Author Archives: Joel

Coming to a telescreen near you: Ortiz says his bill is designed to save lives, just like laws that ban the use of trans fats and require chain restaurants to post nutrition information. “It’s time for us to take a … Continue reading →

Via Tam

I’m not totally convinced that’s a good thing. When I sorted out the Song In My Head this morning, I thought “No way. No way I’m finding any version of this.” I found three. One was a fuzzy boy’s choir, … Continue reading →

…and how dead it was and all? Well, it’s back. Seems we could use one of those Zombie-class shotguns over in Washington, because this is the “great idea” that just won’t die. National identification cards, long feared by privacy advocates, … Continue reading →

From Dave Workman’s Examiner article on the subject. It seems that according to the official explanation, we have two circumstances going on in the nation’s public-school system that I had not previously noticed: A spokesperson for the Department of Education … Continue reading →

“I say we trust the ATF’s word on this… …as soon as they produce a functional automatic rifle from the seized toys AND have the agents responsible for the seizure each test fire it using live ammo.”– JMD, in comments

This is mission creep! The U.S. Department of Education (ED) intends to purchase twenty-seven (27) REMINGTON BRAND MODEL 870 POLICE 12/14P MOD GRWC XS4 KXCS SF. RAMAC #24587 GAUGE: 12 BARREL: 14″ – PARKERIZED CHOKE: MODIFIED SIGHTS: GHOST RING REAR … Continue reading →

Just got back from raking out goat pens. We had a horizontal snowstorm last night that made a terrible mess, so there was of course more to do than usual just when I’m cranky and sore and not feeling like … Continue reading →

Where’s the Great Satan of my youth? You’re just a bunch of whiners. And Americans do that better, too! The weather. The judges. The lack of financial support. A team that was brought up in the turbulent ’90s. Mismanagement among … Continue reading →

Busy, and also kinda feel like crap. Not conducive to sharing merriment. In fact, I think I’ll take a nap if the dogs will let me. But I’ll have to wait a bit, because I’m running the generator right now … Continue reading →

The news went out this morning, warning of a new set of tracks from a big new Tom mountain lion that seems to be following the scent of J&H’s goats. Pearl just gave birth to four little kids. The first … Continue reading →

“Let us review what liberals/progressives said they hated about the Bush administration. Unless memory fails, it was his immoral and unfunded wars, his preferential treatment of Wall Street and large corporations at the expense of Main Street, his illegal spying … Continue reading →

Well, now that the end is in sight, since W will be back sometime next week, the “two packs” thing seems to finally be resolving itself. For two walkies now, yesterday afternoon and this morning, I’ve had five dogs rather … Continue reading →

Gorgeous weather today, just gorgeous. Got the whole retaining wall foundation clear of clay, and that whole part of the project only took three hours or so. I’ve got to move all that clay again, of course, because now it’s … Continue reading →

So I see there’s been another “lone nut” attack on an outpost of the US gov. And yes, this one apparently posted rants before going on the warpath. I haven’t looked them up and won’t: The one brief example I … Continue reading →

Hah! Got back from shoveling sand to find an email from the Landlady: Google Responds To Privacy Concerns With Unsettlingly Specific Apology In an effort to make up for years of alarmingly invasive service, Google will automatically add $50 to … Continue reading →

With the death of T, almost two years ago, a slow but major project here on the property came to a temporary halt. Landlady has stated that she’s now ready to re-commence work on the first permanent dwelling here, and … Continue reading →

A series of complex links led me to this Charles Krauthammer (LOL, yeah, there’s a name that doesn’t find its way here often) editorial about why the Postal Service should be kept going (or perhaps bronzed and placed in the … Continue reading →

Kill him. Over at The Smallest Minority, Kevin posts the following QoD: Man is a social animal and will always have to live within a social structure, particularly once they get over the tribal limit. That social structure will consume … Continue reading →

Responding to Mayor Cheye Calvo of Berwyn Heights, Maryland and his efforts to get some information out to the public on SWAT raids in Maryland, an ex-cop named Lawrence Schweinsburg wrote a letter to the editor of the Baltimore Sun … Continue reading →