Author Archives: Joel

NASA eyes plan for deep-space outpost near the moon Um…guys? I know all your engineers quit at all, so maybe that’s why you may have overlooked one small thing. You can’t have a “human-tended waypoint” near the far side of … Continue reading →

Okay: First off, I live in a 200 square foot cabin, which is roughly the size of one of this behemoth’s windows. So when I say I completely disagree with the writer of the screed “Huge Houses are Morally Wrong,” … Continue reading →

Thanks for all the responses, guys. I’ll be going over the suggestions. I’m at about 6000 feet altitude so that could have something to do with (makes it awfully hard to cook beans, I know that) and of course the … Continue reading →

Tried something a little new this morning. My neighbor D asked me if I wanted to come with him to the big town about fifty miles away. Truth is, even though there was nothing on my running shopping list that … Continue reading →

Yesterday was my third bake since moving in. The first was not good, for what I thought was an obvious reason: I didn’t do anything about proving the yeast, and the room was too cold for proper rising. The second … Continue reading →

…It would be necessary to invent them. The beautiful thing about Nazis is that it is impossible to go too far in vilifying them. Political correctness simply does not apply: There’s nobody left of offend, and even if there were … Continue reading →

Maybe I should section my brain this evening and check it for parasites? Compared with uninfected men, males who had the parasite were more introverted, suspicious, oblivious to other people’s opinions of them, and inclined to disregard rules. Hey, Click! … Continue reading →

I’ve been re-reading Victor Koman’s Kings of the High Frontier, so you know the voices in my head that most hate NASA have been dominating the internal dialogues lately, right? And then this morning I read Carl’s post right here, … Continue reading →

…and I do notice that he characteristically manages to make this about his own complete awesomeness at one point. (Though, damn. He’s still looking good for a guy older than me.) Otherwise, this is pretty much my view on the … Continue reading →

But I do wonder: Was she actually aiming at his ass?

…and the boys have still not fully renegotiated their territory agreements with the local coyotes. Most mornings I need to help them get outside in time for the 7AM business meeting, because, dammit, there’s Something Out There that needs a … Continue reading →

If this guy actually gets the nomination, he’s in for the worst few months of his life. The Dems will kill and eat him. Since I’ve held a grudge ever since the “contract with America” betrayal, part of me hopes … Continue reading →

Today was a perfect day for working on the computer, because it was sunny but too cold and windy to want to play outdoors. I get occasional opportunities to make a little cash on my ‘pooter. But this laptop is … Continue reading →

But they look so scary!  And anybody can buy them!  Terrorists! Some say it’s a major loophole in the law. At gun stores, you have to get a background check before you can buy a weapon. But online in most … Continue reading →

Got to thinking about this with a post from Claire’s blog – she’s having trouble with a noisy neighbor who’s going to wake up with a karaoke machine’s head in his bed, one morning real soon. Then over to Sippican … Continue reading →

I did not know this. Though it turns out to be old news. ‘Operation Fake Sweep’ Results in Seizure of $4.8 Million in Fake NFL Merchandise Speaking at a National Football League news conference on Thursday, U.S. Immigration and Customs … Continue reading →

Srsly. it’s for my Wall of Kitsch. I just gotta. I’ve got an NAA mini-revolver that has just sat on a shelf since I moved here. Back when I lived with people it was my “take your hand off my … Continue reading →

So yesterday I got a call from my neighbor H. “Do you know where your dogs are?” As it happened, I did. “Oh, wait,” she said. “Doesn’t matter: You don’t have any females, do you?” No, I don’t. It seems … Continue reading →

Cloudy day, so I figured I’d come back to the ‘pooter after shit-shoveling. Then I got a chance to make some cash, and went for it. So I haven’t been home today. And now I’ve gotta run get the boys … Continue reading →