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Adaptive Curmudgeon is handsome, brave, and wise.

Dump Reflections Part II: Ralph…Future Obamacare Administrator

My “dump”, like all government services, is managed specifically to be a pain in the ass. The dump is locked when it’s closed (because people will steal the garbage?). It’s open on a schedule that only a committee could devise. … Continue reading

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Dump Reflections Part I: Garbage Is Not Solid Waste

When I was a kid I thought the dump was the coolest place on earth. I was right. A “dump” is the glorious place where you dispose of both boring household garbage and cool stuff like broken lamps and trashed … Continue reading

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Hang Up And Drive

In a world of herd animals, drivers are rare.  Mostly you meet clueless, condition white, yoyos who can scarcely keep their lumbering minivans between the lines.  Sometimes, particularly after seeing comically bad driving, I start wondering if I’ll be the … Continue reading

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Search Term Roundup II

Here is a smattering of search terms that led poor helpless victims readers to my site. i will smite you: No.  I will smite you.  Don’t bet against a Curmudgeon in a fight! freedom to say no to a job:  … Continue reading

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Causation and Correlation

Read this: “…we found that both kinds of debt had positive effects for young people.  It didn’t matter the type of debt, it increased their self-esteem and sense of mastery.” Basically a study found that young people who have lots … Continue reading

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The Debt Ceiling Drama Isn’t Real II

I just stumbled across this at Maggies Farm.  I wanted to append it to Friday’s post but I’m too damn lazy to tinker around with WordPress and do it right.  Instead I’ll just put it here and encourage you to … Continue reading

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Search Term Roundup

One purpose of the internet is to connect insane Google search terms to irrelevant bloggers.  Here are some search terms that inexplicably pointed my way: annoying bitch text: Yes I’m annoying and I bitch a lot.  You don’t have to … Continue reading

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Hard Assets

One evening after work I was pondering my finances. I’m concerned about them. You’re concerned about your finances too. If you aren’t you’re either deluded, dependent, or in denial. Economic uncertainty entails risk which cannot be wholly mediated. So what … Continue reading

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The Debt Ceiling Drama Isn’t Real

Predictably, the monkeys in D.C. who created a Ponzi government are riding it down the drain. The current molehill from which they’ve created a mountain is the debt ceiling. Shall we raise the debt ceiling with a fig leaf of … Continue reading

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My Favorite Machine Betrayed Me

What a week! Equipment has been messing with my head. Was there a global declaration that mechanical devices should revolt? I didn’t get the memo. Was it on FOX? It all started when I set out to cut firewood. You … Continue reading

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