Author Archives: Joel

“You’re so lazy!” HONOLULU – President Obama said that the United States has gotten a “little bit lazy” when it comes to bringing in new businesses in to the states. He made the comments at a CEO summit as part … Continue reading →

I remember the first time Daughter got that look, and that was only a strawberry. “Try to take it away from me. Just try. I feel other nascent instincts stirring…” 🙂

The last piece of furniture. Perfect fit. I told Landlady several months ago that when the kitchen was finally in and functional, I wanted to celebrate with a decent set of silverware. Not real expensive stuff, not $50 a setting … Continue reading →

It didn’t start as much of a celebration, I confess. I woke around 4:30 to find that, for the first time in over two years, the power was out. Still don’t know why. But there was a full moon, so … Continue reading →

And I have mine. They needed a wash before I take them to the Lair, though…

Seriously, I hope this guy thought to rig a lamp under his bed, where he’ll be hiding for the rest of his days. It can get boring under there without reading material. H/T to Tam.

Okay, way back when I was getting ready to build the kitchen cabinets, I bought a whole bunch of 1X4 and some 1X6, for putting up the loft railing in the Secret Lair. I also bought 1X2s, but not quite … Continue reading →

The federal government does something…right? Well, not entirely wrong, anyway. But now I have this perverse desire to know how many goats there are…

Got some shelves up in the kitchen. Took the drawers apart, cut them to size, put’em back together, and got them mounted. The one on the right’s still giving me a bit of trouble, not sure why but we’ll work … Continue reading →

The national economy is in the toilet.  The unemployment rate is above 9%*.  Clearly, what this country needs is a Christmas Tree Tax. President Obama’s Agriculture Department today announced that it will impose a new 15-cent charge on all fresh … Continue reading →

Sorry, guys.  I should check my spam file more often.  I dunno why Blogger is sending some of your comments there, but I’ll try to be more cognizent of it.

When the sun came up this morning the clouds were so socked in I was certain it would be a snowy day and I was in a rush to get the shit-shoveling out of the way before the sky fell, … Continue reading →

So yesterday evening I snuck into town to buy some dog food. There are two dollar stores in town.  One’s right next to the police station.  I chose the other one.  A 25-pound bag of the food with the best … Continue reading →

Courtesy of Brad McElroy.  Guess we don’t have to ask his opinion of Michael Moore now. Left’s Been Good(with thanks — and profound apologies — to Joe Walsh)(original lyrics, MP3) I bought a mansion, my waterfront homeFive million dollars, it … Continue reading →

The glass-fronted box is a cute idea.  Not original, but it did make me laugh. But Tam is right – the “Zombie Apocalypse” shark may now consider itself thoroughly and definitively jumped.

The glass-fronted box is a cute idea.

Knowledge that tents don’t make good “safe houses” dawns in 3 … 2 … 1 … At last the beleaguered female protesters of Occupy Wall Street take decisive action to protect themselves from … Occupy Wall Street protesters. If you … Continue reading →

Well, D came over to the cabin this afternoon to work on the kitchen, but we didn’t accomplish much. Got the drawer slides all level and parallel, then found that the drawer boxes I built were 3/8″ TOO WIDE. I … Continue reading →