Author Archives: Joel

From the comments of the article posted below. And please don’t ask me why I went there: I plead momentary insanity. Mr. Frommer: Thank you! THANK YOU!! T-H-A-N-K Y-O-U-!!!!!Finally, a voice of sanity in this gun-loving nation! Some people want … Continue reading →

“Western man don’t need him ’round, anyhow.” Do Guns at Political Events Disturb You? Then Consider Skipping Arizona for Now For myself, without yet suggesting that others follow me in an open boycott, I will not personally travel in a … Continue reading →

Each time you play this video, a DNC honcho hangs himself. Of course by the end of the first verse you may be fighting him for the rope, so be warned.

But NASCAR is about a lot more than just racing cars. It’s as much about what you give back off the track as you give on the track. It’s about what you’re doing to protect our environment and help America … Continue reading →

Me: (piling empty, madly-outgassing gasoline cans every-which-way on top of propane bottles in the back of the Jeep) M: (handing me the last one) “Do you want the mercury fulminate and black powder now?” Me: “Naw, I’m gonna put that … Continue reading →

When I went to work on The Secret Lair with M yesterday morning, I was all too aware that I had a scheduling conflict. This is ironic, given that I try to make it a point never to even have … Continue reading →

No pix today, because I didn’t have/take the time to take pictures, and even if I did I’d be too tired to Photoshop them into submission. Eleven hours today. But we’re done with this phase. I’m tired. M and W … Continue reading →

Me: (cleaning up wood chips and tag ends) “Man. Invite people to your house for a party, and they leave you a mess.” M: “Hey, you invited people to your mess for a party, and they left you a house!”

Early morning: Little Bear and Click are not in a mood for action, or even to move and let me make my bed. Click, of course, can snooze the day away if she chooses, but LB is in for a … Continue reading →

Early morning: The boys and I took a trailer-load of last-minute stuff to the site. Today was the day! Neighbors coming to help raise the walls on The Not-So-Secret Lair. I’ve got all the lumber I need for framing, I … Continue reading →

…when a vile republican was in the white house, and: Hmmm? Well, voters, that was then. Get it straight, voters. The right people are in office now, and everything is beautiful all the time. So now, if you disagree with … Continue reading →

Put the floor on The Secret Lair today, in anticipation of the wall-raising party scheduled for Saturday. It’s taken me a month to get all the lumber I need, after having determined that the scavenged stuff I had wasn’t nearly … Continue reading →

All. Damn. Day.

EVERYONE HATES THE COPS, by Ted Rall I admit it: I don’t like cops. I like the idea of cops. The specific people who actually are cops are the problem. My theory is that cops should be drafted, not recruited. … Continue reading →

I’m really happy that this sort of thing is regarded as entertainment. Really, really happy. Yes. Just fucking thrilled.

Hokay: First, let me preface by saying that Survivalblog, Rawles’ website, is a wonderful place full of wonderful information, and I’ve no doubt that John Wesley, Rawles (extra comma is his choice, not mine, and please don’t ask him why … Continue reading →

The word ‘politics’ is derived from the word ‘poly’, meaning ‘many’, and the word ‘ticks’, meaning ‘blood sucking parasites’.– Larry Hardiman

Sometimes you run across a sign or bumper sticker or whatever that tells you a bit more about a person than you wanted to know. I was helping move some stuff around in a shop on Saturday when I came … Continue reading →

Got back just in time to make the vet appointment for Fritz and Little Bear, a fact which made neither of them the least bit happy. Fritz just needed some gruesome but minor work done on his ear, but since … Continue reading →

M and I got back last night from our trip to the Big Beyond. As always I couldn’t wait to get home where it’s more quiet, but we did make some excellent scores. Can’t talk about everything, but the principle … Continue reading →