Author Archives: Joel

“Just as a kind of a query, what legal authority does the sheriff or anybody have to walk in to someone’s home and take property?” [Broward Circuit Judge Dale Ross] said. “Don’t we call that, in the business, stealing?”

I guess there was a lot of water in that storm last night. After shit-shoveling I went out to work on the lair. The good news is that the trench I’ve been working on at the foot of the gully … Continue reading →

…Come on back this afternoon and cool things off! This isn’t a complaint I make very often…but I’ve got a lot to do! And it’s raining in the morning! Last night the storm held off until almost bedtime, but when … Continue reading →

Claire say nice things about Joel! Joel bashful now. Don’t really see how that coulda been handled differently, though. It was my responsibility.

Hell, I do live in a cave. And even I’ve heard the story, and repeatedly been offered the video, of Shirley Sharrod speaking before an NAACP meeting and apparently crowing about the way she dissed a white farmer who came … Continue reading →

…and humid, which doesn’t seem natural. The storms have rolled in pretty much every afternoon, cooling things down nicely by bedtime. Lots of wind, so far not really a lot of water though I noticed yesterday that two small gullies … Continue reading →

Seen @ Sipsey Street.

Did the subject of swords come up as anything but decor? Bingo. Sure, I think swords are cool. I’m a guy. I want one on my wall. Personally I was always taken with Cold Steel’s Grosse Messer. Had a chance … Continue reading →

So we got maybe a little deep into the beer yesterday afternoon. Our neighbor S had a company group visiting some of the local homesteads, getting all excited about off-grid power systems and stuff. Somehow, our Boot Hill had become … Continue reading →

“Come see my toilet! I’ve got the first flush toilet in the gulch!” I’m not making this up. Furthermore, it caused a stampede to go see the toilet. Honest. Remember M’s Dome? Last summer M’s Dome was all I could … Continue reading →

Seen via Insty: Senator Chuck Schumer, having solved all the world’s other problems – except the cap on that Gulf of Mexico oil leak, which was Obama’s responsibility – has now set about solving Apple’s problems for it. In a … Continue reading →

So just now I got a comment related to this post from The Grey Lady, who said: Heh…… your broad has managed to elevate the family personal chef (Mr. Kass) to Senior Policy adviser for healthy Food Initiatives. Yup she … Continue reading →

Okay: the story itself is quite pedestrian. I think I saw it on Say Uncle, but I wasn’t even paying attention. Girl blows bubble on cop, is arrested for assault. Of course she was! She didn’t respect his authoritah. If … Continue reading →

Busy morning. Also very hot and a bit irritable. I’ve got the inner paneling on the Lair’s long wall about chest-high, where I was slowed by fitting around the kitchen window and a couple of outlets. Also, I THINK I’ve … Continue reading →

I’m planning to put a little bar sink/water fountain up in the sleeping loft, because it would really be a drag to have to put on my leg and go down a ladder every time I wanted a drink of … Continue reading →

With all the “Race, Race, Race” that’s been injected into what passes for political discourse these days, a question kept coming up in what passes for my mind: “Whatever happened to Jesse Jackson?” I’d’ve heard if he was dead. But … Continue reading →

Yup, it’s true! She said it right here: When stubborn inequalities still persist — in education and health, in income and wealth — I think those founders would urge us to increase our intensity, and to increase our discipline and … Continue reading →

Ghost has been getting slower and slower to come to Gitmo every morning, and yesterday he pulled a fast one on me. I called him to treats, and he steadfastly refused to show. I didn’t worry about it because Ghost … Continue reading →

The emotion in the country is really interesting. You hear a lot of people talk about anger. It’s not anger. It’s absolute fear. People are petrified about the future about everything from health care to judicial nominees. It seems their … Continue reading →

I had never heard of Colton Harris-Moore before Claire blogged about him last month. Since then I read a thing or two. I concede he’s got style, but he’s still a determined thief and I really don’t like thieves. He … Continue reading →