Author Archives: Joel

…which is in your landlady’s name, there are things it’s vitally important not to do. Like, for example…and I’m just throwing this out there as an example, right? I mean, it’s not that this happened or anything… It’s vitally important … Continue reading →

He got his sign-off from the building inspector this morning. Which, considering the, er, improvised nature of quite a lot of the infrastructure, really really says something about the building inspectors around here. But hey, he got it. Windy, windy … Continue reading →

Landlady got all her framing materials ordered, and I’ve the rest of the stuff for the retaining wall and french drain on the way. W got a whole bunch done on the dome – we hung the door, his plumbing … Continue reading →

Okay…Nice composted horseshit, check. Adjusted soil pH, check. Regular watering, check. This should be the happiest fruit tree in the known universe, right? Except the damned thing always flowers like crazy in the first week of April, which is WAY … Continue reading →

…and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.” Yeah, that’s from the DoI too, you shithead. Seen at War on Guns, Reason, and I’ll probably see it a dozen times more today. And … Continue reading →

I spent some time surfing through Larken Rose’s blog after being reminded by Claire. And I came upon this, which is just seriously cool. I don’t quite get the lyrics, but it’s still cool.

Got this link from Landlady. Funny!

You can drop JDAMs on Afghani weddings, but you can’t shoot Somali pirates?An American warship caught a bunch of pirates, blew up their ship, and sent the pirates home. A Dutch warship was actually attacked by confused pirates – oops … Continue reading →

Okay, I admit it: I was in love with Melanie. So what?

…which is funny, because I remember when four dogs, larger than most of these, just seemed to comfortably fill the lair. So W volunteered to take my boys for a quick, truncated walky in the suddenly horrible weather. He brought … Continue reading →

From Sipsey Street Irregulars: Everybody has been asking, in one form or the other, “What does ‘Hutaree’ mean?” And is it “Who-tar-eee” or “Hut-tar-ee”? The correct pronunciation seems to be “Who-tar-eee,” but I had to turn to CPT R.A. Bear, … Continue reading →

Sleep sweet, citizens. Your leaders are hard at work protecting you from the things you don’t want to think about. It seems that an important part of a Navy Admiral’s job is being able to participate in sessions like this … Continue reading →

…Since I’ve done it before and all, but an 80-pound sack of cement just doesn’t actually make a lot of cement. I’ve been waiting and waiting to get started on Landlady’s retaining wall, morosely watching my window of time get … Continue reading →

From a movie I never heard of called “It Might Get Loud.” Yeah, with these three in the same room and enough electricity, it just might at that. Jimmy Page, Jack White and The Edge, just sorta jamming. Tell me … Continue reading →

Have machine gun…have bacon…combine! Mmmmm – Bacon.

Call that an arsenal? I see some hunting shotguns, a very tame Marlin, and what appears to be an antique side-by-side. My dogs have more – and scarier – guns than this. The article doesn’t say what these dangerous terrorists … Continue reading →

So we’re out on the morning walky, and the boys and I are checking out this deep gully on the other side of the wash. No good reason, it’s just there. I’m down in the rocks, and both boys are … Continue reading →

The Hutaree are well known in militia circles as the sort of wackos you don’t want to stand too close to. That there were SWAT teams in this group’s future was pretty well accepted, as is demonstrated by the reaction … Continue reading →

Okay, yeah, I made that up. But he did say he ain’t done socializin’ stuff – particularly the “health care” system. “I think it is a critical first step in making a health care system that works for all Americans,” … Continue reading →

Via the Post-Partisan Examiner: On Saturday the Wall Street Journal wrote, It’s been a banner week for Democrats: ObamaCare passed Congress in its final form on Thursday night, and the returns are already rolling in. Yesterday AT&T announced that it … Continue reading →