Author Archives: Joel

Saw this in the newspaper rack (yes, front page) and knew I had to try to photograph it. This isn’t in the small town near where I live, mind. There would be very little market for an indoor range around … Continue reading →

Want to see a whole TV panel full of liberals go completely silent on air? I never thought to see it. In this clip, Rachel Maddow is ranting forth about the “Ryan Budget,” which will hand out $1000 bills with … Continue reading →

Sometimes it seems like my whole life has a soundtrack, and different things/people/animals/moods get their own theme. That would explain why I always end up singing “Aqualung*” at the top of my voice when I’m driving Ian’s tractor. I’d planned … Continue reading →

Woke up this morning almost pain-free, and able to see out of my right eye almost as well as I could this time yesterday. Yesterday evening was a long one: The pain got pretty bad, my eye watered constantly, it … Continue reading →

Last week my neighbor L started having transmission troubles with her big truck. Might just be a shift solenoid going south, might be worse. Yesterday they announced that when they took me into town for my laser thingy, they were … Continue reading →

I’m off to get my eyes zapped by a laser beam. That didn’t sound right. Y’know, when I was a kid, lasers were far cooler than they are now. Because none of us had ever seen one, except on really … Continue reading →

LAPD mistook two small latina women in a blue Toyota Tacoma for a damn-near-300-pound black guy in a grey Nissan Titan and emptied several assault magazine clips into the truck and surrounding neighborhood. Natural mistake. Could happen to anybody. But … Continue reading →

Thank you, Officer Friendly. May I straighten up now? NJ Mother Pressured to Turn Over Her Guns, Charged With ‘Terroristic Threats’ After Reading the Constitution at Tax Dispute Assembly Hart said she was doubly surprised when, instead of getting her … Continue reading →

J&H’s shit-wagon has a tilting bed that helps with the emptying thing, but it doesn’t have anything like brakes. So you have to find just the right spot to park it, or you’ll be industriously shoveling shit ten feet away … Continue reading →

The Schumer/Bloomberg Wet Dream Act of 2013 has been reported out of its senate committee. I gather the word “poopooheads” was struck from the final amendment, but it remains hostile and draconian. Consensus among those willing to attempt interpretation of … Continue reading →

Yeah, it’s been a long time since I did a slice’o’life post with photos. So today I finished hauling the lovely filth for Landlady’s new fruit trees. We’ve had our disagreements, but all in all I like this old guy. … Continue reading →

Judge throws out NYC’s ban on large sugary drinks Wacko local laws that don’t affect me don’t normally get much attention here. Yeah, I’m selfish that way. But the “no sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces” ban was just too … Continue reading →

Hi. I’m Joel, and I’m a gun-lover. (Hi, Joel!) I’ve come today to speak of a very fine little pistol. We weren’t personal friends, I never shot it, but I saw it on several occasions and just thought it was … Continue reading →

Early start this morning. My neighbors D&L had dentist appointments and would be in town for a couple of hours, they said. They didn’t really think I’d want to tag along, but to me that said, “Laundromat!” So I loaded … Continue reading →

…Shouldn’t you at least be required to know what the f*ck you’re talking about? The problem with expanding this is that, you know, with the advent of PTSD, which I think is a new phenomenon as a product of the … Continue reading →

Ian found a 2-gun match near the big city that’s tolerant of SBRs. So before sending him back down to civilization we put a couple of mags through his li’l Krink to make sure it’s sighted in. And just because. … Continue reading →

Get a load of this. Fifty million bucks for uniforms. That’s $1000/agent for… “…3 long sleeve shirts, 3 short sleeve shirts, 2 pairs of trousers, 2 ties, and one belt, sweater, socks, and jacket.” The TSA says its officers are … Continue reading →

Landlady and Ian stopped by today, and came bearing gifts. Landlady brought greens for the chickens, a can of Trader Joe’s House Blend,the best coffee in the whole world (and not the cheapest – if she ever sits down and … Continue reading →

Coffee-splashed monitor care of The Broken Patriot.

When my daughter was growing up we didn’t always see eye to eye. And much of the time, I’m ashamed to say in hindsight, she wasn’t the one who was wrong. I’ve always had … let’s face it, issues … … Continue reading →