Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

There are a zillion devices to heat tents, ice shacks, and cold balls with propane but I stick exclusively to the Mr. Heater branded Buddy series products. (I’m talking about portable solutions here. If your RV has an externally vented … Continue reading →

Propane (for our purposes) comes in two sizes. The smallest, and most applicable for hunting and whatnot, are 1 pound tanks. Even though I’m linking to them, don’t buy online unless you’re in dire straits. Shipping propane will probably eat … Continue reading →

[Did the title get your attention? It should. It’s cold out. Also, this post is dedicated to Hank Hill.] I’ve been hunting. This year’s weather has been sub-optimal. By sub-optimal I mean ball freezingly cold. Also, hunting is a special … Continue reading →

As usual, Victor Davis Hanson is spot on: A “coup” is no longer proof of right-wing paranoia, but increasingly a part of the general progressive discourse of resistance to Trump. In these upside-down times, patriotism is being redefined as removing … Continue reading →

Economics interests me. Recently I found a surprisingly wise discussion. Y’all might be interested. Lets start with my favorite part; they call bullshit on what is clearly bullshit. I don’t see that very often and salute the article just on … Continue reading →

Monday I posted an Interesting Speech. It quoted extensively from Attorney General Barr’s speech at the 19th Annual Barbara K. Olson Memorial Lecture at the Federalist Society’s 2019 National Lawyers Convention. Read that last sentence again… is there anything that … Continue reading →

I’d pretty much assumed The Onion had faded out on the PC altar of unfunny wokeness (along with sorely missed Cracked). But they just surprised me with a fun one; Historians Still Unable To Determine How Americans Were Able To … Continue reading →

OK… it’s not terribly interesting unless you’re a nerd like me. In which case it’s fascinating! I ponder long haul, “through the eye of history”, systems of wise governance. The chaos of the day sucks. I wish people would turn … Continue reading →

I last seriously managed my blog two weeks ago (don’t be shocked but sometimes I post by autopilot and/or approve comments in haste). Two weeks is unconscionably long by modern standards but not rare for me. I won’t go into … Continue reading →

I mourn lost humor venues but the universe provides. Lately the Babylon Bee has been on a roll: Millennial Wishes There Were Some Historical Examples Of Socialism We Could Study To Have Some Idea How It Might Turn Out PORTLAND, … Continue reading →