Author Archives: Joel

The New York Times. The Grey Lady of news. All the news that fits, we print. But not for much longer, and the publishers can thank their own loyal minions for the final blow. “What am I gonna do? Am … Continue reading →

Via Unc, a tale too many people miss in the hustle-bustle. It fascinates me to see how these regulations give rise to market-based workarounds. I’ve elsewhere called this the speak-easy economy. The government bans something. No one likes the ban. … Continue reading →

Jay G brings more logic than the gun controllers are likely to be able to handle.

Cooking has always fascinated me. It’s the sort of fascination that arises in a childish mind when constantly confronted by the end result of an apparently arcane art, the actual process of which is forbidden. In the environment in which … Continue reading →

Since revising the comment word verification rules some months ago, I have of course been inundated with spam. Most of it is ads for porn or Viagra or cheap watches, or indecipherable walls of words using alien alphabets. Those go … Continue reading →

But still. I wonder how long the “Forward” thing is going to stick around? Like “Julia,” it’s born to be mocked. Which doesn’t make it any less creepy. Y’know, the Beatles got tired of that sort of thing but I’ve … Continue reading →

You know what I’ve always wanted? I mean, ever since they got popular with the mall ninja crowd and we started hearing about them, so when I say “always” I really mean a couple of years? I’ve always wanted my … Continue reading →

There’s no point getting worked up when some individual government “bad apple” violates your rights and abuses you, because you still have recourse to the courts. We can always get justice in the courts. That’s what we’re told. Right? Well… … Continue reading →

He’s going to say, “WTF is this? I want my big play ball! Comet turned a year old last month, which was about when this was shot.

I would willingly die before breaking this pledge.  Your private property is safe from me.

So? Got tired of tripping over ammo cans* in my 200 square foot lair. So I figured, I’ve got that space over the window, some spare shelf brackets and that length of 2X10.  I can put up an ammo shelf … Continue reading →

Yesterday after shit-shoveling I went into town with J to do some shopping. I was low on a lot of stuff and had been lovingly working on a list for days. J dropped me off at the dollar store while … Continue reading →

Having just spent time congratulating myself on what a fine, noble, virtuous bastard I am, let me just point something out: This is not how that’s done. If other people’s money or the threat of imprisonment for willful non-participation is … Continue reading →

But it’s always important to consider that the other guy might think his point of view is at least as valid as yours – especially when you’re at war and breaking each other’s stuff… H/T to The Grey Lady, official … Continue reading →

From Bill St. Clair: A Sweet Lesson on Patience. I didn’t pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly lost in thought. For the rest of that day,I could hardly talk.What if that woman had gotten an angry … Continue reading →

This is your ruler on drugs… And of course I’d never dare suggest anybody could ever do it (whatever it is) better than The Pelosmeister. But somebody did.  They were prettier, too. And even when their lyrics didn’t make any … Continue reading →

I was supposed to bake bread yesterday. All winter I’ve waited till the afternoon, because then it’s easier to get things warm. Yesterday afternoon came around, and there were just other things I felt more like doing. When you bake … Continue reading →

You can’t make this stuff up. Well…you can. It helps if your name starts with “Kim,” or “Pol,” or “Mao.” But I suppose you can, in fact, make this stuff up. Might also help if you gave people a little … Continue reading →

Maybe he figures Romney is such a weak reed the D’s already have the election in the bag. Maybe it’s a rare moment of honesty. Or maybe his team really is this stupid. Or thinks you are. Either way, the … Continue reading →

Barack Obama, still the mighty warrior who personally tracked the evildoer down and tore out his spine with his bare hands! As Jay Carney, the hapless White House press secretary, explained yesterday in marking Obama’s important role in Bin Laden’s … Continue reading →