Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

About AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Adaptive Curmudgeon is handsome, brave, and wise.

Stilton’s Place Makes Charity Call

Posted on July 19, 2019 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

[Note: I just took a few days off line so (as usual) I’m late to the party. Regardless, it’s a good thing to help when one can.] A longtime reader clued me in to a friend of Stilton’s Place in … Continue reading →

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Sail/Camp Adventure #2: Part 4: The Execution Of Operation Old Guy

Posted on July 16, 2019 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Sail/Camp Adventure #2 of 2019 got off to a rough start. Preparation and departure was a fiasco. My “boat rickshaw” was a complete cock up. It wasn’t fitting on the trailer. I had miles and miles to go to the … Continue reading →

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Sail/Camp Adventure #2: Part 3: The Idea Of Operation Old Guy

Posted on July 15, 2019 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Years ago, I interrupted a harried road trip. I stopped by a beautiful river, grabbed my lunch, and boulder hopped out into the stream. I perched on a rock beneath the shade of a pine and basked in the scenery. … Continue reading →

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A Predictably Unpredictable Black Swan Corruption Exposure

Posted on July 12, 2019 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

[I’d planned to write about boats and camping today. Alas, the Epstein arrest intruded on my thoughts. Please forgive the digression.] Nobody is shocked to discover billionaires sometimes use their immense power to indulge in socially unacceptable activities. Nor is … Continue reading →

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Sail/Camp Adventure #2: Part 2: PDR Designs

Posted on July 11, 2019 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

[Note: Some of these links go to Duckworks Boat Builder’s Supply and various designers. I don’t get a red cent from any of them. However, both Michael Storer and Duckworks Supply were so awesome that you should immediately throw bucket-loads … Continue reading →

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Sail/Camp Adventure #2: Part 1: The Dread Of Group Projects

Posted on July 10, 2019 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

[Note: Hanging out with me IRL (in real life) shouldn’t mean entanglement in the script of a Curmudgeonly Saga. Thus, I’ve changed names, dates, locations, and details. This is to preserve anonymity of anyone involved with my travels (including me). … Continue reading →

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Miscellaneous Thoughts

Posted on July 8, 2019 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

[A collection of random thoughts gathered during my Independence Day weekend.] First of all: AMERICA ROCKS! I fuckin’ love Independence Day! I didn’t do anything particularly exiting. I mostly hung around the homestead drinking beer, doing routine maintenance, and being … Continue reading →

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The Declaration Of Independence

Posted on July 4, 2019 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and … Continue reading →

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History And Perspective: Part 5

Posted on July 3, 2019 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Earlier, I said the Warren G. Harding administration was corrupt. It happened 98 years ago so nobody called me a Nazi or banned me from Facebook. Most Americans think history started about the time they were eight (which is true … Continue reading →

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History And Perspective: Part 4

Posted on July 2, 2019 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Dan Carlin (who is awesome) went into detail describing how we, the people from the future, cannot properly evaluate the actions of people in the past because we’re not in the same mental state. Often, the folks back then were … Continue reading →

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