Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Through rain obscured visor I could see the flashing lights of the tow truck’s chase car in the far distance. He and his entourage was the biggest thing on the road. I was the smallest. Then again we were the … Continue reading →

There’s only one intersection in that town. Three stop signs and one road with right of way. I came to a full stop just as a huge tow truck rolled through the intersection. It was one of those giant trucks … Continue reading →

Clouds which had been threatening all afternoon had coalesced into a deep opaque whole. Sunset was nigh. Low angle light slipped between the darkening skies above and the shimmering horizon below; like heat softened metal hovering just above the anvil. … Continue reading →

The day had been unconscionably hot. Humidity hung like a haze over the day’s plans and lowered my productivity. I’d worked my tractor as much as I dared and then shut it down to cool. (The same heat that affects … Continue reading →

I was talking with a fellow about President “Most Votes In American History” Biden’s sanctions. Intended to punish Russia after it entered Ukraine, they’ve been somewhere between an “own goal” and a faceplant. I suppose charitably you could say they … Continue reading →

[My last post had too much politics. I apologize. I was trying to describe how manufactured events continue being manufactured with or without reality based causes. I probably failed. Please cut me some slack, I posted from McDonalds and no … Continue reading →

I’ve been “off grid” and will stay off a little longer. This is for three reasons. I’m in a place with chitty cell service. Even if I had service, I’m super busy and have no time to play emotional grabass … Continue reading →

Light posting for a while. I’m going off grid a few days.

In my last post I noted a minor observation in the night sky: “there it was… a gleaming silent line of human intelligence wrought among the stars. Maybe 50 dots in a perfect formation. A constellation. Just a hint of … Continue reading →