Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

A month ago I wrote three uncreatively named posts. (Uncreative is a word if I say it is!). In part 0 I discussed that there is such a thing as mass hysteria.  I wrote up a fun little time travel … Continue reading →

I had a story in mind. One that really happened. (I don’t have to be creative, I just have to be observant in a mad world.) It had a simple punchline. But what I thought was obvious (and funny) wasn’t. … Continue reading →

I’m out of contact with most everyone. I’m traveling alone, my phone isn’t hitting any antennas, and my laptop is barely catching a thread of sketchy intermittent wifi. Generally that would suck but today it’s a blessing. I humbly think … Continue reading →

To distract myself from impending dentistry I watched CNN (on mute). In a drooling Novocain haze, I saw two “topics” and analyzed the “cycles” that go with each topic. Topic #1 was an image of books. That’s how the press … Continue reading →

There are times when people think I’m nuts. I’m not… or at least the thing I’ve done that freaks people out has a perfectly reasonable explanation. Not that it helps. No shit, there I was… in the dentist’s chair. Wait! … Continue reading →

In May I noted a finish line is a dangerous place. I go all out for personal goals but sometimes go too far. I’ll inadvertently set myself up to get steamrolled. Fate tends to take advantage of these brief moments … Continue reading →

Everyone makes goals for themselves. Some are large, some are small, and some are bullshit. (For an example of bullshit, I refer to New Year’s Eve resolutions loudly proclaimed by inebriated yoyo’s that know they’ll pussy out within the week. … Continue reading →

My last post mentioned “digital bugout”. Then I went to radio silence for a week. There’s no correlation. The weather’s nice. I’ve gone on a walkabout. I’ll be back when I get back.

I should elaborate about my last post. It’s rude to crap on a dude who got hosed by a media platform without describing a reasonable alternative: First of all, unless you’re radioactive it’s not necessary to build an elaborate offshore … Continue reading →