Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

About AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Adaptive Curmudgeon is handsome, brave, and wise.

Quote About Honesty

“When an honestly mistaken man sees the truth, one of two things happens: (1) he will either cease to be mistaken, or (2) he will cease to be honest…” Continue reading →

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A Carefully Scheduled Day To Ignore Talking Heads

Those who were capable of learning from the events of 9/11 have done so. Those who weren’t capable of learning haven’t. Continue reading →

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Eating Crow

My darling wife woke me from a deep sleep with the following words; “There is a dead crow on the front stoop.” Continue reading →

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Epic Snark

Victor Davis Hanson put his finger on something with The Great Madness of 2004-10. I encourage you to read it. Continue reading →

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Fifteen Months From Zero To -$535,000,000: Part II

How much was I personally screwed on this particular boondoggle? Continue reading →

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Fifteen Months From Zero To -$535,000,000: Part I

Zero Hedge has an interesting post about a solar panel company called Solyndra. I, like many people, think solar panels are neat. So are giraffes. As soon as they make financial sense I’ll have them on my roof (the panels…not the giraffe). Continue reading →

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The Best Store Ever!

A liquor store on the bottom.  Gun shop on the top.  Somewhere in there they sell tobacco.  I have no idea what’s on the right but you may make your own guesses. Photo by my clandestine secret operative Dr. Mingo.

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It Really Happened: Guitar Attack II

“…guitars like this didn’t enforce the law, they were the law. I didn’t write that, it was on some asshole’s website. I wish I’d written it. It’s a good line.” Continue reading →

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It Really Happened: Guitar Attack

I’m starting a list of seemingly unbelievable things that have actually happened…just so I can clear the air. Let’s start with something recent. On August 25th 2011, the Federal Government executed an armed raid on a guitar factory in Tennessee…over wood. Continue reading →

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Firewood Therapy

Here’s to the noble, dangerous, handy thing we call chainsaws… Huzzah! Continue reading →

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