Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Eventually we got to civilization.  I bought my kid a new charger to replace the lost one. It was $45 and we both though that was an insult to humanity. Then again, neither of us wanted to even think of … Continue reading →

One highlight of the trip was a particularly windy plain. It was plowing season and epic dust devils were on the horizon. Larger than anything I’m used to seeing. I was entranced. As a colossal dust devil loomed ahead. The … Continue reading →

The profit motive is the superhero of the world’s motivations. The kid became a steely eyed, mathematically adept, logistics genius. At every gas stop he asked about prices in the upcoming state (at truck stops they know this sort of … Continue reading →

I thought of how road trip financing has evolved in my short life. I remember leaving town with all the money you’d need for the trip… or (in my case) not enough money. That made things interesting. (Younger viewers also … Continue reading →

Two of my many (endless?) pet peeves are that People are wimps… especially if it’s a younger person. Old wimps suck but young wimps really terrify me. If you’re a wimp as a kid you’re going to be a helpless … Continue reading →

Part 1: Making fun of the TSA is shooting exceptionally stupid fish in an unusually small barrel. Yet here we are. It’s 2015 and rent a cops with a 95% failure rate fondle my junk at great expense while I’m … Continue reading →

Medicinal Latte (Noun) – A type of drink one orders when they  desperately need caffeine topped with six kinds of sugar. As implied by the term ‘medicinal’ these concoctions should be used in moderation. They’re habit forming, expensive, and when … Continue reading →

In keeping with my current obsession theme of deliberate illiteracy and, more importantly, why it pisses me off, I present this: Remember folks, they walk among us! Returning to the article that set me off: “What I wonder is whether … Continue reading →

I stopped at a purveyor of pretentious prattle coffee shop. They had a chalk board. You know the drill; they ask a peppy question of no import and let “the masses” post their irrelevant opinions… because empowerment. Some fool left … Continue reading →

Wisdom from a rapper(!). (Lyrics NSFW… because rap!)