Author Archives: Joel

Is pretty good shit-shoveling music. Need to get into more of a Nugent mood, though, if I’m gonna enjoy getting bashed around on that tractor.

…and maybe a bit of a dick. But I checked, and the word “licensed” still does not appear anywhere in the second amendment. H/T to Robb.

Governor Brown Vetoes Fourth Amendment… California Gov. Jerry Brown is vetoing legislation requiring police to obtain a court warrant to search the mobile phones of suspects at the time of any arrest. The Sunday veto means that when police arrest … Continue reading →

H/T to Sipsey Street. Y’know, one of these days I’m gonna get a chance to actually see this movie.  There’s no way I’m getting through this scene without giggling, no matter how dramatic it really turns out to be.

 Gulchendiggensmoothen started his life as a workmanlike general-purpose tractor.  Then to accommodate the ginormous backhoe, “they” (I don’t know if it’s a factory job or not) added a sort of superstructure that raised the center of gravity a couple of … Continue reading →

I like knives.  I’ve got more knives than I use, and only money keeps me from collecting art knives.  Back before I was married I had a modest collection, but of those I only retained a couple of old Gerbers … Continue reading →

I’m still combing crispies out of my hair and beard, as it appears my head was a bit closer to the fireball than it seemed at the time. At the time, I was rather too busy to worry about the … Continue reading →

Literally painful. But since I owe The Independent Spirit a post in the worst way, you’ll have to go there to read about it. Sorry ’bout that.

Okay, so it’s not perfect. That’s how people will believe I didn’t get somebody else to do it. But I took my time and did it carefully. Impediments were overcome, success was achieved. Step one: Let’s have some heat! It … Continue reading →

H/T to Sipsey Street.

Woke up at 4 and the cool indoor/outdoor thermometer Landlady gave me said it was 36 degrees outside. Not a lot warmer inside. Really, truly need to get the heater working in the Interim Lair, but that doesn’t matter right … Continue reading →

And a perfect word it is to describe this miserable day in early October. Woke up to wind and cold. Got a late start on chores, but I did get the tractor running again. Added fuel and hydraulic fluid, but … Continue reading →

Now he’s at the frickin’ united nations… Speaking on the government’s role in diet and health last week, Bloomberg told the UN General Assembly, “There are powers only governments can exercise, policies only governments can mandate and enforce and results … Continue reading →

Actually it’s probably no colder than yesterday, which was pleasantly cool. But yesterday there wasn’t the 40 MPH wind I woke up to this morning. Didn’t even get out of bed till almost 7:30, just because the blankets felt so … Continue reading →

It rained all day yesterday, which didn’t bother me because I was stuck all morning doing geiger counters. Figured it’d dry out a bit overnight, so I moved shit-shoveling back to this morning. Then it rained all night. Got a … Continue reading →

States find a reason to love firearm manufacturers. The Confederate Yankee found it deliciously ironic that even Chucky Schumer could find something nice to say about gunmakers, when there were bucks involved… In New York, Senator Charles E. Schumer issued … Continue reading →

Where’d he go?  I know I saw that bastard gull around here somewhere Ow!  Dammit!  Knock it off, don’t you know who I am? Found here.

Seriously, this reminds me of a previous life. Chilly, totally overcast, raining off and on all morning. It still looks like the desert, but… I had a couple of hours of geiger countering to do, put the boys in Gitmo, … Continue reading →

Hey, remember back in ’92, when Bush I was mystified by the sight of a supermarket scanner? Actually there’s some evidence the incident never really happened, at least not as reported, but that didn’t matter because nobody had any problem … Continue reading →