Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

I felt bad about my last post. It had politics. My blog may not be a ray of sunshine but I try to refrain from taking a dump on my readers. If this election cycle isn’t the shit hitting the fan then what is? … Continue reading →

Forgive me for falling off the “no politics” bandwagon. I’m only human. Tomorrow I’ll go back to home maintenance and firewood. You’re welcome to tune out in the interim. I won’t mind. Have a nice day. Still here? OK then … Continue reading →

The Curmudgeon: For quite some time our clothes dryer has been on the fritz. It’s supposed to turn off automatically when it’s finished drying, but, like a politician, it keeps droning on well past its usefulness. It only does this … Continue reading →

Most nights, before I go to bed, I make one last check outdoors. I tell myself it’s a last patrol of the perimeter and a chance to walk the dog before I turn in but mostly all I do is peer … Continue reading →

Now for a fisking. The Art of Manliness, Brewing the Perfect Cup of Coffee, starts as follows: “Every man should know how to brew a decent cup of coffee….” Duh. If you cannot brew coffee you are not a man. … Continue reading →

In a recent post I struck a cord. Here’s a Cliffs Notes rehash: the power went down and Mrs. Curmudgeon couldn’t (or wouldn’t) make coffee without a functioning electric coffee maker. Without an assured coffee supply civilization teetered on the edge of annihilation. … Continue reading →

An hour later I got another text; “The power is down here too!” Mrs. Curmudgeon had driven from our house, where the power was down and therefore the coffee maker was kaput, to her office, where the power was down … Continue reading →

I’ve been rambling about home maintenance catastrophes for a while. You’d think I’d be done. You’d think it would be over. Time for a Curmudgeonly Gem of Insight: “It is never over.” Less than twenty-four hours after “solving” the basement … Continue reading →

Claire Wolfe is spreading her wings and moving from her niche at Backwoods Home (an excellent magazine by the way) to a site of her own. As is appropriate for man who frets over the AMC Gremlin, I’m a little … Continue reading →

I hereby endorse Rob Anybody as the best “man” for the job this election cycle. Hat tip to The Embedded Theologian. Also, if you haven’t read The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett drop everything and read it now.