Author Archives: Joel

Not feeling it today. Cloudy day, stomach’s upset, sitting around most of the day reading Landlady’s Steven King books. It seems I was right, all those years ago, about the Dark Tower books: So far it pretty much sucks. But … Continue reading →

Sigh. Yet another of those once-helpful things you might want to consider never, ever doing… Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., a former Marine who had heart problems and wheezed if he walked more than 40 feet, triggered his medical alert system pendant. … Continue reading →

“Some have called such operations ‘assassinations.’ They are not, and the use of that loaded term is misplaced. Assassinations are unlawful killings,” Oh, Bill. What have you wrought? Y’know, that used to be funny.

Regular TUAK readers are aware that the Secret Lair, in addition to instant communication with world leaders (for the purpose of issuing vile insidious ultimatums), retractable camouflaged roof for launching and retrieving flying vehicles from its location within an extinct … Continue reading →

Glenn Greenwald points out certain, er, inconsistencies in the belief structures of individuals within the current administration. “Right” and “Wrong”, it seems, depend entirely on whether you’re currently on the side with power. Three years ago it was obscenely immoral … Continue reading →

Now if only he’d quit picking useless fights over religion…

Go talk to Claire.  There’s a catch or two. If I qualified I’d take her myself.

Sigh – No, this won’t keep Claire and Gooch out of the Spam Locker, but… Some people like to follow comments that turn into discussion threads, or see if anybody responds to their comments. They do this by “subscribing” to … Continue reading →

In a good way, to be sure. I’m gonna guess it was sometime in 2004 I first heard somebody say state-level activists would now start going for “Vermont Carry,” and I thought, “Right. As soon as we’ve got vest-pocket fusion … Continue reading →

Yesterday the forecast called for five days of peekaboo sun at best.  This morning, same site, it says five days of sun. I need a better class of weather forecaster.

Giving the batteries a break. Forecast not encouraging. Light posting predicted.

For the record: It’s “Rein in,” not “Reign in.” As in “rein in a horse,” or cause it to slow down or stop.  “Reign in” makes no sense. It’s “Bated breath,” not “Baited breath.” Bated, as in moderated, lessened in … Continue reading →

Hey, I got a very unexpected email from my friend and yours, Claire Wolfe. It seems that, somehow, TUAK is now the #6 referring site for her blog at Backwoods Home. That’s pretty cool. I never expected this dumb little … Continue reading →

Finally made a couple of loaves I’m not completely ashamed of. But we’re trying to get The Independent Spirit back on its knees, since Debra’s been carrying the whole ball there. So you have to go there to read about … Continue reading →

I didn’t sleep well last night. I didn’t sleep well at all. I’ve got two little friends who are largely responsible for that. It was kind of a restless night anyway, and if I’d slept soundly I don’t know that … Continue reading →

…has already been said. I don’t want to know about these people. Stop telling me their names. Who decided this made sense as a way to discuss political issues? Is this a conscious strategy on the part of one side … Continue reading →

Blogger may soon go the way of Netscape, if even such undemanding users as myself find it inadequate. Yes I know it’s free, and I don’t ask much of those who give me stuff free. But it surely is not … Continue reading →

M often brings cool things when he comes to visit. After our session, he thinks he just might mod this into his carry gun. Because M also likes cool carry guns that not everybody else carries. This is a Spanish … Continue reading →