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About AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Adaptive Curmudgeon is handsome, brave, and wise.

Superbowl Sockpuppet

“Will my tax dollars subsidize another stupendously expensive Chevy Volt ad? And if so…what. the. hell?!?!” Continue reading

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High MPG Does NOT Mean Gutless Shitbox: Part I

We are Americans. We should love driving. Slinking around in gutless jellybeans is not in our DNA. Expensive gas should not turn us into dour losers in boring wheeled appliances. Leave that for the French. Continue reading

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Basic Instructions

I’ve been viewing “Basic Instructions” forever.  Did I think to put it on my blogroll?  No. What was I thinking? I rectified that omission and added it to my blogroll last month.  Did I tell anyone about it?  No.  What … Continue reading

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Top 100 Cult Films: Part II

This post will list movies which should have been on the list of 100 cult movies had the list been written exactly I’d have written it. Which is to say, perfectly.

Note that “cult” means something transcending the ordinary and also not wildly popular in an of itself. That doesn’t mean that the movie must be great, important, relevant, life altering, or get you laid when you watch it with your girl. It’s not a cut and dried definition.

In no particular order I present my abridged list of movies which you must see before you’re allowed to die: Continue reading

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Top 100 Cult Films: Part I

It’s a list of 100 cult films. I bolded the ones I’ve seen and added comments which are worth precisely what you paid to read this blog. Continue reading

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2012 Cassandra Report I: Predictions 1 – 12

The problem with prognostication is not the risk of being wrong, it’s the frustration if you’re right but still have to sit through the train wreck. Unfortunately, you must put your words on the record before you’re allowed to perch on a bar stool watching the Republic burn while saying “I told you so”. In no particular order I make the following predictions: Continue reading

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Volt Revolt

In recent testing Volts caught on fire…Ha ha ha. In all actuality I don’t care if the Volt catches on fire. I just like making fun of Volts and catching on fire is hardly a good thing. But one of my six loyal readers took me to task… Continue reading

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The Unstoppable: The Healy and the Renda

Did I just witness the U.S. coast guard dutifully assisting the delivery of Korean diesel? To Alaska? Continue reading

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I Just Plain Love Hammering The Chevy Volt

It’s no surprise I loathe the Chevy Volt. I should be finished with it now. But I can’t help myself. The Volt is a big red neon target of stupidity that calls to me. “Pound me to dust”, it says. Who am I to ignore the voices? Somebody give me a hammer! Continue reading

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Word For The Day: Green Jobs II: Response

Misanthrope: Noun – A person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society. Harsh! But perhaps I had it coming. Continue reading

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