Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Based on the title you’re expecting interpersonal drama. Nope! It’s about a rusty old car. Before society took a dump (aka Covididiocy), I bought a Yamaha TW200 dirt bike. When I say “before” I mean literally days before the crash. … Continue reading →

Two months ago I posted about my (still unpublished) novel, Attack of the Lesbian Activist Squirrels. Attack of the Lesbian Activist Squirrels is inching toward both a print and a dead tree copy. (I’m not sure about hardcover but maybe.) … Continue reading →

I don’t spend all my time 3d printing. Sometimes I actually go camping! After a rough start the night before the weather turned sunny. I had a wonderful breakfast. My Stanley pot (on the right) has two nesting cups (in … Continue reading →

This is the story of the most “first world problem” of any possible problems. I couldn’t find my 6 count egg carrier to go camping. I know… it’s a big deal right? Later on, as I was driving down the … Continue reading →

The fall leaves are gorgeous. I’m going off line for a couple days to enjoy them. I’ll post again when I get back.

Your story, the unpredictable life you’re living right now, has a beginning, middle, and end. A good story may (must!) go off on occasional side quests. The side story isn’t a distraction. It complements the overall whole even if it … Continue reading →

I just dug a hole and buried my cat. There are worse things but it sucks nonetheless. I’m going to skip blogging for a day or two.

I meant to replace a road trip with it’s expensive corporate hotel into an experimental “overnight drive” and happy solo campout. I’d done what I intended. I’d been exhausted but “caught up” on sleep. I partially recovered from the shock … Continue reading →

There I was…  exhausted, in a car, engine off, in a downpour, grieving my dead cat. Nowhere to go, no idea how go there, and no spirit to anything about it. These things happen. I don’t know how long I … Continue reading →

It’s just a cat but I’m pretty broke up about it. I’ve had cats that I don’t give a shit about. This one wasn’t like that. He had an outsized presence in the short time he was with us. I … Continue reading →