Monthly Archives: June 2011

The Debt Ceiling Drama Isn’t Real II

I just stumbled across this at Maggies Farm.  I wanted to append it to Friday’s post but I’m too damn lazy to tinker around with WordPress and do it right.  Instead I’ll just put it here and encourage you to … Continue reading

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Search Term Roundup

One purpose of the internet is to connect insane Google search terms to irrelevant bloggers.  Here are some search terms that inexplicably pointed my way: annoying bitch text: Yes I’m annoying and I bitch a lot.  You don’t have to … Continue reading

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Hard Assets

One evening after work I was pondering my finances. I’m concerned about them. You’re concerned about your finances too. If you aren’t you’re either deluded, dependent, or in denial. Economic uncertainty entails risk which cannot be wholly mediated. So what … Continue reading

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The Debt Ceiling Drama Isn’t Real

Predictably, the monkeys in D.C. who created a Ponzi government are riding it down the drain. The current molehill from which they’ve created a mountain is the debt ceiling. Shall we raise the debt ceiling with a fig leaf of … Continue reading

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My Favorite Machine Betrayed Me

What a week! Equipment has been messing with my head. Was there a global declaration that mechanical devices should revolt? I didn’t get the memo. Was it on FOX? It all started when I set out to cut firewood. You … Continue reading

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My Safe Went Skynet

Long ago I bought a cheap pistol safe. I used it to store my cheap pistol. It was a handy little safe; pleasing black metallic finish, foam coated interior. I “multitasked” with it. My computer monitor was too low. What … Continue reading

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Failure Of The ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Concept: Part II

When lighting hosed my phone I discovered that in just six months Sonofabitches engineered two models to be mutually compatible.  They cleverly made it so a dead base “kills” two fully functional handsets. Two questions: why and what to do … Continue reading

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Failure Of The ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Concept: Part I

Lightning struck very close to Castle Curmudgeon.  We didn’t take a direct hit but it rated a Sphincter Level Seven on my patented scale of terror.  Nothing was damaged but the cordless phone base was dead.  Both the DSL filter … Continue reading

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The Unstoppable: Michael Dasher

I’m pleased whenever I see a “CAN DO!” attitude.  That’s why I created my “unstoppable” category.  That’s where I list truly excellent heroes as well as those who are talented or turn the “macho” dial to eleven. Without segue I’ll … Continue reading

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Off Grid II

I’ve talked about going “off grid” before. I’ve added a personal aspect to the phrase: “Off grid” originally meant you were disconnected from the power system. When the term was coined it implied remoteness or self-reliance. Virtually every dwelling in … Continue reading

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