Category Archives: Curmudgeonly Gems of Insight

The Furnace Chronicles Part V: To Have My Cake And Flush It Too

Even at my subarctic hovel, summer must come. By then I’d saved some scratch to install a furnace. At my leisure. No hurry at all.  Cash.  How cool is that? Then the septic system went all third world on me. … Continue reading

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The Furnace Chronicles Part IV: Economics Thoreau Style

By now I was a man on a mission. I wanted to exploit my dead furnace “event” to: Save some bucks by NOT financing a new furnace. Live a year of flipping the bird at oil companies. I was adamant … Continue reading

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Theory and Practice

Today’s post may be a bit philosophical which is something I tend to avoid.  Further, I’ve had a crazy morning and I haven’t finished my coffee yet so it may devolve into a mess.  Stay with me as I try … Continue reading

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What We’ve Got Here Is (NOT) A Failure To Communicate

Following the 2010 elections I’ve been enjoying post-election hand wringing on the left. I’m sure they enjoyed hand wringing on the right in 2008.  The universe is filled with balance. However, there’s nothing mysterious about 2010 any more than 2008 … Continue reading

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Fat Lady: Not Yet Ready To Sing

I like politics and I like rodeos. They’re both incoherent and violent yet shamefully entertaining. Nothing makes me happier than seeing someone get stomped into the dirt because they’re stupid enough to try riding a bull. The freak show emanating … Continue reading

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Don’t Eat Crap: Bread Edition

    As a public service announcement I’m providing the following Curmudgeonly Gem of Insight.  You might want to get a pen and write this down because it’s absolutely true: Bread should improve your sandwich; not wrap lunch meat in … Continue reading

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The Damned Mosque: Part III

[Editor’s note: I wrote this article just before September 11th and promptly went off line (on a mission so super secret that I can’t even tell to my dog where I went).  It’ll automatically post (unless I screwed up the … Continue reading

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Eggs And Factories

A half million eggs have been recalled because of salmonella and everyone is atwitter about it. Before I launch into a dismissive ramble I’ll acknowledge that salmonella is bad shit. Someone close to me got it once and it was … Continue reading

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