Author Archives: Joel

You ever notice how, whenever big-government conservatives trot out Thomas Jefferson to prove that big-daddy government is good when conservatives do it, they can talk for hours about the Louisiana Purchase but completely forget the Embargo Act of 1807? Jefferson … Continue reading →

Stolen from Tam, and shared here just because it cheered me up.

I’m not a big fan of having my picture taken, though it does happen. Lately I’ve been less chary about posting them. But I was looking at that guy with the eyepatch two posts below, and that got me to … Continue reading →

Sorry, not in a festive mood. Wearing the eye patch just so I can find my way around, since the right eye still isn’t working very well. I was warned it might be the case, not yet time to panic … Continue reading →

Landlady made me promise to get a photo with the eye patch, peg leg and all, but I need some technical assistance with that. So in the meantime here’s a Cap’n Joel selfie. Arr. Cataract surgery is as painless as … Continue reading →

Doesn’t make a lot of sense when you put it that way, does it? Can’t say for sure but I’m almost certain I won’t be in much of a blogging mood when I get back. But I’ll check in as … Continue reading →

I, um… Well… Y’know, after I betray the revolution and become president for life, the people who invented Twitter will absolutely be among the first against the wall.

It’s been sitting in the reloading shack, sized and primed and waiting for bullets. Through a complicated sort of three-way deal involving Ian and Landlady I scored 500 rounds of cast semiwadcutters, and today I finally sat my ass down … Continue reading →

I have often intimated that Little Bear is not the smartest of all creatures that ever walked the earth. Indeed, by human standards LB is preternaturally stupid. We’re talking about a dog who can’t find his way around a tree … Continue reading →

Into every long life some ‘go ahead and cut’ moments will come. At least, if the life is worth living, which is to say moderately adventurous. Sometimes you’re going to need a surgeon, whether literally or figuratively. This won’t be … Continue reading →

The Two Ladies are getting along better these days. After the plucking and flaying incident that got Agnes the Red exiled to the Big Chickenhouse – where she was bullied to within an inch of her life for weeks by … Continue reading →

My neighbor L wrote this down for me and I tried it a couple of days ago. It’s a bit time-consuming to make, but it’s good. 1 potato, peeled & cubed 2 1/2 tsp yeast 2 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp … Continue reading →

So far today the ladies are getting the eggs in the right place. They had an awesome day yesterday, ten eggs total though that count might include some a couple of days old that I found in odd places. Landlady … Continue reading →

Temps won’t reach the freezing point of water here today but it’s nice and sunny. Hope you guys are doing as well, or at least that you’re hunkered down cozy.

Welcome to America. [Sen. Bernie Sanders] sent a letter to the NSA Friday, asking whether it has or is “spying” on members of Congress and other elected American officials. — “NSA’s authorities to collect signals intelligence data include procedures that … Continue reading →

“My god, why did we legalize marijuana? What were we thinking?” “It’s complete chaos here,” says Dr. Jack Shepard, chief of surgery at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Denver. “I’ve put five college students in body bags since breakfast and … Continue reading →

The word “operator,” as applied to a guy with a gun. This guy, fer example… I’m watching this seriously-meant instructional video, and at 1:30 Mr. Oakleys and Thigh Holster (whom I don’t doubt for a heartbeat could absolutely kick my … Continue reading →

Landlady’s Brahmas are starting to lay eggs. By the standards of a guy with three hens, they’re starting to lay quite a few eggs. But they don’t all have the idea just yet, and I’m in there quite a lot … Continue reading →

I learned that lesson from my career in business. Which may help explain why that went so badly. 🙂 They wanted to schedule at least two more eye appointments between today and eye surgery. I put my foot down, rather … Continue reading →