Author Archives: Joel

A group of down-and-out Chicano farmers are struggling to make a living in a patch of New Mexico desert. They raise sheep, they grow beans, they drink to excess, they laugh and screw and murder one another. They and their … Continue reading →

I think I’m going to name him Bueller. No, not the puppy. Two mornings running I’m making breakfast or cleaning up after breakfast, look out the kitchen window and see a plump little cottontail working on the grass that grows … Continue reading →

One of my favorite things about the spring is the return of the hummingbirds. We’ve got’em all here: Ruby-throated, Rufous, … oh, who am I kidding? I’m no gorram ornithologist, I just know they’re pretty, they’re dumb as rocks, they’re … Continue reading →

My friend J has his mother and her friend visiting, and he invited me to join them at the range for some loud fun. He brought his Bushy M4 and a new Charles Daly pump 12-gauge, along with a nearly-new … Continue reading →

I do appreciate you folks’ answering my query concerning content. It’s encouraging. TUAK ain’t going anywhere. I’ve also got a line on a new donated camera, so hopefully we’ll be in full-color again soon. Otherwise coming up with $100+ dollars … Continue reading →

I was up and down last night with an upset stomach brought on by too much actual food. So this morning’s normal rising time came and went without too much notice taken by me. Magnus and Fritz didn’t mind this … Continue reading →

Yeah, excess indulgence in free food is not a good idea. I’m gonna go find a blackboard so I can make myself write that 100 times. A typical breakfast for me is a pot of oatmeal, or maybe an egg … Continue reading →

Now, I don’t indulge in the sacred herb, myself. In fact as far as I know I don’t know anyone who does. Got nothing against it, ain’t no prude, just never was much exposed to it. My poison was always … Continue reading →

…Life is skittles and life is beerI think the lovliest time of the year is the SpringI do. Don’t you? ‘Course you do. And Spring means sweating like a pig during the morning Walky, and then waiting for the wind … Continue reading →

…God-Empress of the Desert Realms. Behold her beauty and despair, ye mortals! Behold her mighty jaws and fear – for the finish of your bathtub. Click was coming out of her shell for a couple of months before Butch took … Continue reading →

When I started blogging here back in the first part of December, I had in mind to post my day-by-day impressions of the ‘gulching life’. There were two problems with this; first, while I’m currently the only one here I’m … Continue reading →

Linky: Thomas Patrick Destories, a 68-year-old Phoenix man, was booked into Maricopa County jail on suspicion of first-degree murder after he made “incriminating statements,” Phoenix police spokesman Sgt. Andy Hill said. Doug Georgianni, 51, was shot Sunday night as he … Continue reading →

Guess who Our Divinely Anointed Maximum Leader (ODAML) just tapped as head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Go ahead; guess. Hint: It ain’t L. Neil Smith. The Detroit auto crowd is, of course, intimately familiar with Mr. Hurley’s … Continue reading →

One thing happened during my daughter’s visit that I’d forgotten about until this morning, when I happened to walk down to the short range. Daughter and AtH wanted to do some shooting while they were here, and brought fun targets … Continue reading →

Ghost has two aggressive modes. When he goes down to the meadow and barks, I don’t pay it much mind; he’s very possessive of his territory (a virtue in a watchdog) and sometimes feels the need to express his ownership … Continue reading →

Some call this “Patriots Day” – I’ve never quite figured out what a patriot is, but I’m pretty sure I’m not one. Nevertheless 4/19 is just about the only date I tend not to miss, just because historically things do … Continue reading →

Yeah, funny mood this afternoon. I’ve been out wanderingIn foggy countryOut where strange things existThe edge of magicThe edge of scienceMeet and merge in the mist And I’ve come back with a book full of songsA handful of tactics for … Continue reading →

I understand that you enjoy chasing trucks. I really do. I don’t like it, it worries me, I wish you’d stop, but I do understand. But, dude. Biting the tires – that’s just dumb.

It’s longer than I usually post here, and it’s not at all frivolous. Watch it anyway, then spread it around.H/T to David Codrea

UPDATE: The article linked in the post immediately below has been expanded and revised. It now contains even more and better lies. The paragraph mentioning military bases is no longer present. In other news, George Orwell sues the Washington Post … Continue reading →