Recent Comments

1. about 2 hours ago on Bill Bramhall

   ‘I have never seen a situation so dismal that a policeman couldn’t make it worse.’

   -Brendan Behan.

2. about 2 hours ago on Clay Jones

   TFG’s sundowning is coming on earlier and earlier as time goes by.

3. about 2 hours ago on Clay Jones

   Obviously the A.I. needs more learning. IIRC, i had the same problem with that word awhile back. Is the GC Nannybot “woke”? (JK)

4. about 2 hours ago on Frog Applause

   The local Amish can be seen in early spring driving their horse-drawn Mistwägen across their fields.

   The fellow across the road spread his field early last month (i’m thankful it was too cold to have any open windows!)

5. about 2 hours ago on Frog Applause

   We’re about 5 miles from the nearest river worthy of the name, and uphill from the nearest brook…

   According to a neighbour who was familiar with the barn, it was in that condition when she first saw it about 10+ years ago. Augean stables for sure!

   A relative of the immediate previous tennant told me of their attempt to raise calves. Their calves all died of scours… why was i not surprised?

6. about 7 hours ago on Clay Jones

   No mothers! Okay? Leave them off.

7. about 8 hours ago on Mike Luckovich

   That’d be okay with them as long as they thought they’d be a better class of slaves.

8. about 8 hours ago on Mike Luckovich

   Alcohol was involved? (i hope!)

9. about 8 hours ago on Frog Applause

   i have a barn that previous owners never mucked out. The spoiled hay & straw is 3 feet deep in places, packed down like plywood, & the bottom layer is still damp from urine. It took the better part of a week to get just a quarter of the stall area clear to the concrete floor. It has to be done with a pick & shovel since there’s no way to get a skidsteer through the door.

   i will say that when it’s rototilled into the garden, it makes great fertilizer & winter cover, but does it ever reek!

10. about 8 hours ago on Clay Jones

    i have neighbours who voted for TFG, and would happily do so again, and i have other neighbours who are having qualms but are likely to vote for him again.

    i think it’s pretty widely known among them how i feel about TFG & the GOP, but i don’t wear it on my sleeve.

    In all our interactions, neither of they nor i bring up politics. When we first moved here, all the neighbours where friendly & helpful, and continue to be. i know who’s who, and who are inclined to agree with my politics (there’re a couple of them).

    There’s a detente, a live & let live ethic here. There’s occasional good-natured ribbing, but i let it pass. Life’s too short, & i’m too old to have to move again. On election day, i vote.