Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Nothing on the video was news to me, you probably know it too. But it sure feels good to hear it repeated so have fun watching it. My favorite quote: “Pestilence, war, famine, and death are on the decline.” (I’d … Continue reading →

A random stray cat has been hanging around for several weeks. This happens on homesteads. Cats sometimes just disappear and sometimes other cats just show up. Exceptionally stupid ones get stuck in outbuildings. During recent rainstorms “Interloper cat” was stuck … Continue reading →

Fall didn’t start well. It kicked in the door with a week of cold, shitty, rainy, muddy, weather. It tracked depression all over my floor, keyed my car, and drank the last of my beer. It was unwelcome! It made … Continue reading →

There’s absolutely nothing about this video that isn’t great. It’s a big ass bear riding in some Russian dude’s sidecar. There’s no secret message, no hidden meaning, just a giant potentially dangerous beast in a ridiculous conveyance. Perfect! I’ve always … Continue reading →

I used to spread firewood across several phases and all over my land. A bunch of felled logs out in the forest. Some piles chunked up but not split. Another heap by the woodshed, chunked and split but not stacked. … Continue reading →

Ant and grasshopper. Tortoise and hare. I’m moving slow but making progress. I’m up to 2 1/3 full cords of progress. It’s all good stuff. Felled, cut, split, stacked. Plus maybe 2/3 cord on the ground and on my lawn … Continue reading →

I had a bad week. We’ve all been there. The trick is to keep it from spiraling. One tool is the OODA loop. Fate had delivered a platter of shit sandwiches so it was time to observe, orient, decide, and … Continue reading →

Regulation, in my life, has usually been a ratchet. A mandate might be tightened, a tax might be raised, another “green technology” can be forced… but I’ve almost never seen the opposite. I’ve never seen taxes go down. I’ve never … Continue reading →

I write funny stories (including talking squirrels*). It’s good fun and I’m glad to do it. It’s better to light a candle than curse the darkness. More importantly, one must avoid becoming the darkness. So I laugh and give a … Continue reading →