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Clipboards And Chainsaws

A man with a chainsaw is worth 10 with a clipboard… Continue reading

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Hummingbirds

This is the good life. Urban dwellers can get pizza delivered. I’ve got nature. Continue reading

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Happy Independence Day

Colonial Riff Raff: “Hey King, fuck off!” King: “WHAT?  How dare you mumble disloyalties!” Colonial Riff Raff: “Mumble?  We’re Americans now.  American’s don’t mumble…we shout!” King: “What is the meaning of this?” Colonial Riff Raff: “It’s not complicated.  We want … Continue reading

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The Libertarian’s Freedom Flush

This post is about civilization, shit, and freedom. Things that make life worth living. In 800 BC the Holy Roman Empire had indoor plumbing. This was the greatest discovery of all time. Civilization is when you can take a crap … Continue reading

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Dump Reflections Part III: The Cream Of The Crop

The citizens you meet at dumps are the cream of the crop! Want to know why America rocks? Go to a dump! It was a flurry of activity. A couple dozen vehicles (which is a crowd in these parts) were … Continue reading

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Dump Reflections Part II: Ralph…Future Obamacare Administrator

My “dump”, like all government services, is managed specifically to be a pain in the ass. The dump is locked when it’s closed (because people will steal the garbage?). It’s open on a schedule that only a committee could devise. … Continue reading

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Dump Reflections Part I: Garbage Is Not Solid Waste

When I was a kid I thought the dump was the coolest place on earth. I was right. A “dump” is the glorious place where you dispose of both boring household garbage and cool stuff like broken lamps and trashed … Continue reading

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Hard Assets

One evening after work I was pondering my finances. I’m concerned about them. You’re concerned about your finances too. If you aren’t you’re either deluded, dependent, or in denial. Economic uncertainty entails risk which cannot be wholly mediated. So what … Continue reading

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Failure Of The ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Concept: Part II

When lighting hosed my phone I discovered that in just six months Sonofabitches engineered two models to be mutually compatible.  They cleverly made it so a dead base “kills” two fully functional handsets. Two questions: why and what to do … Continue reading

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Failure Of The ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Concept: Part I

Lightning struck very close to Castle Curmudgeon.  We didn’t take a direct hit but it rated a Sphincter Level Seven on my patented scale of terror.  Nothing was damaged but the cordless phone base was dead.  Both the DSL filter … Continue reading

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