Author Archives: Joel

A nicer day than this one’s shaping up to be, anyway. The weather outside turned frightful around two yesterday afternoon and hasn’t changed a bit since. In short, a typical day in Washington. But we’re not in Washington, and they’re … Continue reading →

No trips to town today, boyo! That third photo is only about a third of the wash’s width; it’s basically my driveway, or was an hour ago. Heaven only knows what it’ll be like after the flood passes. I can … Continue reading →

I often laugh at myself over my belt kibble… I’m constantly fiddling with it. Sometimes there’s a flashlight, sometimes I leave the light in my pocket, sometimes (until I get caught without one) I forgo the flash entirely. Do I … Continue reading →

Every summer, especially after the commencement of Monsoon, the flying bugs come out. And I’ve always found it interesting that every summer one particular sort of bug is predominant, but rarely the same sort of bug two summers in a … Continue reading →

or: More Things You Probably Shouldn’t Do With Twinkies 8D Care of my daughter…

George Zimmerman found not guilty of murder in Trayvon Martin’s death Good. I strongly suspect he acted like an idiot, but it’s been clear from the beginning he’s not a murderer. Wake me when the riots reach three ridges from … Continue reading →

Ghost is such a smart boy. He was hanging out with me in the Lair, helping me eat lunch, while I waited for a phone call to meet D&L to go to town. And the phone rang, and I talked … Continue reading →

A riff on one of my favorite aphorisms: A friend will help you move, a real friend will help you move bodies. Stolen from Borepatch. Oh, and I’m in the middle of a flurry of emails that will eventually bring … Continue reading →

And I’m still posting through scattered, ragged windows of connectivity prone to end at any moment, with no notice. I tell myself there’s nothing really wrong, it’s only Monsoon, I go through this every year but normally the modem works … Continue reading →

The Lair had somehow been transformed into this rambling warren of buildings, except the electrical system was still its current free sample of an electrical system that was trying to run the whole thing. And the electricity kept going out, … Continue reading →

State Police Receive First Registrations For Assault Weapons; Click Here for Forms The state police have received their first applications from Connecticut residents seeking to register assault weapons under the controversial gun control law that went into effect April 4 … Continue reading →

That, my friends, is the expensive part of my cabin skirting. You’re looking at something like 3/4 of a bale of sandbags, which have languished in the loft of somebody’s barn for forever. I traded it for a very minor … Continue reading →

Monsoon is in full swing. And with it comes the part I always forget later, the annual “I can’t stay connected!” drama. I’ll be sixty years old next year, and I’ve got a lot of miles on my chassis. In … Continue reading →

I had a paying gig that was supposed to start last Monday, just when I got sick. I’ve put it off as long as I care to, so even though I’m not exactly well I provisionally started it this morning. … Continue reading →

Hell, I’m from Detroit and even I knew this. Chickens are food. That’s why they call that meat in the market “chicken.” And yet…Backyard chickens dumped at shelters when hipsters can’t cope, critics say Hundreds of chickens, sometimes dozens at … Continue reading →

Seriously. I’m begging. If my vagina was a gun, you would stand for its rights, You would ride on buses and fight all the fights. If my vagina was a gun, you would treat it with care, You wouldn’t spill … Continue reading →

The pretty chicks are hitting the bottle. The pretty chicks are hitting the bottle. The big red blocks are under water. The big red blocks are under water. All is well, message ends.

Tam’s got her fun show song, so clearly no blog can succeed in the modern market without its own theme song. Since the management and staff of TUAK don’t get many chances to attend gun shows, this one seems more … Continue reading →

Thought I’d better go check on the new li’l chickens early. They were fine… Yes. Yes, they is so stoopid.