Author Archives: Joel

Once in a while I do wander over to Freedom Outlaw to see the funny pictures. Just sayin’.

Nancy Pelosi: Republican ‘sabotage’ hindering health care law House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi believes the new health care law should move forward without delay and said that “sabotage” by Republicans, and not just computer glitches, is hindering implementation. Pelosi said … Continue reading →

At best you’re in deep shit. He’s a democrat. He’s on your side. But he’s got ratings he must keep high, which means he must stay funny, which means he’s going after the low-hanging fruit. And that’s you, Obamacare. And … Continue reading →

Today it was time to off another of Landlady’s Brahma cocks. She said I could have one of the smaller ones from her flock, and I waited until I had nice fresh stew ingredients. I don’t get meat very often … Continue reading →

H/T to Kevin.

My neighbor D favors the cowboy look. He wears denim and flannel, sheepskin vests, cowboy hats. And his weapons were all perfected in the nineteenth century. I like to think I’ve been a bad influence on him. When we met … Continue reading →

So Matthew Bracken is giving away free kindle downloads of his books. I bought a copy of Enemies Foreign and Domestic way back when. Read it through. Still have it around here somewhere. It wasn’t terrible, it wasn’t great, I … Continue reading →

Yesterday was the sixth straight day without a single egg from my hens. That smashes all previous records, and makes me cast an increasingly greedy eye on Landlady’s hens – which still aren’t laying eggs. Yesterday I bought an 18-pack … Continue reading →

Ian at Forgotten Weapons has been competing in 2-gun matches in Tucson. Being Ian, he mostly does it with historic weapons – sometimes historic weapons comically unsuited for the stages. But I’ve especially enjoyed the videos in which he and … Continue reading →

This might not be new, but it’s the first I’ve heard of it. Making Life Work For More People: House Republicans are Dedicated to Common Sense Policies to Improve the Lives of You and Your Family. Over the next two … Continue reading →

I’m a bad dad. Little Bear was bugging me to do something besides sit around the Lair, so we went for a Jeep ride to take care of Landlady’s chickens. Then I stopped at the reloading shack to work over … Continue reading →

I have always been boring to be around. My daughter thought so, and she was right. Long before she came along I spent some summers with nephews. And the only line of dialogue I remember from then, I heard from … Continue reading →

So if I ever get nostalgic for everything that comes with a regular paycheck, I’ll just think of this…

I’ve spoken before about my hard-luck neighbor Darrel the Former Cop. He’s a perfectly normal, capable and industrious man who moved out here with an unusually generous grubstake, bought about 120 acres, built a big house, put in the usual … Continue reading →

Here’s a funny example of a commodity in a barter economy. I posted the apology below, and then went the sink where a bunch of stump socks were soaking. I wear thick wool socks on the stump of my left … Continue reading →

Face the fact-Your life is a bore/Or else you wouldn’t still be here… I haven’t really felt well the past few days, and despite the delightful weather I’ve mostly just hung out around the Lair. Consequently there just isn’t anything … Continue reading →

Park Service director blames threat of terrorism for closing Mall during shutdown The National Park Service director told Congress on Wednesday that he had to shut down the open-air memorials on the Mall during the government shutdown because of terrorism, … Continue reading →

Well. That’s just weird.

…and he thumbs past the posts about chickens and dogs and firewood until he gets to something political, and he reads that, and maybe he sees me ragging on conservatives. And seeing that I am not a conservative, he concludes … Continue reading →