Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

About AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Adaptive Curmudgeon is handsome, brave, and wise.

Stupidity As A Moral Rather Than Intellectual Failing

Posted on October 26, 2021 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon
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I Have Been Here Before

Posted on October 25, 2021 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

I wander our beautiful world. I often go alone. I don’t always follow paths. When it suits me, I make my own. Thus, I get where I’m meant to go. When you’re alone, it’s easy to get lost. The naïve … Continue reading →

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You Are Not Alone

Posted on October 22, 2021 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

I never mention my work on my blog. They are different and separate parts of life. They should remain separate. Work should not interfere with the personal. The personal should not interfere with work. I did not break that rule. … Continue reading →

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Do Not Look Forward Into The Rear View Mirror: Part 2

Posted on October 20, 2021 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

In my last post I wandered all over the place. Now I’m going further afield. Please enjoy a parable from my life: Once upon a time, through chance alone, I wound up in a big deal tournament. It wasn’t the … Continue reading →

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Do Not Look Forward Into The Rear View Mirror: Part 1

Posted on October 19, 2021 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

“How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.” (Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises, 1926) “Economies and societies fall apart slowly, then a bit more, then all at once. We seem to be … Continue reading →

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Batphone (Bustednuckles)

Posted on October 14, 2021 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Looks like Bustednuckles has temporarily (?) landed here. Click over there and say “hi”.

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Skunked By Grouse: Motorcycle Trip: Part 9: Cliché Attack

Posted on October 14, 2021 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Epilogue: I returned from my trip with a thoroughly filthy motorcycle and a huge smile. It had been a great trip. I slept like a baby. The next morning Mrs. Curmudgeon shook me awake. “Look out the window.” A fuckin’ … Continue reading →

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Skunked By Grouse: Motorcycle Trip: Part 8: Leaving Land Behind

Posted on October 13, 2021 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

On every trip it inevitably happens, I was out of time. The good news is that one can go into nature, sit under a pine, smile at the pretty birds, and heal from the onslaught of a decaying society. The … Continue reading →

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Skunked By Grouse: Motorcycle Trip: Part 7: Microbird And Explosionbird

Posted on October 12, 2021 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

That night, after listening to the most beautiful music on earth, I slept like the dead. Such a relief! I needed it. So do you. None of us are living calm measured lives. It’s a goal I once pursued. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Bat Phone (Sorta’)

Posted on October 7, 2021 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Bustednuckles has been having domain issues. As far as I know he’s currently here. Click over there so he knows his blog is still live.

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