Author Archives: Joel

Via Codrea:

…showed up on Forgotten Weapons in record time. Presumably because this one is short, and didn’t require a lot of editing. Yes, with a little more practice I might remember in which direction to push the zoom rocker…

As he often does when he visits, Ian brought something unusual with him for a Forgotten Weapons video. After we shot the range footage, of course we had to shoot the rifle. And to my pleasure, I found I actually … Continue reading →

There will be somebody out there who’ll see this video and piss down his leg. Atavism! Viowence! How bawbawic! How unciviwized! Why would this little girl be better off helpless?

Like I didn’t already have enough problems. I think I broke my damn finger! Left index. With a hammer. Because it sounded like fun, okay? Now drop it.

A no-budget (but not completely terrible) video presentation of F. Paul Wilson’s old short story “Lipidleggin’,” a story with a message very close to my heart. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xUfocxS-T8&w=560&h=340] Thanks for posting that, Claire!

H/T to Bayou Renaissance Man.

…it probably wouldn’t sound even this good. I can actually come up with real-life local analogs for many of these characters. Which frightens me more than a little… [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY&w=560&h=340]

A suicide bomber blew himself up outside the U.S. Consulate in Ankara, Turkey. In a swift and courageous response, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denounced Tom Selleck’s “disgusting” body of work* and vowed to “find some immediate and marginally plausible … Continue reading →

Or “How’s that totalitarianism working out for you?” I can think of several excellent reasons to turn off unused electric lights. If you and I met and the subject came up, you’d probably find me the biggest lightswitch nazi you’d … Continue reading →

Is that they’ve got us to work these things out for them.

Man. It always takes all day. Chickens must have knocked their water over the minute I left, because they acted like they were dying. Okay, back from the ophthalmologist (Hey! I spelled it right that time!) and he and the … Continue reading →

At long last, it’s time for that ophthalmologist appointment. Wish me luck, won’t be back till late afternoon tops. Long drive. Thanks again to contributors who made it possible.

Republicans and democrats agree: Americans would look good with chipped ear tags. And they’d be ever so much easier to inventory. Both [McCain and Schumer] also endorsed a new biometric Social Security card for use by all Americans seeking employment. … Continue reading →

Michael Bloomberg: Benevolent despotism since…well, it just seems like forever. “Keep in mind, we’re not proposing to do anything that detrimental to most gun owners. You can still have your guns. You know, maybe not assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, … Continue reading →

Affirmative action for EBRs!

No, come to think of it it’s been done. But still, some things are so evil and at the same time so remarkably silly and pointless that they really deserve recognition. Case in point: S. 147: A bill to establish … Continue reading →

Click is the last of the original cats. By far the smartest – the desert could never get her. But she’s got something wrong with her hindquarters. I’m trying to get her to a vet, but it’s hard to get … Continue reading →

Every time the gun control thing heats up, we get inundated with new and exciting phrases that appear nowhere else in human discourse. You know what I mean. My evil “assault weapon” is a pale, stripped-down version of the perfectly … Continue reading →

Went shit-shoveling yesterday morning in a mighty windstorm. I’d put the boys in Gitmo, even though I wouldn’t be gone long, because LB took up chewing on the gearshift knob again. I’ve got to do something more substantial about the … Continue reading →