Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

About AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Adaptive Curmudgeon is handsome, brave, and wise.

Fat Lady: Not Yet Ready To Sing

Posted on October 13, 2010 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

I like politics and I like rodeos. They’re both incoherent and violent yet shamefully entertaining. Nothing makes me happier than seeing someone get stomped into the dirt because they’re stupid enough to try riding a bull. The freak show emanating … Continue reading →

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Newsflash: I Am NOT A Bonehead

Posted on October 12, 2010 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

I love living in the country. I pay special attention to everything about my environment; especially the sounds. I love birdsong and coyote howls and I’m always alert in case something rare and interesting is afoot. Yesterday I was in … Continue reading →

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Don’t Eat Crap: Bread Edition

Posted on October 7, 2010 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

    As a public service announcement I’m providing the following Curmudgeonly Gem of Insight.  You might want to get a pen and write this down because it’s absolutely true: Bread should improve your sandwich; not wrap lunch meat in … Continue reading →

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The Dojo And The Playplace

Posted on October 5, 2010 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

The first part of being a parent is the realization that you’ve no idea what you’re doing.  The second is the fear that you’re doing something wrong and your kid is going to wind up either a serial killer or … Continue reading →

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One More Grumble About Light Bulbs

Posted on October 4, 2010 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

On September 29th I wrote: I remember a few years ago when “corkscrew bulbs” finally met my price point. …I thought to myself; “This is great.  I wonder how they’ll screw it up?  Probably some tofu eating jackoff will outlaw … Continue reading →

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Overheard Recently

Posted on October 1, 2010 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

I was sitting there minding my own business when two folks started talking past me. Person 1: “Guess who visited my window last night?” Person 2: “Who?” I realize I wasn’t invited to the conversation but they were talking right … Continue reading →

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This Is A good Idea…I Wonder How They’ll Screw It Up.

Posted on September 29, 2010 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Lets get something straight, I’m an Adaptive Curmudgeon.  Unlike generic Curmudgeons I don’t sit around pining for the “good old days”.  When something new is truly better; I’ll buy it.  In their times I liked Kodachrome, Black and White TV, … Continue reading →

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Freedom Attacks!

Posted on September 28, 2010 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

There is no deep moral lesson in today’s article but every word is true. I’ve written before that our flock of chickens spend their days “free ranging” on the back lawn but are locked in the barn at night.  I’ve … Continue reading →

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Light Posting Because I Was In Mortal Peril

Posted on September 27, 2010 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

You might have noticed I haven’t posted much recently.  (OK fine; so you didn’t miss me at all and I’m only flattering myself.)  The light posting was because I just spent several days in the wilderness.  (I needed a vacation … Continue reading →

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This Kid Rocks!

Posted on September 24, 2010 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Too often I despair that we’re some of the last few sentient creatures in a culture gone to seed.  (Yes…I’m both arrogant and depressed.  What can I say, every time I start pondering the sanctity of man I go to … Continue reading →

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