Monthly Archives: January 2014

Light Posting

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Adaptive Curmudgeon

I haven’t posted much lately. Mother Nature is trying to kick my ass. I will post more when nature is less focused on reducing me and everyone in my house to a series of ice sculptures surrounded by a collapsed … Continue reading →

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This Song Will Never leave Your Head

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Adaptive Curmudgeon

I’ve always liked The Oatmeal but I had no idea they’d branched out into music videos. (Apparently I live under a rock or something.) My Muse shanked me tipped me off to what I was missing. Warning: It’s entirely unsafe for … Continue reading →

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So I’m Not The Only Person Who’s Felt Like This

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Adaptive Curmudgeon

Dead Man Dance put words on a mental state which heretofore has remained ill defined. “Tired but not sleepy, hungry but vaguely nauseous. What is it that hippies talk about? Chi? Biorythm? I think mine is gone.” It’s a feeling … Continue reading →

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Do Not Go Quietly Into The Suck

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Adaptive Curmudgeon

I fly. Not in the good way, with dragons wings, LSD, or my own bushplane. I fly in the bad way, on commercial airlines. Continue reading →

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Eleven Dollars

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Adaptive Curmudgeon

An open letter to an airport; you know who you are. I can forgive the TSA’s attempt to rape me. I hope you enjoyed it, you damn perverts. I can forgive the airline that canceled my flight in anticipation of … Continue reading →

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Winter Of Doom: Part 3

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Adaptive Curmudgeon

From Theo Spark:

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Winter of Doom: Part 2

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Adaptive Curmudgeon

Every blizzard has a name. That name is ‘winter’. Continue reading →

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Winter Of Doom: Part I

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Adaptive Curmudgeon

Wind chill numbers are for sissies. If you are in my presence and repeat the “wind chill factor” because it’s an extreme number I reserve the right to hit you with a shovel. Continue reading →

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Post 2013: Materialism

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Adaptive Curmudgeon

It’s the turning of the yearly cycle. I (like many folks) use this time for post-game mental debriefings. If I don’t learn what lessons the prior year granted me I might get the same lesson again; good and hard. Is … Continue reading →

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