off my boots the other day, I noticed that I’d managed to wear right through the bottom of the left one… Shouldn’t have come as such a surprise. This is my left foot… Looks fine, except this is … Continue reading →

I didn’t know Ian had posted this on Youtube. Found it while I was looking for the video where he and Karl re-enacted the Battle of Little Big Horn at their monthly 2-gun match. This is from the first time … Continue reading →

Ian and his friend Karl often do “spy vs. spy” comparisons of historical weapon systems at their club’s monthly 2-gun match. The results can be entertaining as well as educational. This month it’s No4 MkI (T) Enfield sniper with a … Continue reading →

…a rumor I just now started. Please feel free to pass it on. Of course, companies have every right to donate to whomever they want, so too we have the right to spend our money with whomever we want. And … Continue reading →

After I’d returned from town yesterday afternoon I had a flurry of things that needed to be done quickly lest Uncle Murphy spank. Locally the weather was absolutely beautiful.Rather than hide under the cabin as is his usual practice on … Continue reading →

Some excellent perspective on the crisis du jour. Here’s Claire at JPFO with “Oh, the Things We Choose Not to See… Small Missouri police forces — who reportedly “couldn’t afford” cameras on their uniforms and couldn’t get around to installing … Continue reading →

Things have been a little lean lately. Not bad lean, just lean to where keeping up with necessities is a thing to be constantly watched. It’s easy to let yourself slide on the things you’d previously stocked up on, and … Continue reading →

Seems like “police militarization” is the phrase of the week thanks to that unpleasantness in Missouri. Ran it through Startpage this morning and got over 25K hits for the past week alone. What some have been crying in the wilderness … Continue reading →

When am I going to learn? I go through this every few years. I get interested in some forum with what seems an amiable atmosphere. The topic might be guns, or prepping, or outdoor living, or something else that interests … Continue reading →

The goal for Claire’s roof fund has been exceeded. Don’t let that stop you from kicking in, though. Total price is more than that, and it’s gonna run for a little while more.

Yes, “FOIA Denial Officer” Is a Real Job Title in the “Most Transparent Administration in History” H/T

Okay, I just clicked on a link and was treated to a completely unrelated autovid about Koko the Gorilla’s reaction to the death of Robin Williams. Who seems now to have been elevated to just “Robin,” because of course everybody … Continue reading →

Snaking through the desert where I live are a couple of dry riverbeds, which I have frequently mentioned. Normally they’re not of much concern. In mid-summer when Monsoon is on, they become constant timing issues. The problem with dry riverbeds … Continue reading →

Get a load of this… Upon review of all the parties’ evidence, the court seriously doubts that the banned assault long guns are commonly possessed for lawful purposes, particularly self-defense in the home, which is at the core of the … Continue reading →

So Monsoon rolled in a few weeks ago, and like clockwork my satellite connection went to hell. Except I noticed that the actual connection at the modem didn’t suffer particularly. Usually it gets very slow to connect, very prone to … Continue reading →

I seem to be the only person on the entire intertubz who doesn’t give a damn about Robin Williams. To me he’s just this guy who was really funny once, then started making preachy chick flicks I suffered through to … Continue reading →

It’s a cloudy day. Went out while it was cool and played Mr. Chainsaw Man with that pile of juniper I brought back from D&L’s a couple of weeks ago, just because I’m getting tired of looking at it. Took … Continue reading →

Before playing the “knockout game,” ask your intended victim if he’s armed. The victim told police that he believed the boys were playing the “knockout game.” He said he was approached on the beach by one of the boys who … Continue reading →

“Now watch closely. I’m only going to show you this once.” Hm. That link went south for some reason. Probably a sinister government conspiracy, related to the .22LR shortage. Try this one.