Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

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!)

From a long cancelled cartoon show:

I am… sadly… the victim of public school. Most (nearly all) of what I learned in my youth was despite their best attempts. Given sufficient resources, a public school can and will turn everything it touches into a shambling mound … Continue reading →

Mrs. Curmudgeon is the greatest person ever! She gave me a present: That’s Odinforce and Death Wish coffee by the delightfully named Death Wish Coffee Company. Plus a patch and a bitchin coffee mug: I added a present to myself. … Continue reading →

“A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.” Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-Book of Sherlock … Continue reading →

Wise words from Jonah Goldberg (read it all): “Here is wisdom: Have a kid? Get a dog. Want a kid? Get a dog. Don’t want a dog? Get a cat, which is like training wheels for dog ownership. Have a … Continue reading →