Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

I never watched much TV. Now I watch less. Same for movies. I don’t know if commercial storytellers suck more (“It’s Cinderella Part IV, with black lesbians!”) or I’ve changed. I suspect it’s the latter. TV and movies (and most … Continue reading →

Hat tip to The Forty-Five.

It’s my blog and my imagination and I can have my respected elder step out of the forest. So, there he was. His eyes twinkled. He always had a smile. He was so much older than me. Wiser, and a … Continue reading →

The thing about grouse hunting is that I suck at it. See that adult thing? I could imagine or pretend that I’m awesome and always come home with my bag limit of birds. It wouldn’t be true. I don’t limit … Continue reading →

Driving to a grouse hunting area, the radio reported Trump had been exposed to COVID. I had no idea. I shrugged my shoulders. It doesn’t worry me. In the long term, we’re all going to be exposed to COVID. It … Continue reading →

Nobody in the chattering classes, nor bloggers, nor rantings on social media discussed what I saw in the debates. I saw the juxtaposition between two mutually exclusive ways of being. One player presented accomplishments and challenges as an adult, inherently … Continue reading →

The Trump / Biden debates hit me with a sledgehammer. One side talked about all the things he’d done in reality and the other talked about all the things that he’d do better in pure imagination. The COVID discussion had … Continue reading →

[Note: Some of my posts go live on autopilot and I’m not right there to manage things. I may not approve your comments within the first few hours. Don’t sweat it. The computer never forgets and I’ll approve as soon … Continue reading →

The debate last week bummed me out. I gave it time to simmer and let other commenters have at it. However, it seems like nobody saw what I saw or reacted as I have. Trump and Biden weren’t talking about … Continue reading →

Sometimes I have the right idea but don’t follow through. Back in 2016, I blogged my opinion on presidential election debates: “You might be thinking about watching tonight’s debates. I’d like to offer this helpful suggestion: Don’t!” I explained my … Continue reading →