Author Archives: Joel

I suppose it’s a compliment of sorts. My neighbors are also my customers, and I try to project an image of a very – indeed preternaturally – reliable man. But except for shit-shoveling I do confess I kind of took … Continue reading →

The more things change… Here I do not indulge in theory. The hard facts are publicly on display in New York State, where a law of exactly the same tenor is already on the books—the so-called Sullivan Law. In order … Continue reading →

“You deprive us of a constitutional right, but then turn around and give it to yourselves. That is just incomprehensible.” I disagree that it’s incomprehensible – it’s perfectly comprehensible. Despicable, but comprehensible. They’re politicians. They’re better than you.

Two weeks ago, I don’t believe I’d ever heard the name Diana DeGette. Now she’s showing up all over the place, with displays of vociferous ignorance wondrous to behold. Codrea brings it. This inexcusable incomprehension of the basics illustrates not … Continue reading →

Nor does the phrase “defensive gun use.” Though the concept is mentioned briefly, for purposes of ridicule. Twisting facts in the name of advancing an agenda is a simple good, if the agenda is good. Insulting your opponents is just … Continue reading →

“Farha, move closer to Marwa.” “I’m Marwa. She’s Nadeera.” “Oh. Yeah, sorry. Natural mistake.” “Farha is shorter, all the way over there, and one of the five women here who feel a headache coming on. Just take the stupid picture.” … Continue reading →

I’m just checking. It’s an important factoid that seems to have escaped the people currently pushing the “white males are sick, evil gun-huggers” meme. Yes, it’s true I have a small penis and that’s why I carry a massive, hard, … Continue reading →

Finished up shit-shoveling. Had to take time and admire the engine compartment of J’s ’69 Le Mans: He just got the engine back in and running after scouring almost 45 years’ worth of grease out from under the hood and … Continue reading →

“No gun owner will lose their gun,” said House Minority Leader Lawrence Cafero Jr., a Norwalk Republican. “No gun owner will lose their magazines.” Not until they’re registered, anyway… How will they register a magazine? And how many Connecticut gun … Continue reading →

…but I carefully checked the address to make sure I wasn’t falling afoul of an over-the-top parody, because this is just too good to be true. Our history shows that there is no economic engine more powerful than a thriving … Continue reading →

I’m not a special fan of April Fool jokes, but I do confess this one made me chuckle. Though how you can get a kilometer of altitude out of a 3″ 12-ga load, using depleted uranium pellets, and still have … Continue reading →

I wonder how many of us have Obamacare stories already. I mean, how could I have one? I’m not even officially employed. This is the third day I’ve not met or spoken to a single soul, and that’s not unusual. … Continue reading →

Not trying to rain on your Easter parade, but it says here Peter Cottontail is headed for the scrapheap of evolution. You might consider being terribly concerned. Conservationists seek to save ‘Peter Cottontail’ from extinction The species that inspired a … Continue reading →

Not feeling it. This is the dark side of blogging, for those who have taken the “blog every day” pledge. Nothing’s going on worth boring my six or eight every-day readers with. Haven’t lost any fingers or nearly cut my … Continue reading →

Got the shit-shoveling out of the way fairly early and don’t have anything much else going on. I put a new latch on the Gitmo door and I was supposed to bake bread today, but it’s just too pretty out. … Continue reading →

Got back a little while ago from my post-laser-in-the-eye thing. It was just a follow-up visit, once I finally got in I was out in minutes. But D&L plan their trips to the big town around my appointments, so I’m … Continue reading →

Go check out Busted Knuckles’ take on the FBI’s latest power grab assumption of responsibility – maybe the last that would be needed to achieve a safer, more orderly world. I just want to take this opportunity to say that … Continue reading →

…just by reading the title of his latest Mark Kelly story. They only come in two flavors. It’s either “Gabby Gifford’s Husband Tries to Save Baby Sea Lion,” or “Gabby Gifford’s Husband’s Pit Bull Mauls Baby Sea Lion.” I don’t … Continue reading →

I was getting ready to go this morning, and kinda wondering how I’m going to handle this unexpected expense that cropped up recently. My phone rang and it was my neighbor J, who wanted to know if I could bring … Continue reading →

What is this I can’t even believe… Three Cheers for the Nanny State No, the writer isn’t being ironic. Obviously, it’s not about soda. It’s because such a ban suggests that sometimes we need to be stopped from doing foolish … Continue reading →