Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Plumbum et Circenses posts this: Yes, it’s exactly what it looks like.  A warning printed on plywood that sawdust causes cancer in California.  Sawdust = death!?! Actually this shouldn’t surprise me.  California exists to give the rest of us something … Continue reading →

“You want me to put my wallet back in my pocket and go home?”

“Yeah.”

“You’re serious?”

“Yeah.”

“You’re doomed.” Continue reading →

I’m used to obscurity. I expected a few people would read my post, nobody would comment, and my dog would pee on my shoe.

Instead, something unusual happened. I got a bunch of hits. Continue reading →

The lovely and talented Mrs. Curmudgeon has given me a gift. This is my mug.  You can’t have it.  If you want one get your own.

There’s no obvious word for what I do. I have a homestead and aim for self reliance…but I still have a day job. Is that “homesteading”? Who knows? Homesteading is a spectrum between Grizzly Adams and the banker’s deluded trophy … Continue reading →

My tractor has me depressed.  Not because it’s broke.  (It’s an antique and I work it like a mule.  It has every right to expect maintenance and repair.)  It’s because every time I try to fix it I get interrupted.  … Continue reading →

It’s fun to bitch but our modern world is awesome! Poverty in America in 2011 is the life of a king in 1650. Take any one of our many conveniences out of the usual context and they rock!  You need … Continue reading →

NASA pisses me off!  America was once awash in excitement about space exploration.  We were the balls out badass studs that put a man on the moon!  We did something that no human since the beginning of time had accomplished.  … Continue reading →

You’ll find this chart replicated all over the net.  I sourced it from calculated risk but it’s referenced in countless other locations as well.  I have no indication that it is incorrect. Those of you who are bad at math … Continue reading →

I just stumbled upon some fresh snark from The Gormogons: “Democrats are the drunks of the debt ceiling debate. Republicans are the friends trying to take away the keys to their car.” It gets better: D: “If you’re too bogus … Continue reading →