Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

The next morning our handyman/carpenter/hero arrived bright and early with a smile on his face. I hobbled around the kitchen whining about aches and pains but there’s no rest for the wicked and our handyman/carpenter/hero works like a machine. Can’t … Continue reading →

I’m not responsible for the design of my house. Nobody is responsible for the design of my house. My house wasn’t designed so much as it grew. It grew in fits and starts over decades as people who didn’t own … Continue reading →

Today has been consumed with “routine” computer maintenance. Usually I live in my fortress of nerditude; safely behind walls of Linux and brainless prepaid cell phones that couldn’t play Pokemon Go even if I wanted to (which I don’t). Alas my … Continue reading →

No shit there I was… For no reason whatsoever the basement was entirely flooded. Actually scratch that; the only people who think things happen for no reason whatsoever are socialists explaining economics and hippies dismissing engineering. There was a reason; … Continue reading →

During a series of chaotic home maintenance “events” I dropped off the grid. (Don’t worry I’ll tell you all about my adventures in home maintenance later.) I happened to drop off the grid at an opportune moment. It went like this: … Continue reading →

OK so here’s what happened in the last few days; Turkey had a coup attempt and my plumbing mutinied. Shockingly, only one of those events made the news. Details will follow about the more important of those two events when … Continue reading →

Today was a special day. It was the kind of holiday homeowners truly appreciate. It was the day that I got a handyman to come to my house! This is better than Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny at the … Continue reading →

Living in the middle of nowhere is a pain in the ass. My driveway cycles between muddy, rutted, and snowbound. My lawn goes feral every spring. Pipes freeze, trees fall, skunks must be chased away (or killed), I spent a … Continue reading →

I recently read Hallow Mass. It was fabulous. Imagine if a bunch of egghead social justice warriors bumped into the Cthtulhu cult and (as is their won’t) embraced diversity all the way until the end. Plenty of humor and lots … Continue reading →