Author Archives: Joel

Super Bowl commercials. Yeah, I’m shallow.

…is that somebody is sure to say, “So what? They’re Muslims.” U.S. drones targeting rescuers and mourners As the report notes, it’s particularly remarkable that these findings come on the heels of President Obama’s recent boasting about the efficacy of … Continue reading →

I’m not sure (I’m never quite sure) I understand the rules for this sort of thing, because I’m not much of a joiner and rarely play. But I am a blogwhore whenever it’s not too much trouble, so I’ll play … Continue reading →

Right here.

Don’t be. Be afraid of college kids with too much time on their hands. H/T to Uncle Jay.

BUSHDIDITFIRSTBUSHDIDITFIRSTBUSHDIDITFIRST!!11 Keep repeating that until it starts to sound true. Or at least relevant. Then you’ll be ready to follow the argument of the fella who wrote this dumb article. …House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) convened the sixth hearing … Continue reading →

M, in his secret identity as Ian*, brought a whole bunch of goodies to the Gulch to make more of his videos. We shot video on a sorta-drop-in trigger for a Mosin Nagant (a massive improvement, BTW,), a new holster … Continue reading →

Landlady went to the big town about fifty miles away yesterday while M and I were playing with shooty things, big and little. She called to ask if there were anything I needed from the Palace’O’Hardware, which was thoughtful of … Continue reading →

I had to log on to Blogspot this morning before manipulating the blog, and was directed to a NEW! IMPROVED! set of compulsory rules, which began with the statement: We’re getting rid of over 60 different privacy policies across Google … Continue reading →

Got this from Landlady…

Well, maybe not. But it is kinda creepy.

I’ve got to get off my ‘pooter because storm clouds have rolled in and my inverter is chirping like a maddened telegraph. But so far, no joy. Boy, they’ve been everywhere on Landlady’s property, though. Tracks everywhere I looked, including … Continue reading →

Because government just can’t have enough authority… And not just deadly “assault sugar,” that has no legitimate sweetening purpose. Although I’m sure “patrol sugar” will be exempt. – David Codrea In reference to this: “We are in the midst of … Continue reading →

…and set myself up as President-For-Life, I’m making a new rule: If you can’t read an address, you’re not allowed to play with chainsaws.

One of your memes has gotten loose again. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, today introduced the legislation, formally called now the “Paying a Fair Share Act,” today on the Senate floor. “We should celebrate the success of people who are … Continue reading →

I get wordy when I’m morose, and in hindsight may have been a bit drunker than I realized at the time. Too-ready access to a keyboard is not always a good thing. I suppose I do have to go shoot … Continue reading →

I come after you with not a shred of malice in my heart. I wish you nothing but well, but if I find you I’m going to kill you without the slightest mercy. You have come where you don’t belong, … Continue reading →

…began the worst cold snap I’ve seen since moving here. Five days of frozen hell, that drove me right out of the Interim Lair. Routine below-zero nighttime temps, and not much warmer during the day. On this date in 2012, … Continue reading →

Certain … disfunctional … moments in the life of a VIPR do not go unnoticed… A high-profile example of VIPR’s growing pains, transit officials say, is a VIPR-assisted passenger screening a year ago at Amtrak’s station in Savannah, Georgia. Instead … Continue reading →