Author Archives: Joel

Here’s a cat getting her point(s) across in no uncertain terms. Next step: Roll on your back and use your rear claws to end the encounter.

Yeah, I know. I’m a foe of the whole “projection of power” thing. But I’m an old mechanic, and I love good machines. The P51 Mustang was the climax state of the piston powered fighter. The only way to do … Continue reading →

Me: (Looking at a billboard for a local candidate) “He’s got a kind of Andy Griffith thing going on, don’t you think?” Claire” “Yeah, and apparently a boatload of money. Heard he’s paying for his campaign out of his own … Continue reading →

I can’t believe it. I went to this attraction when I was a little boy – saw the “mermaids,” which is the only part I remember, and wondered what was so great. The only thing I really remember about it … Continue reading →

I keep dogs. This is going to be funny as hell to some of my friends, because when I first came here I wasn’t a particular fan of dogs. But I haven’t really changed: before that I kept cats, and … Continue reading →

Little Bear has turned out to be quite the predator. He was such a floppy, clumsy puppy that when he started showing up with dead rabbits I wondered how they’d died. These days there’s no question left about that. I … Continue reading →

Arizona joins Vermont and Alaska in treating adults like adults. The new non-law has fallen pretty much off the national radar because of all the talk generated by that other thing Arizona did. But this is good, anyway. Next?

The Portland Progressive Examiner has a surprising take on HR5741, the latest Universal National Slavery Service Act, sponsored by that lying, thieving, hypocritical ditch manure The Honorable Congressman Charles Rangel. The bill, or something like it, is an interesting proposal, … Continue reading →

…Just Isn’t Fair. There are so many fun songs in this movie – which I haven’t seen in I don’t know how long – and this is the one I end up humming… Maybe my subconscious is trying to tell … Continue reading →

He said, “I always thought you were an alarmist when you talked about being prepared for a shitstorm, but I was in Sam’s Club a few weeks ago and I saw something that scared the bejeezus out of me.” “What … Continue reading →

Well, it’s a pretty damned poor commentary on life when our hillbilly-rigged wifi works just fine, but it says there’s no WAN to connect to. Only part of the whole kludged-together contraption that doesn’t work, and it’s the only part … Continue reading →

Then you might want to spend some time with this guy, who shows you various methods of getting yerass free. Might also consider having one of these taped to the inside of your belt. Some days yer paranoid. Some days … Continue reading →

I’ve gotta go shovel shit, but allow me to take just a moment to foment major sociopolitical upheaval. In this LRC article, Michael Rozeff spells out the problem: I don’t think Americans can improve their lot by participating in national … Continue reading →

I’ve just received the final functional parts of my third donated camera. I swore when the dust killed the last one that I’d buy a point’n’shoot digital without a mechanical zoom lens, because that’s the part that always goes bad. … Continue reading →

Thanks to Tam, that global-disaster-crying Cassandra, we receive word that global holocaust is imminent. Right around the corner, dude. No word yet how Obama’s gonna stop it, but I’m sure he has a plan. Remember while you’re roasting and being … Continue reading →

What’s next? A big tax on machine guns? What the hell are we supposed to do for fun?

On so many, many levels… As far as I can tell, this is real. If so, purchasers will be paying for therapy for a very long time.

Earlier today I read a blog entry from an earnest conservative fellow who lamented that he just couldn’t love his own country’s flag anymore. I sympathize. I understand the feeling, and especially this: there is no way to determine which … Continue reading →

It’s rained or threatened to rain every day for the past two weeks, as is the monsoon’s custom. This has had its usual startling effect on the air humidity. Humidity isn’t a problem I normally need to deal with, and … Continue reading →

Oh, for God’s sake. Just burn it down. The cockroaches have taken over.