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Free Wood!

Aside from beer and bacon, there isn’t much that’s better than free wood. This has been a good year for acquiring free wood. All the firewood I have is free (except the stuff I bought)*. Continue reading

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Smart Car Follows The Chevy Volt Down The Rathole

It was not for sale in America. Thanks to Twinkies like Ralf Nader, the EPA, and our Nation’s lamentable position as host to rabid hordes of feral liability lawyers, lots of cool cars cannot be sold in America. It pains me to say it but the French can buy cars that I, as an American citizen, cannot. The French damn it! It’s an assault on all that America stands for that the damn French can buy something that’s banned by EPA regulation. We’re the people who invented Wal-Mart and turned over-consumption into a National pastime. It’s not right! Continue reading

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The Chevy Volt (As Expected) Continues To Bleed Money

A dead horse, sufficiently beaten, is dead. A green jobs government subsidy, never dies. Continue reading

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Inflation and Porn

The government is playing games when defining inflation. (In part this is expected. The consumer price index ignores food and energy, which only makes sense for people who don’t eat and ride a mule to work…the zombie Amish?) Continue reading

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Finally! Good News About Black Friday.

It’s a reasonable guess that there are some 129,000 more guns in the hands of free American citizens than there were the day before. Huzzah! Continue reading

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Test

This post has no content. It’s as bereft of thought as daytime TV. Continue reading

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The Unstoppable: Jonathan Klinger

About six weeks ago an important milestone passed and I failed to mark the occasion.  Time to rectify the situation. On Wednesday October 12th 2011 Jonathan Klinger successfully completed his self imposed challenge of “spending one full year driving a … Continue reading

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Hat Tip To The Pro

I installed a home appliance to make my life better. As I should have expected, it has pissed me off form months on end. (Note to self: Find an appliance salesman and punch him in the balls…karma requires it.) Continue reading

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Larry Correia Hits One Out Of The Park

I presume Occupy Wall Street’s popularity will have a short shelf life; at least for 2011. Like dogshit on the lawn they’ll lose relevance as the snow gets deeper. Continue reading

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Win Win Chicken Trade II

About a month ago I gave away some chickens. But I still had several that needed homes (either the freezer or with someone else who will buy their feed). I procrastinated because butchering old laying hens is a hassle. Continue reading

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