Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Here’s a test: Q: What’s 13,000 words, 14 parts, a week late, and has not one single mention of Covid? A: The next chapter in Attack of the Lesbians Activist Squirrels! It’s not done yet, but it’s done enough that … Continue reading →

I recently expounded on my theory that people need dreams & adventure. I also gave a personal example (links: 1, 2, 3, 4). What was the example? I bought a hot tent* and stove* with which I intend to camp … Continue reading →

It’s the season of giving and I had a present in mind. It was a present for you (all readers). Alas, it’s delayed. Sorry about that. Unlike most delayed deliveries, I can’t blame supply chain dumfuckery. It’s all my fault. … Continue reading →

“I make three times as much money as him and I’m totally miserable.”

I’m not writing this to piss and moan about outrageous fortune. I’m trying to offer what clarity my limited, pointy, little skull has come up with. (Including ending a sentence with a preposition.) This is a thought experiment. If it … Continue reading →

I have taken up the hobby of hot-tenting. (A hot tent is more or less a winter specific tent with an internal wood stove.) To facilitate this new adventure I’ve ordered this* and this*. Once I overcame the stroke induced … Continue reading →

Dreams are sneaky buggers. They’ll come up from behind when you least expect it. You’ll be minding your own business when WHAM; the dream is already in your mind. It’s fuzzy at first. Undeveloped, incomplete. But the idea will grow. … Continue reading →

Some years ago I wound up idly watching Emporium Outdoors. The host and his charming dog were rambling about in a Honda Pioneer. (*Note: he has since evolved through an Argo, a tracked and untracked CanAm, and now he’s in … Continue reading →

Over at Filthie’s Thunderbox an adventure is taking place. Dude’s building an old school RC airplane. He’s making a classic “balsa wood and glue that fries braincells” design. I’ve been enjoying the story as it unfolds (lurking?). Filtihe knows the … Continue reading →

As far as I can tell there are several vax mandates. They’re all aimed at different populations based on President Potato’s ability to hassle that group. One to affect private employers with more than 100 employees… through the misuse of … Continue reading →