Author Archives: Joel

In our last exciting episode, M had found himself tasked to legally and profitably dispose of a Hi-Point .380 pistol. In the name of his self-esteem and sanity, he was motivated to do this as expeditiously as possible. Somehow – … Continue reading →

Prove I’m wrong. This was such a bizarre thing to say on television that I assume it was taken out of context for the purpose of the obviously hostile video – I can’t find a transcript on the tubz, but … Continue reading →

Just once I’d like to see one of these commercials where you actually hear the script get crumpled up and the voice-over dude yell “No! That’s retarded! I refuse to read it!”

Though that bit about GW and “low taxes” – you might want to to raise the shade of somebody who was in the Whiskey Rebellion and get his take on that. But I’m quibbling. Still funny.

He was the brainiac who busted somebody for blowing bubbles at him. On video. While maintaining an ill-considered Facebook page. Yeah, that Officer Bubbles. Guess who’s suing YouTube? Josephs received the nickname after a video showed him telling a young … Continue reading →

Good News – Today I cleaned out my Mr. Heater and – unlike last year – it works just fine! Bad News – Today I felt the need to fire up my Mr. Heater.

So there’s this guy named Joe Miller. Okay so far? And Joe Miller is running for some political office somewhere. Nothing wrong with that, I mean, who isn’t? And Joe Miller, like the approximately 300,000,000 other political candidates currently infesting … Continue reading →

They wore masks, kicked in the door, and shot somebody for no good reason. Three men posing as agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives kicked their way into a home in Whistler, killed a 31-year-old … Continue reading →

Um… Boys and girls, do you know what happened in 1773 – that people in the Tea Party movement might find relevant? Well, don’t tell Daily Kos.  They’re having fun feeling smarter than Palin.

It’s literally ugly in the dark, since that’s where I first saw it, and my instant reaction was, “Dear God, what is THAT?” M got roped into selling some guns for a friend – the only person I’ve ever met … Continue reading →

*ring* Hello? Hi, is this the phone company? Yeah. Who’s this? This is the government. We need you to sort of slow down on the infrastructure enhancements. Why is that? See, we have a lot on our plate right now. … Continue reading →

Of course I’d have to move to NY to vote for him.  The chances of this happening rival those of my being annointed by acclamation Grand Dragon of the Black Muslims. But still – If I were in NY I’d … Continue reading →

Well, this morning the solid green “charging” light became a blinking green “maintenance (floating)” light, so I dug out my multimeter to see where we were. Hm. Could be better. It read 12.84 when I first disconnected the minder, and … Continue reading →

Seen at TJIC.  Click for embiggenment.

As I mentioned a few days ago I sort of let the magic smoke out of my Lair’s inverter. This was both a matter of bad timing (I really thought I was ready to bring all the cabin’s electrical on-line) … Continue reading →

Okay, This is going to be a philosophical and political rant. So those of you who are bored by such things, please feel free to click down. I won’t be offended. I just read another earnest gun writer, telling me … Continue reading →

Courtesy of Breda, my day got a little brighter with this introduction to AbeBooks’ Weird Book Room. Yes, you too can enjoy such titles (I don’t seriously suggest you read the actual books) as: The Recently Deflowered Girl Spacebloom: A … Continue reading →

Thanks to the generosity of a contributor who will probably choose to remain anonymous, we have a new battery maintenance gadget here at the gulch! It’s called a BatteryMINDer, and it will allegedly desulfate sulfated batteries with limits. Since we … Continue reading →

Me: “If we get any other applicants to the gulch, and they start making noises about building a concrete house…” Landlady: “Throw them out?” Me: “On their ear. That’s my vote, anyway. Or at a minimum, I’m busy that day.” … Continue reading →

It’s gotten to be a running joke. In M’s Dome, the toilet drain was set too close to the bathroom wall. In the Meadow House, the toilet drain was set too close to the bathroom wall. Ha ha! I laughed … Continue reading →