Author Archives: Joel

In my defense, I didn’t buy the thing as a laundry agitator. I bought it as a completely unrelated gag. But since I needed one and it was just standing there, it seemed the logical thing to do. Turns out … Continue reading →

I’ve been feeding horses for J&H this week. They want them fed at 6&6, which means Uncle Joel needs to get his ass out of bed…around the usual time, really, but now he actually needs to do that. This morning … Continue reading →

That does it. I’m tracking down the shade of Zilphia Horton wherever it hides and kicking it right in the knee.

…except I’ve always done stupid shit like this. I’m feeding the neighbors’ horses twice a day while they’re out of town, so I need to be out of the Lair by 5:30 in the blessed AM. The boys think this … Continue reading →

Confession: I didn’t expect the collapse of western civilization to be this goddamn funny.

Ian came back from his travels with stuff from the mail drop! In addition to coffee and dog food from Landlady, I got a rustling handshake from a Tennessean friend and seeds from DH. Might be a little late for … Continue reading →

Through every second of this montage, please remind yourself that these people fancy themselves anti-establishment. They are the fighters of the Man, the afflicters of the comfortable. One of the dangers of spending too much time trolling conservative websites looking … Continue reading →

…because you might be betting more than you can afford to lose. You know Anti-Gun Argument #.357? It’s the one that goes, ‘it’s pointless to carry a gun, because the other guy will always have the drop on you.’ In … Continue reading →

…and by entertained, of course I mean freaked out and losing their minds, all you need do is clean their enclosure. I practice the ‘deep litter’ method of keeping the stench under control. It’s simple, cheap, and best of all … Continue reading →

Hey, remember this? Right after saying I’d ordered one, a commenter pointed out that it was designed for satellite TV and not for internet, and said it wouldn’t work for a modem. I didn’t understand why that should be so, … Continue reading →

I just can’t decide if it happens after a good life or a really terrible one… All top Veterans Affairs managers got high performance ratings despite long delays, patient deaths Every top manager of the Department of Veterans Affairs received … Continue reading →

This is open-range country, which has spawned some of the strangest property laws I’ve ever seen. I always thought the fed or state government leased out land it held to ranchers for grazing. And it does, but somehow or other … Continue reading →

Got a call from some neighbors this afternoon that simultaneously made me $20 and reminded me that I’m about to lose my only regular income. “Hey, Joel! I’m trenching from the house to the barn, and at some point I’m … Continue reading →

Kurt Hofmann catches the ever-so-objective mass media in a flat-out lie teensy mistake… CNN’s Twitter feed quoted her this way: Hillary Clinton on guns: “We can’t let a minority of people who hold a viewpoint terrorize the majority.” Watching video … Continue reading →

I’ve got to get another one. That’s why I haven’t posted much. Do want to take this opportunity though to belatedly acknowledge a couple of people affectionately stroking the tip jar. That’s paying for two more months of crappy Wildblue … Continue reading →

Intelligence Chairman on Iraq: ‘We Have a Very Narrow Window to Get This Right’ No, I didn’t even read the article so can’t suggest that you do so. Just seemed polite to add the link. So, you guys invaded Iraq … Continue reading →

Well, now. Maybe the babies are starting to earn their keep sooner than expected! The only chicken in the Fortress of Attitude that’s been giving me eggs is Selma. #7 is re-growing feathers so she’s dry, and I didn’t expect … Continue reading →

There’s a Kipling poem titled A Death-Bed I read many years ago and passed over because I didn’t understand it. It’s rather a gruesome thing, but also disjointed and hard to follow. Since then, of course, this Internet thing came … Continue reading →

Whenever I want to be taken seriously in the absence of any evidence that I should be, I just preface all my sentences with “Gabby Giffords says…” That way, no matter how ludicrous what follows may be, nobody’s listening anyway … Continue reading →

My buddy Ian is doing some fundraising to get much-needed camera gear for his Forgotten Weapons website. You may already be familiar with his excellent videos. Well, they’re about to get a good deal better yet. But first he needs … Continue reading →