Author Archives: Joel

…and then today, having dressed warmer, I’m gonna have to lose layers halfway through the morning. It’s just that time of year. Shivery cold in the morning, wish-you-hadn’t-put-on-long-undies in the afternoon. Sorry about the lack of content, it’s the result … Continue reading →

Mexican government hires Beto to confiscate all the drug cartel guns In a statement, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has announced that the Mexican government has hired Robert “Beto” O’Rourke to confiscate all the cartels’ guns. “We are pleased to … Continue reading →

It’s been going on all weekend but is much more noticeable this afternoon… It’s from a controlled burn many miles from here and it happens quite often in summer – though considering how windy it’s been today I’m kind of … Continue reading →

I’m impressed. “Blood work” used to mean “We’ll draw blood and send it off for analysis, and should get the results no more than 3 weeks after the dog dies.” Instead the vet was able to analyze the blood right … Continue reading →

Turns out there was a shot at getting him to town today if we hurried, and since Neighbor L was willing we jumped in her truck and did it. There’s nothing obviously wrong with him, of course, so he’s getting … Continue reading →

…and if his squirts keep up over the weekend, I’m plotting a way to get him to a vet. I wasn’t particularly worried at first – dogs get the squirts and then they get over it and life goes on. … Continue reading →

Temp got down to the high twenties overnight, not as cold as forecast but cold enough. First fire of the season. Grumble.

Correct me if I’m wrong but Mark Zuckerberg is on the “progressive” side. Isn’t he? Yet here some congressvermin I’d have thought would be interested in protecting him, decide to see what he tastes like with ketchup. If he was … Continue reading →

Torso Boy and I scratched an itch this morning and took a long Jeep ride to some places I haven’t wasted gasoline on in years, including up to the top of the West Mesa. Not far from the Lair, but … Continue reading →

I love this thing, though I feel a bit of a guilty pang burning propane so early in the season… Seven degrees warmer in the bedroom than this time yesterday. It’ll warm right up once the sun gets a little … Continue reading →

I changed the batteries in the thermostat, opened all the propane valves… …and very reluctantly lit the bedroom heater for the first time since April. It was kinda cold inside this morning and it’s supposed to do that all this … Continue reading →

So you want to know what two desert hermits do when they get together for an afternoon? Really? Well, I’ll tell you… They compare pistols. I’ve been carrying my Taurus Tracker for four years less one month. And by carrying, … Continue reading →

Stolen from Codrea, concerning that ABC fake video… Beto can rest easy in the knowledge that he’s not planning to personally come get your guns. I suppose.

Got a text from D&L first thing this morning asking if I could hold myself ready to help with hay if the local feed store had any. I said sure, even if I’d had other plans I’d have changed them … Continue reading →

I spend more evening time with Youtube videos than is probably good for me, ever since I acquired this Magic Elf Box two years ago. And in that time I have developed an internal list of favorite channels, not-so-favorite channels, … Continue reading →

But inevitable, at least eventually. You know I had to see if I could really ride the bike the full round-trip to town, right? I’ve said it’s a 20-mile round trip from the Lair’s driveway to the county road, and … Continue reading →

That, friends and neighbors, is two pallet-loads of cement blocks. Which will serve merely as the framework for the paving-stone walkway/stairway to Landlady’s new deck. It’s Thursday, and my back still hurts from all the deck and porch flooring I … Continue reading →

…and my back hasn’t forgiven me for the way I spent the weekend, and it’s really singing to me now… But the porch floor is done! It’s been half-done and not-quite-right since May. Lots of cleanup to do, when all … Continue reading →

Got a heads-up on this from Big Brother. Followed up, and… Republican wishes ‘Happy Birthday to the US Navy’ — with a picture of a Russian battlecruiser Sunday morning, Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) tweeted a celebratory message to the U.S. … Continue reading →

Via Alert Reader Kentucky, I got this link… ABC News Busted for Using Knob Creek Footage in Report on Turkey’s Military Attacking Kurd Civilians …which includes some fairly horrific footage of the Turkish invasion of Syria (CliffsNotes version: Trump did … Continue reading →