Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

In retrospect I should have dropped it off and said “just do whatever feels good and if it’s cheap I won’t bitch”. Would have saved me some confusion. Tire Confusion I had the weirdest conversations at the tire place. Note, … Continue reading →

I’ve had to deal with many old, shitty, trailers in my life. It is what it is. That said, they’re simple enough that “rebuilding” one is a lot easier than real mechanical work. Here’s what I’ve done so far. Ball … Continue reading →

It’s sweaty and the bugs are already innumerable but I couldn’t be happier. I’m reasonably healthy. (A recent campout was a test of health.) Since the heat’s not kicking my ass I think I can sail / camp again! I … Continue reading →

Think of this as a “long term review”. I’ve been using the bulk of this stuff 6+/- years. I’ve tested it in the real world. All of it is tough and useful. None of my choices are particularly expensive. “Car … Continue reading →

[I had a fine overnight camp but objectively it wasn’t much. If you’re looking for a ripping story about how I base jumped into a Bolivian canyon, feel free to skip this post.] Life ebbs and flows. I deliberately analyze … Continue reading →

Among the things that seem stupidly easy is using a tractor to prepare soil and seed a big game food plot. Farmers prep and plant huge fields. How hard can it be? Answer: way harder than you think! A tractor … Continue reading →

I lost sleep over this! I couldn’t imagine what insane shit was going on to turn duck into bacon. Transubstantiation? I went back to the restaurant and checked. The menu was missing a comma. It wasn’t “duck bacon” it was … Continue reading →

I just ate “duck bacon”. It was delicious! I’m not sure how I feel about duck bacon. Does my psychological health accept non-pig based bacon? Technically it was duck bacon crab cheese wontons. Delicious. And puzzling.

I’ve been posting many photos of the kitten. It’s a combination of cute as a button and furry clawed terror. The dog is an absolute saint in comparison and deserves more screen time. I’m rectifying that now. Who’s a good … Continue reading →

We had a “new cat situation” so I needed to make a cat house for the kitten. Frenemy the Tomcat wonders why I didn’t make a cat house for him. Could I make a house entirely out of scrap wood … Continue reading →