Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

[Three weeks ago I admitted my “keep the pipes thawed” initiative was off to a slow start. However, firewood is not a sprint it’s a marathon. I recently made some (limited) progress.] Round #1: A friend had trees interfering with … Continue reading →

I’m a little late noticing it but it’s still a gem: “The core of being awesome is this: ‘I wanted to do it, so I found a way and did it.’” The rest can be found On A Wing and … Continue reading →

The election cycle’s stupid is already flowing. The press is in heat for their BFF party and begging for a quick grope under the bleachers. Unbiased journalists like former White House Communications Director George Stephanopoulos, Imaginary War Hero Brian Williams, … Continue reading →

Last winter I had just the right amount of firewood. This is a miracle of predictive wisdom in a “just in time” warehousing economy. It’s “working without a net” in the redneck economy. Being righteously freaked out I’ve been meaning … Continue reading →

[This post was composed as I drove from nowhere to nowhere… and was driven batty by NPR.] A few weeks later I was on the road again. My cell phone rang. (Better service every year.) “Some dude shot up a … Continue reading →

[I apologize for the overly long post. I was trapped in a truck cab and had time to think. You’ve been warned.] I’ve been on the road a lot. I’ve tried (and probably failed) to capture the spirit of reality … Continue reading →

Our main feline defensive perimeter (outdoor cat) was formerly a bad ass. It beat the shit out of everything cat sized and killed anything small enough to be eaten. It was a bully, a jerk, a monster. Yet I had … Continue reading →