Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

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 →

This happened a week ago during the lunar eclipse (which was awesome by the way): It was very dark. I’d turned off my pole light to see the nigh sky better. I was sitting in a lawn chair watching the … Continue reading →

[This post seems like it’s rambling, because it is. Homesteading isn’t always linear. Sometimes it’s not cyclic either. Sometimes it’s just random shit happening when it happens.] External events forced my hand and I’m in homestead maintenance mode. I’ve gone … Continue reading →

More posts about ongoing “project daily driver” are below: Project Daily Driver / Gift From Past Me Project Daily Driver: Coming Apart At The Seams Project Daily Driver: Who Are You Calling An Antique?!? As part of “project daily driver” … Continue reading →

I have a large generator. I got it because society is desperately trying to collapse. When I signed for the outlandish price, I accepted future bullshit as a done deal. It wasn’t “if“, it was “when“. I don’t recommend expensive … Continue reading →

More posts about ongoing “project daily driver” are here: Project Daily Driver / Gift From Past Me Project Daily Driver: Coming Apart At The Seams Guy at the desk: “We don’t see a lot of these antiques.” Me: “Antique?!? Da … Continue reading →