Monthly Archives: December 2019

I’ve added another bit to my Quotes & Poems page. I added a quote from Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn’s The Gulag Archipelago. “And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: What would things have been like if every Security operative, … Continue reading →

This is the ninth year (I forgot 2015 and 2018… whoops.) of a my Festivus Christmas tradition where we gather around the warm glow of the laptop and watch A Very Zombie Holiday.

I’ve added another bit to my Quotes & Poems page. I moved my favorite poem, Ozymandias (Percy Shelley, 1818) from my right margin. It’s a great poem but it deserves a better place than my dumbass margin. I met a … Continue reading →

I left the house in good condition but Mrs. Curmudgeon turned the dial to awesome. When I left there was this: Not bad. I would’ve been glad to sit by the fire wiping out Kentucky’s best export but I had … Continue reading →

Winter hit like a freight train but it’s been a good time for me anyway. Partly because I’ve sparked at least ten dreamers and that makes me as happy as a Curmudgeon gets. Earlier this month I mentioned The Unlikely … Continue reading →

The semi-enclosed Argo was shielding me from the cold… sorta… and I was having a ball. So why the heck shouldn’t I really test it? This would’ve been wiser if I knew the area. The damn ATV ditch trail kept … Continue reading →

Two months ago I got a tip from Bruce and Kristy. I spent the first half on a set of epic drill bits in October. I just spent the remaining half. In case you’re wondering how long I can savor … Continue reading →

An Argo is basically a little personal tank. (With a definition like that, how could I not lust for one?) Tanks and dozers steer oddly. On a 6 x 6 Argo, three wheels on one side spin in perfect synchronization … Continue reading →

In case you’re sane, and therefore don’t obsess over strange Canadian amphibious ATV-like conveyances, you’ve probably never heard of an Argo. My words scarcely do justice to these weird, ugly, awesome, funky, expensive, crude, critters. Here are a few photos … Continue reading →