Author Archives: Joel

There’s an actual, very simple definition for the word Anarchy, as you probably know. And just in case you didn’t: 1. Absence of any form of political authority. Seems pretty simple on the surface. Unfortunately the poor word has been … Continue reading →

It started before we even moved into the Lair last November. For years, every morning I had to watch where I stepped because Click would often spread mouse innards all over the floor overnight. She brought all of them in … Continue reading →

…are those of the video’s producers, and do not necessarily reflect the views of TUAK, its staff or management. None of whom have ever owned a Glock. We just thought it was funny. H/T to Laura.

Here’s a meme with legs… H/T to Claire. UPDATE: Of politicians and exploding cigars, and when you know you should have let sleeping dogs lie.

CAUTION: Wall of Words below the fold. Enter at your own risk. When you live as close to the bone as you can, you find out what’s essential and what isn’t. Curiously, unless you just enjoy living in a garbage … Continue reading →

Since we’re talking about crotches and Clinton’s out of office, you already knew this was a TSA story, right?

Here’s this NPR advocacy piece. It opens with a typical horrifying anecdote about an Alabama family that got caught in one of last year’s Spring tornadoes. Lisa, his wife, peered up into the swirling sea of debris and saw her … Continue reading →

Bother. I’m going to end up digging out more of the hill beside M’s Dome. I’ve been industriously filling up the trench around the Dome, finally making perceptible progress. In fact as I approached the tight turn behind the Dome, … Continue reading →

Offered without comment, excep(SNORT) Er, except for(choke, hee, heeheehahahaHAAAA…)

So yesterday afternoon I got a call from my weekender neighbor L, who phoned to tell me Ghost was over at her house. This being Thursday, it came as more of a surprise than usual. Ghost often spends weekends with … Continue reading →

I don’t usually go for slogan T-shirts, no longer being sixteen. But…yeah. Ian’s would look good with his tactical kilt.

I can understand. I do that with plumbing parts all the time. Never did it with a car before. Certainly I’m pretty sure I’d remember 300 cars. But then, I use my own money so it doesn’t count.

Via Claire, I see this snippet about one of TSA’s latest outrages… In her terror, Isabella tried to run away rather than face a full body pat-down, which unsurprisingly enraged the TSA officers further. One officer even told the girl’s … Continue reading →

Thank God for the boon of spending my youth in a pre-YouTube era. I may have been an idiot, but there’s no documentary evidence of how BIG an idiot. Every YouTube Response Video Ever — powered by Cracked.com

…If you don’t want people to know what you’re really doing. Stroke of the pen, law of the land. Pretty cool!

It would go well with Claire’s gift: And so much more specific and polite! (BTW, Claire: In the end I couldn’t bear to put it on a pole outdoors. Hell, even I’d steal such an awesome sign. So it has … Continue reading →

Nancy, I’ve gone to some lengths to earn less. Much less. You and your sort are one of the reasons for that. Tell you what: I’ll promise to earn more, if you (and all your buddies) promise to go away … Continue reading →

So this is the spring I’m going to give it a try. Oh, I know it’ll come to nothing. Look up “Brown Thumb” in the dictionary and I’m pretty sure my picture is still there. And even if something grows … Continue reading →

Weather’s getting weird. Yesterday we had our first thunderstorm of the year: Not a cloud in the sky in the AM, and by four you wanted to avoid standing under junipers because the lightning was scary. Did the same this … Continue reading →