Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Today’s the day. I don’t know what will happen. You don’t either. We shall find out together. What a glorious and awful time to be alive.

We face unavoidable conflict when society chooses to handle COVID en masse. But there are a few things I suspect we can agree upon. Points of commonality. Stuff we perhaps don’t know and would like to know. Is that not … Continue reading →

I said I was going to talk about COVID and then I emote about my workshop? Am I mental? No, I’m a man. I work and recreate with all sorts of dangerous, loud, sharp, pointy things. I’m happy doing so. … Continue reading →

It is 298 days since I first “took action” about COVID. We’ve each walked our own path (or been dragged down it) in 2020. I can’t lie, it’s wearing me down. It’s been a long two weeks to flatten the … Continue reading →

Christmas has been magic; as it always was and always will be. I hope you had a good holiday as well. Now it’s time for a long winter’s nap.

The following is one of the dumbest phrases ever uttered in the English language: “Failure is not an option.” Strike that infantilizing slogan from your mind right now! Quoth the Curmudgeon: Failure is always an option. Failure is a necessary … Continue reading →

I had a blog post planned for today that would be entirely non-political and quite positive. You know… fun homesteader shit. But I got lazy. Last night, instead of writing it, I kicked back by the wood stove sipping bourbon … Continue reading →

I’ve written optimistic posts as much as I can. In many of the last few weeks months years it has been a struggle. Each time some new shitstorm arrives, the odds are a little less in our favor. The shitstorms … Continue reading →

If you’ve been paying attention to politics you know two things: The election was rigged. We’re fucked. Even in this dark moment, I’m not consumed with despair. #2 isn’t a done deal. Am I nuts? Why the hell haven’t I … Continue reading →

“You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.” ― Abraham Lincoln “This isn’t just bullshit, … Continue reading →