Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

I’ve said before that the surest sign of spring is when some procrastinating ice fisherman sinks a truck.  Well the ice conditions this year were superb.  You could have built a battleship on it.  Then, when things got warm-ish, everyone … Continue reading →

A blogger without Internet access is a truck driver equipped with a mule. I drove to a yuppie coffee shop (i.e. enemy territory) specifically for WiFi only to discover that their WiFi was down and the coffee I make in … Continue reading →

Quoth the Curmudgeon, “I didn’t post shit. It’s the 1880’s here.” Continue reading →

There is weird.  Then there is Internet weird.  Finally a Rubicon has been crossed and there is Shatner weird.  (Safe for work.  No comment beyond that.) Hat tip to Ace of Spades HQ.

It never occurred to me that the invention of the telephone meant people had to invent language to answer it.  Good thing the Internet is here to provide such important data! Check out Maggies Farm.  Also note the source at … Continue reading →

Here, for those of you who loathe social engineering in elementary school, I present “Disagreeing Vociferously with Archaic Verbiage”: Continue reading →

“Social engineering is when an unqualified worker in the employment of the State takes it upon themselves to manipulate children as they see fit.” I sipped more coffee. “An activity formerly reserved for people deemed more appropriate, such as clergy or respected elders.” I reflected further “or sometimes cult leaders and gangs. Maybe Mafia leaders. You know what I’m saying?” Continue reading →

Then, because I’m an idiot. I left town. I instructed the cats to stay away from the credit cards and firearms, kill and eat anything smaller than themselves, and crap only in designated areas. The same instructions I’d give a teenager. Then I drove away wondering what sorts of entropy would ensue in my unsupervised house. Continue reading →