Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

While waiting for them to arrive, I examined my battered old checkbook. (Who writes checks in 2019? People buying firewood!) I’d written a check to my old firewood guy, the one who’s number I’d lost. A year ago, I’d paid … Continue reading →

I did a desperate thing. Facebook (I like to call it F***book) has local marketplace / social media bullshit. I went there. Lord help me, but I did it. I fuckin’ hate F***book! The interface is shitty and the information … Continue reading →

I decided to buy firewood. That means finding someone in my sparsely populated rural area that will work for money. Trees are coming out of our ears up here. The resource is plentiful. But it’s just plan tough to process … Continue reading →

The last few winters kicked my ass. This time I’m in it to win it. I’m not going into that dark night (again) without a goddamn fight. I’ve been stacking wood every moment I get. The weather, however, has been … Continue reading →

My last post included some bitching about elementary and high schools (because they deserve it) but there’s always more to say. Dr. Profeta has sage advice about college: “We need to encourage our kids to slow it down, to take … Continue reading →

Like most Americans, I have 1) a life and 2) common sense. Thus, I’ve been ignoring politics. It’s just too stupid lately. I’ve been stacking wood. Winter is coming. It’s hard work and I’m doing every foot pound of labor … Continue reading →

I’ve been monitoring the presence of a lonely (hungry?) stray cat bumbling about the periphery of my homestead. We’ve named it Tardo based on the fact that it’s dumb. It’s not just dumb but immensely so. Suppose you took two … Continue reading →

A man who tried to fight a grizzly bear in Banff National Park was recently fined $4,000. It’s not the Babylon Bee and there’s nothing more to the story than the headline. You can read the whole thing for further … Continue reading →