Author Archives: Joel

I have an old lamp. I’m very fond of it. I’m so fond of it that I’ve carried it around with me since high school in spite of all the other stuff I’ve lost, sold, given or thrown away over … Continue reading →

Parking Tickets Issued on Wrecks While Stockholm Burns When questioned, the officer explained that the ticket was issued because the vehicle lacked a tag showing its time of arrival. The fact that the vehicle had been effectively destroyed – its … Continue reading →

I scored a mighty coup this evening. I was at the local food store with D&L, and asked the lady in the produce department if she had any scraps they were going to throw away. “Yes!” she said, with much … Continue reading →

My weekender neighbors S&L came up Thursday evening. I didn’t know it, but found out Friday morning when Ghost disappeared. On or around any weekend he’s likely to do that, and I generally know where to go to find him. … Continue reading →

I thought it was about time to finish a project. And no more than six months behind schedule! Still a few things to do, like research what sort of ebook format is more appropriate. I think I’m likely to just … Continue reading →

The annoying part of it is…if I had a nail sticking out of my head, she’d never want to talk about anything else.

Yeah. Sorry. The jokes not only write themselves, they’re positively unavoidable. All those years in grade school, trying to get the other kids to talk about something besides your unfortunate name. All the puns, all the snickers. Every kid acting … Continue reading →

I Built this AK-47. It’s Legal and Totally Untraceable. Among those ready to get going at this “build party” (none of whom wanted their names used) are a father-son duo getting in some bonding time and a well-bellied sixtysomething with … Continue reading →

Here’s the thing. A law that has to be broken in order to save the life of a child–to prevent him from being torn apart by vicious dogs–is very likely an evil law. And a “justice” system that punishes a … Continue reading →

Look, everybody’s got his own shibboleth. Different people concentrate on different things, their own interests, and they won’t ‘feel free’ until they’re left alone to enjoy their own thing. There are weed people, gun people, gay people. People who worry … Continue reading →

1. Something bad happens. 2. Alex Jones says something silly about how the government caused it. 3. Profit! H/T to Sipsey Street.

Everybody who lives in Tornado Alley for any length of time has at least one story about the big one that almost got him. Here’s mine. I lived in a little town in the Texas panhandle, and to make matters … Continue reading →

By way of Guffaw… Gun control: Cartridge ID law to take effect A hotly contested gun-control law that was passed in 2007 is finally ready to be implemented, Attorney General Kamala Harris said Friday: a requirement that every new semiautomatic … Continue reading →

My neighbors told me about seeing this clip on the news last night. “This is life in the big city.” I love this old lady’s attitude.

Once upon a time, a man and his wife decided to build a new house. It was a very large house, and it was made out of straw. They didn’t fear the Big Bad Wolf, though, because it was made … Continue reading →

It’s not like it was even a busy weekend, fer cryin’ out loud. Ian was busy with his folks, so we didn’t work on the water system. I did a little digging with Landlady, getting ready to harden the fence … Continue reading →

…and it blows. It might be a good idea to make friends with a doctor, if possible…

Dharma the puppy has been visiting. Since Thursday. She’s a sweety, but she’s also a jumping, pushy, “gotta love me” kinda baby and sometimes you’d like to take her out somewhere and quietly drown her. Even LB finds her a … Continue reading →

It’s complicated.

I dunno if the Keene Robin Hoods are really picking on the heroic meter maids of Keene, New Hampshire. one of them says he has suffered heart palpitations and is thinking about quitting his job. That sounds really bad, and … Continue reading →