Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

I’ve started… and rejected… a dozen posts lately. I had to delete them. They were inadequate. The election situation exceeds my grasp as a wordsmith. Meanings too deep, ramifications too numerous, it cannot be “wished away” with a silly joke. … Continue reading →

I tried (again!) to write something coherent about our current situation. I just can’t do it. So much bullshit… going down rabbit hole… doooooooom So here’s Ryan George, who gets it:

[How y’all holding up under the 2020 shitshow? Everyone ok? Here’s a post with no politics and simple wood boards. We need a break.] Things on a homestead never go according to plan. (Actually, life never goes according to plan, … Continue reading →

[This post has no politics. We all need a break.] Last year, when practicality won out over my stubborn refusal to take on payments, I bought a new tractor. It has a bucket. The bucket is a bit small for … Continue reading →

I just spent two weeks in contemplative peace. Some time was devoted to rest and some to hunting (which is its own form of meditation). I hoped to gather my thoughts. I had the intention to make sense of the … Continue reading →

The evening snow drifted, ever so gently; less a flurry than a component of the air itself. It neither fell, no rose, but swirled about. Snowflakes in the air as there is blue in the sky. In the distance, a … Continue reading →

[Note: I usually spend a few days or weeks(!) ruminating on a topic. Only then do I hammer out a post. Today I’m shooting from the hip. If it has a jumpy outline, so be it. I want this to … Continue reading →

I went to bed on a world that looked very solidly like Trump had won the election. It was pretty undeniable around 2:00 EST. My last thoughts we’re “various assholes have tortured me all year, can I hope for a … Continue reading →

I don’t watch live TV or assorted live media. This is for the same reason I step around dogshit rather than smear it on my face. However, there times when I want information right away. It’s an election and curiosity … Continue reading →