Author Archives: Joel

…is removing the stick from your ass on the subject of charity. Not that I ever took any vows, but that’s what my chosen lifestyle amounts to. I’m comfortable with walking around without a penny in my pocket, now, but … Continue reading →

Long-time readers will recall that for many months I whinged about the inconsistency of my bread. Sometimes it came out great, and sometimes it did the other thing. It was too moist, too dry, wouldn’t rise right. Quite some time … Continue reading →

“Meanwhile, on the surprise second front opened up by antigun forces in Colorado, where Bloomberg dollars suddenly rained in like Russian paratroopers at the start of Red Dawn, sixteen thousand Wolverines have signed a petition to recall the state’s Senate … Continue reading →

Working outside the wire at J&H’s this morning. The hay and other stuff, old tumbleweeds and various sorts of flammables blow onto and through the fences over the course of a year. J, who has a perfectly reasonable fear of … Continue reading →

The obvious question, of course, being “How does this help us eradicate them?” Because no matter how sophisticated prairie dog language may be, they’re still foul, destructive, plague-ridden vermin. I’m totally on board with a final solution. Cotton-tail rabbits are … Continue reading →

299 Senators Have Died in Office Of course the ones from Chicago are still voting…

Does giving oppressive new laws pink, fuzzy names really fool anybody? Seriously? SB 53 is one of seven “gun violence” bills approved on Wednesday. Together, the seven Democrat-sponsored bills are known as the “Lifesaving Intelligent Firearms Enforcement Act,” dubbed the … Continue reading →

Best headline ever… Washington Post: The Justice Department has allowed us to say AG Holder supports press freedom Of course WaPo never really said that. But the sentiment does sort of filter through, no matter how they try to sweeten … Continue reading →

…because all I know about him is what people have told me. People with clear agendas, who want me to believe what I think I know. Which means I know nothing. Nevertheless, for what it’s worth I note in passing … Continue reading →

The ladies have been in their new coop for some weeks now and seem happy with it, but a few revisions were clearly in order before the new batch arrives. I originally ran a single juniper branch the length of … Continue reading →

The state of Illinois, to the sound of weeping, wailing and the rending of garments by Chicago pols, has become the fiftieth state to have some sort of legal concealed carry. I never thought I’d live to see that. Of … Continue reading →

I wake up at first light. I’m lying there very quiet, trying not to set off the dogs so I’ll have to get up (which is pointless, because I suspect I snore and lying there quiet clearly tells the boys … Continue reading →

“This is my AK47, and today I get to shoot my boss.” Ah, memories and fantasies… Wasn’t there a guy who ran a body armor company – I think it might have been Second Chance – who used to let … Continue reading →

The story of how that guy who knew one of the Boston Bombers got shot during his “interview” isn’t getting any less strange. So not only has the story changed again, it has now changed twice in the same sentence. … Continue reading →

The solar power ebook gets reviewed on Kn@ppster!

This isn’t real far from where I live. The topic of the controversy is one answer to the question, “Mommy, why does Uncle Joel carry that big gun everywhere he goes?” The Apache County Board passed the ordinance this week … Continue reading →

Yup, looks like the ebook is open for business. I’ve never done anything like this before (and still haven’t – Ian did) but I do take a childlike delight in things I don’t understand. Clarke’s Third Law is evergreen with … Continue reading →

That guy who got busted in New York earlier in the month for the heinous crime of carrying two too many rounds of ammo? The DA quietly but promptly dropped the charges. And his reasoning in doing so was quite, … Continue reading →

The book is done. Many separate edit passes, including trying to get the (many!) photographs to stay the hell where they belong, all complete. Exported to .pdf before the document changed its mind. Doesn’t look bad, if I do say … Continue reading →