Author Archives: Joel

Its depth, its breadth, its height. It’s … I simply can’t imagine it. Seriously, try to picture this with me. Here’s a guy who’s a member of the house of representatives in an ultimately safe district. His predecessor went to … Continue reading →

I like Larry Correia books. There, I said it. A year and a half ago I read my first one, a military thriller called Dead Six, and I loved it. Since then I’ve gone through every Monster Hunter and Grimnoir … Continue reading →

So asked my very strait-laced wife one time, and I swear I’m not making it up. My first reaction was to reply, “You’re kidding. Right?” But then I channeled something I heard some comedian say one time: “Because they’re pink, … Continue reading →

Every now and then I have to get off my ass.

Anyway I got nothing this morning. Here’s a video of Ian celebrating Christmas in July, in the best way. (Hey! I think that’s the bayonet I sharpened for him!)

I can put a sign on the wall if I want to. Stores in the little town nearest where I live can be eclectic – not to say whimsical. I went in looking for a battery, I came out with … Continue reading →

Yes, vile racist murderer George Zimmerman has done it again, striking out against Mother Gaia’s benevolent attempt to cleanse the planet of rampantly reproducing humans. When will the horror stop? George Zimmerman Emerged From Hiding for Truck Crash Rescue George … Continue reading →

I can’t keep the jargon straight, and I finally came to the conclusion that either economists or I didn’t understand who was supposed to be doing what to whom, and I’m pretty sure it wasn’t me that was wrong. [digression]By … Continue reading →

Seriously, I’m impressed. Here’s a hypothetical scenario for your consideration. Let’s say I want to know what you’re doing behind your own closed doors. So I peek under your window blinds and take pictures of what goes on in there. … Continue reading →

It’s kind of liberating having him around. You never have to wonder about whether you could somehow become the coolest snark on the Intertubz, you know, if you worked real hard and practiced every day. The position is taken, and … Continue reading →

It’s going to be one of those weekends, I fear… Ghost has one distinction among us: He’s the only one who was born here. He was a rescue pup from a local pound and came to the Gulch at an … Continue reading →

Why would anybody take that job? Is it listed in the classifieds under “Masochist?” Right under “Minefield Tapdancer?” Or maybe Carney actually enjoys doing this? I can’t imagine how that could be but I’ve heard of some sexual kinks I … Continue reading →

You guys rock. That bill’s paid. I’ll have to go back to the fundraising well at least one more time, if I ever get a ballpark on what my cataract surgery will cost. But for now we’ve got enough to … Continue reading →

You guys have bailed me out numerous times already: When I needed funds to keep my connection, when I found out about the glaucoma/cataract thing (which remains ongoing but is currently in a sort of holding pattern.) Somebody just donated … Continue reading →

That line of erosion moving away from the camera in the foreground is fairly new, and fairly precisely following the trench for my water pipe. It’s getting worse, and is dumping a whole bunch of mud under the Lair. Leave … Continue reading →

Hell, I live in the boonies full-time and can’t do some of this stuff. Nor would I want to, especially. Bet I could improvise around it better than Survival Man here, though. Because I’ve got lots of tools, and I … Continue reading →

See it today! Y’know, I was going about my business this morning, came upon the kerfuffle over Rolling Stone putting that bomber kid’s phiz on the cover, and it occurred to me that in the (I’m looking it up, bear … Continue reading →

Yeah, you I’m talking at. Like long-handled manure forks. Which they will turn around and swat you in the ass with if you try to nip them in the ass, no matter how fast you run. Just sayin’. Since it … Continue reading →

Holder on common sense self defense: “A duty to retreat.” “It’s time to question laws that senselessly expand the concept of self-defense and sow dangerous conflict in our neighborhoods,” Holder said in a speech to the NAACP in which he … Continue reading →

My modem and I are barely on speaking terms lately, but I do love my electrical system. Yesterday was the blackest, stormiest day in the past year, and we didn’t see any direct sunlight today until after noon. But those … Continue reading →