Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

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Adaptive Curmudgeon is handsome, brave, and wise.

Joe Biden Is A Tool

“Every single great idea that has marked the 21st century, the 20th century and the 19th century has required government vision and government incentive.” Joe Biden, October 26, 2010 I want to know just two things.  First; how can a … Continue reading

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It Is Black Friday…

…and I haven’t bought any of the cheap plastic shit that stores squat and expel into the gaping mouths of well trained consumers nationwide.  I did not go to the mall.  Nobody cut me off in traffic.  I did not … Continue reading

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I Want To Buy This Liquor Immediately!

A liquor commercial featuring a man in a top hat and an exploding alligator.  I can dig it. A follow up commercial that tells the PETA crowd to fuck off?  That turns the awesome dial to eleven. Extra points for … Continue reading

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Afghanistan Anniversary: Is It Something Or Nothing?

Apparently Russia was in Afghanistan for 110 months.  Apparently the US is fast closing in on our 110 month “anniversary” with Afghanistan.  It would seem a wise time for introspection about what that means. I sniffed around the interwebs looking … Continue reading

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Cold Season

I have a cold. It feels like a hybrid of the Bubonic Plague and Ebola. It came quickly. Saturday afternoon I was on a ladder installing a ceiling (and making good progress I might add). By dinner I was a … Continue reading

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Theory and Practice

Today’s post may be a bit philosophical which is something I tend to avoid.  Further, I’ve had a crazy morning and I haven’t finished my coffee yet so it may devolve into a mess.  Stay with me as I try … Continue reading

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Warning…Man With No Clue Running Adaptive.Curmudgeon’s IT Department

I’ve been using wordpress.com because I’m a cheap, unmotivated, lazy bastard.  Unfortunately my posts are living somewhere in cyberspace (possibly somewhere near Jimmi Hoffa’s storage site) and I have the kind of slow connection that makes geeks all over the … Continue reading

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The Press’ Definition Of A “Risky Experiment”

I can’t help but ramble about media bias.  My heartburn is caused by reporting about government debt so please allow me four bullet points to clarify my Curmudgeonly position. I think government debt is a bad thing which will bite … Continue reading

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Falling Short Of Lofty Goals

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that … Continue reading

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Pure Concentrated Evil…In A Fun Way

Forty five seconds into this 52 second video you’ll see the most magnificently smug smirk ever captured on film. Hat tip to Barking Moonbat Early Warning System.  Since there’s so many damn barking moonbats flitting around the last few years … Continue reading

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