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I thought I broke my gun. So in the previous post I mentioned that I had ordered 500 9mm reloads. Yesterday I picked them up in town, and this morning I loaded magazines and took them out to the driveway … Continue reading →

A couple of months ago a friend of the blog sent me a princely gift: 450 rounds of bulk practice 115-grain 9mm and ten boxes of 124 grain. Yesterday I burned through (almost) the last of the 115-grain, and so… … Continue reading →

Yeah. This is my fault.

Last year I had nothing but trouble from my homemade water heater. 200 feet of black hose was so filled with calcium scale that it took forever to get water running freely – in fact I had trouble off and … Continue reading →

Every two months Big Brother sends Tobie a care package in the form of a sack of expensive dogfood. And I meant to ask him to hold off on this one, because with D&L stuck in “therapy every weekday” mode … Continue reading →

To wit: Tobie loves cattle and wants to get to know everything about them. I hate cattle with the incandescence of a thousand suns. And the most wonderful thing about cattle – from Tobie’s point of view – is that … Continue reading →

…just zoomed right over the scar of the record-breaking wildfire they had almost exactly 14 years ago. There is zero chance of it coming here but I woke up at like 3 ayem this morning unable to breathe through my … Continue reading →

Still repairing minor winter damage around the ol’ Secret Lair… Early in the winter the kitchen’s propane regulator froze up one frigid morning. Being on the sunward side of the cabin it probably would have been fine a little later … Continue reading →

Don’t know what I was worried about, it went like a breeze. Now I can put my hillbilly water heater back together.

I needed to go to town yesterday to get some hardware for two stalled cabin chores. While there I would stop at the post office to get some small packages: The post office has been an issue lately because I … Continue reading →

…than Tobie puts into choosing the exactly right spot for his morning poop. It usually goes on for several minutes, requiring multiple locale changes and a lot of minute terrain examination, and is the principal reason for the long morning … Continue reading →

It was a weird winter – perfectly predictable that Spring would get it wrong as well. It’s damn near mid-May and I’m still sleeping in a hoodie with the bedroom heater on but that has to be coming to a … Continue reading →

Week before last when my brothers were visiting we went to the Lowes in the big town about 50 miles away to get cable for a re-wiring job that’s been put off till I can get a second new charge … Continue reading →

I put it on the Arex in mid-January, so about four months ago. And I like it! I was really shy about spending the money, it retails for more than the pistol does, but I’ve found no reason to regret … Continue reading →

I’ve been sitting inside watching rain fall and wind blow, wondering where Spring went but this is supposed to be well over by tomorrow. Or maybe the next day. It certainly isn’t as bad today as it has been – … Continue reading →

Three weeks ago I installed the new MPPT charge controller that Big Brother sent me, and while I can’t say it had a revolutionary effect on my electrical power, I will definitely say that it had a much bigger effect … Continue reading →

“I hate it that you do this!” I have to be careful how I yell at my computer, because… …Tobie’s right there. He’s smart, but not so smart he can always tell when I’m yelling at the ‘pooter and not … Continue reading →

Any time I start messing with water bottles before leaving Tobie goes to his bed and doesn’t give me a problem, because he knows those are never “let’s go for a Jeep ride” Jeep rides. But other times are up … Continue reading →

Long-time blog readers probably know that I like cats. I would have at least one cat but don’t because … I dunno, maybe the Lair just isn’t big enough but they insist on going outdoors, especially at night, and most … Continue reading →

Long ago I grew quite superstitious about the DMV. Back when I was Mr. Suburban Man it appeared impossible for me to get anything DMV-related done in a single try. Turns out it still is. One of the things Big … Continue reading →