Author Archives: Joel

I thought that was remarriage? Yesterday we spent the afternoon digging a whole bunch of holes in the ground. Both M and Landlady have decided to plant more fruit trees. To be fair, two of the three trees M planted … Continue reading →

On milady’s way to the fair… BTW, I got some exciting Grandatter-related news. Seems they’re all coming for a visit in a couple of weeks! Haven’t got the exact dates yet, but I need to go clean the the LB … Continue reading →

Okay, with full sun and the Battery Minder pouring Unlimited Cosmic Power into the batteries, I achieve a state of green-light-blinkery on the controller which the manual says is “PWM Absorption.” I take that to mean the batteries are full. … Continue reading →

It’s become an inevitable, if not exactly enjoyable, part of our lives now. We hope to collectively survive it. Zoe: “Come and play with me, Uncle Ghost! Or never mind, I’ll come to you! Behold my mighty ninja face-pouncing power!” … Continue reading →

She wanted in on the fun. But she didn’t want to get squished.

“Fun with Zoe” enters a new phase. For the past three weeks, every evening at seven I’ve taken Zoe – by force, if necessary – up into the loft and abandoned her to her own devices so the other animals … Continue reading →

How does this work? Time after time after time the brave boys of F-Troop embarrass every other federal alphabet agency by their very existence, let alone their ineptitude. The feds’ tame newsies still haven’t been able to ignore Fast & … Continue reading →

Look at the spider legs on this kid. I do believe somebody dumped some Siamese in her gene pool. A dog’s unpleasant fact of life, #37: When you find a perfect sleepy spot, you dig yourself a little hip hole. … Continue reading →

And no, I’m not going to review it. Too many armed people know where I live. But while reviewing the procedure for silently cocking the hammer on a Rodda Underlever Sidelock 4-Bore Double Rifle (description of stock, barrels and engraving … Continue reading →

I’ve been frustrated by my newly-rebuilt electrical system. It holds its own under maximum load, but doesn’t seem able to fully charge the batteries even when I switch everything off and leave it off for all of a sunny day. … Continue reading →

…from trying to commit armed robbery in a gun store? Here’s a bunch who thought they had a fool-proof plan. ‘Shoot the Mother F**ker’: Gun Store Owner Opens Fire on 3 Burglars After They Drove Van Through Wall No, it … Continue reading →

I’m not making this up. Feds: Too few Americans ‘turn to government for assistance’ More Americans rely on their families for assistance than the government, so federal officials have undertaken an effort to help people to apply for federal assistance. … Continue reading →

Wonkette: This is shocking but apparently Real Americans are thinking that America is turning into a “socialistic” paradise and are concerned that too many people are taking “handouts” so they will vote for Romney because he is going to decrease … Continue reading →

Remember the earth-shattering kaboom? Holy crap, of course you don’t, that was three months ago! And in three months I’ve accomplished next to nothing, because that kaboom didn’t do the trick. The tractor still gets stuck every time I take … Continue reading →

New Jovian Thunderbolt got me thinking about this. I’ve never seen one of these things in the flesh, but it seems like it would be such a great idea. It’s a game camera, an infrared digital camera triggered by a … Continue reading →

…your job is far too dangerous. You should resign, go home, and stop bothering people.

Hi. My name is Joel, and I’m an ideologue. (Hi, Joel!) It has been six months since I’ve done something as stupid as this. Okay, it really wasn’t this stupid. Or evil, or destructive. My lapse was just a little … Continue reading →

FRANKFORT (AP) – A departure ceremony is planned for 565 Kentucky National Guard soldiers who will deploy to Africa for nine months. Where they will defend Kentucky from what, exactly?

Naw. It’s some sports stadium in Taiwan. Probably sponsored by taxpayers. But I’m drooling. Look at all those solar panels. (sighs greedily) Wonder if they’d miss just one…