Author Archives: Joel

The National Rifle Association Is Correct: I Do Want Your Guns It’s by somebody named Mark Ridley-Thomas, who claims to be a “Supervisor for the Second District in Los Angeles County,” a place in which I spent as little time … Continue reading →

“You’ll get a kick out of this, since you’re such a smug bastard,” he said, not really saying that last part. “I got a call from two people in my family on the same day, wanting me to recommend which … Continue reading →

We finished up with D&L’s floor tile in the late morning. They invited me to stay for lunch, and I naturally accepted because ham. And in the course of the ensuing conversation, D tried to slip me twenty bucks. That’s … Continue reading →

I have a confession to make. After you hear it, I’ll understand if you never want to talk to me again. I once regularly went to see a psychiatrist. Stop laughing. I did it at the insistence of my then-wife, … Continue reading →

Maybe she thinks she needs to destroy the constitution to save it? Pelosi: More Gun Control Needed Because ‘We Took an Oath to Protect and Defend’ Pelosi held a House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee hearing on “Gun Violence Prevention: … Continue reading →

I was out early this morning, freezing my ass off doing my patriotic duty to help D&L get the second two pallets of floor tiles squared away. And while I was in the Jeep I listened to these two gasbags … Continue reading →

#24: Stop giving guns to Mexican drug gangs. #25: Stop using children as human shields. You’ve got the whole Secret Service to protect you, for god’s sake.

If you build a big house, you’ll do a big house worth of work. D&L ordered four pallets of floor tile. That’s four, or one more than three. 3000 pounds. Per pallet. Their big trailer won’t handle more than half … Continue reading →

Instead of just apparently so? I guess it beats letting Joe Biden do it. WASHINGTON (AP) — Three days after six teachers and 20 students were killed by a rampaging gunman at their elementary school in Newtown, Conn., an 8-year-old … Continue reading →

Okay, so I’m on hold at the moment. We did a trailer shuffle, and now D is waiting for a phone call which means I’m waiting for a phone call, and I’m back in the Lair doing my morning blog … Continue reading →

Just got a call from my neighbor D. He wants an early start, so I don’t know what my schedule will be like today but I do know it’ll get active earlier than I normally like – especially since the … Continue reading →

Hee. Nobody wanted to put up the sign! Where the armed security allowed the question to even be asked, that is.

…and then I met a man who had no feet. Okay, that aphorism doesn’t work perfectly in my case. But still. I do often bitch about the limitations of my chosen “penniless hermit” lifestyle. And it’s good to be reminded … Continue reading →

Okay. I hereby decree that that’s as cold as it’s going to get this winter. No, seriously. I’ll write an executive order if I have to. I was sort of an executive once, I think. I was talking to my … Continue reading →

…It Won’t Work. Though you might unintentionally do wonders for 3D printer sales. Those of us who are serious about the issue already have ours anyway. Heh. H/T to Robb Allen. Yes. I am smug.

Last spring the last of my Plan B bottles fell apart. I get these cheap blue water bottles at the local IGA, and they’re good for a year or two but then the UV takes its toll. I was shuffling … Continue reading →

You ever have your whole morning go completely to hell before your eyes are even open? Yes, of course Zoe was involved. She apparently found the “mouse in the bed” thing convenient and entertaining. I had slept well, I’ll try … Continue reading →

Heh. Eliminate armed guards for the President, Vice-President, and their families, and establish Gun Free Zones around them Seems fair to me.

Full credit where it’s due: It was Claire who suggested in comments that I turn the oven on low overnight to keep the Lair habitable. This goes against my grain, because a) fear of fire* and b) cost of propane. … Continue reading →

A season-appropriate video, for your horrified amusement. Russians. Is there nothing they won’t do?