Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

About AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Adaptive Curmudgeon is handsome, brave, and wise.

Dull And Done

Posted on August 24, 2011 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

“If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first four sharpening the axe.”
Abraham Lincoln Continue reading →

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Family Follows Stimulus Plan

Posted on August 23, 2011 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

The stimulus theme song. Continue reading →

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Hummingbirds

Posted on August 21, 2011 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

This is the good life. Urban dwellers can get pizza delivered. I’ve got nature. Continue reading →

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Queen Versus NPR

Posted on August 20, 2011 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

I was singing loudly, off key, and with gusto. My tinny OEM stereo was blaring Queen’s most excellent song; “Fat Bottomed Girls”. Karaoke machines all over the world threatened to commit suicide as I screamed out lyrics… Continue reading →

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Ailing Tractor VIII

Posted on August 19, 2011 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

This is what happened to a clutch mounting bolt. Continue reading →

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Ailing Tractor VII

Posted on August 17, 2011 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

People ask me why it takes me so darned long to fix a tractor… Continue reading →

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Hobbits! Really! Part II

Posted on August 16, 2011 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Tea Party folks really are Hobbits. They really do want to destroy Mordor and then go home. Continue reading →

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Hobbits? Really? Part I

Posted on August 15, 2011 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Someone told me that McCain was getting flak for comparing Tea Partiers to Hobbits. “You mean the little dudes from Tolkien?” I said. I didn’t believe it. Nothing is too silly for politics but who’s got a beef with Hobbits? Did McCain read the books? Continue reading →

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Ailing Tractor VI

Posted on August 14, 2011 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

This is a crankshaft… Continue reading →

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The 30 Truest Words Ever Written About Sports

Posted on August 11, 2011 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

It is not now, nor has it ever been, the legitimate business of the United States Government to build sports arenas for the benefit of private owners. Continue reading →

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