Author Archives: Joel

Landlady called me back yesterday afternoon – of course I didn’t blog about the pressure pump until I’d at least left her a message, because it all belongs to her and she deserved to hear it first – and contacted … Continue reading →

Well, hell. Dang.  Poop.  Ca-ca. This hasn’t been a great day. Okay:  Note for future generations.  When designing your off-grid water system, see what you can do about eliminating the pressure pump and tank.  Just write it right out of … Continue reading →

The cold snap has gone away, and most of the snow has melted. It was quite nice yesterday afternoon and gorgeous today. The boys and I took a very-long-deferred Walkie into the canyons and let them run their widdle brains … Continue reading →

Not as cute, though…

Seen at Sipsey Street: A jihadi has a bad demonstration. The good: He keeps the barrel on line pretty well while it lasts. The bad…Letting the video get on YouTube. I’m guessing that last word has a scatological connection of … Continue reading →

Get a load of the mousse-head at 0.40. Terrorism, my ass.

Heh. GRANGEVILL, Idaho (AP) – A northern Idaho sheriff says he is not advocating the illegal shooting of federally protected wolves by offering a hunting rifle and a shovel as the prize in a raffle called “.308 SSS Wolf Pack … Continue reading →

I’m reminded of an old Paul Stookey song for some reason: Oh you give a damn, well so does he‘You think the rest of us are just fakin’?I mean what do you need that you got to giveLess than what … Continue reading →

Who ARE these people, and why should we care? On Wednesday, which is World AIDS Day, the stars will leave their millions of fans on various social media platforms, only to return when $1 million is raised. “It’s really important … Continue reading →

This is apropos of nothing at all – I just saw it at TJIC and it was such a delightfully ironic bit of prose that it momentarily made me forget my frozen fingers. I love good writing, like I love … Continue reading →

Hey! Wanna buy an aircraft carrier? Hey, Mayberry! I found your ride! No engines, alas, and I assume the reactors have also been pulled. Crap – dunno what I’d do with a ship, but I could use a nuclear reactor … Continue reading →

Really, it just can’t be stressed enough. I spent about an hour this morning, writing down all the reasons I should throw back the covers, put my leg on, and go outside.  Hell, it took me nearly that long to … Continue reading →

Say it isn’t so! Well, at least he escaped a fourth “Naked Gun” movie.  Too much of a good thing is a bad thing, and it stopped being a good thing after the “Airplane” sequel, which I don’t think he … Continue reading →

Via Claire’s blog, I see a notice about an upcoming documentary: Guns and Weed: The Road to Freedom.  Which includes at least an appearance by our own MamaLiberty!  Yay! Okay, I’m not convinced weed is a road to freedom, any … Continue reading →

Codrea’s got a great article in the Gun Rights Examiner, spotlighting a publication I know nothing but plan to learn more about, The Social Contract. It all concerns our ol’ buddy Morris Dees of the Substantially Profitable Lie Center. A … Continue reading →

Go ahead and bitch about airport probulations!  Big Sis Napolitano wants to get Storm Saxon on your ass! The terminology contained within the reported memo is indeed troubling. It labels any person who “interferes” with TSA airport security screening procedure … Continue reading →

Just in time for Freedomista Christmas, two new books from Claire Wolfe have been released. They’re both compilations of previously-published material, but whether or not you’re familiar with her work they’re both worth your time and nickel. Hardyville Tales is … Continue reading →

I got a couple of requests for my butter biscuits, and thought I’d better comply.  There’s really nothing special about them, they’re just regular baking powder biscuits with a whole bunch of butter instead of shortening.  But they’re darned good. … Continue reading →

So said Landlady about the latest antics of Click the Cat. The other evening I’m down at Landlady’s Meadow House.  We’d just come back from town, celebrating her new gas appliances, and now we had a drink and enjoyed the … Continue reading →